Day 8 - Sunset (finally!!!!)

I am an idiot.

This is official.

I've had it confirmed today.

I got back at around 6:45, had some dinner, forced Finlay (The Dog) to eat his dinner in super fast record time (which really doesn't take much convincing seeing as he's a greedy git) and got us both read. I had my camera on me, my swanky (read: cheap) new tripod on me. We raced to Hatfield Forest, parked up, did a route march through the thicket and out to the lake. I got the tripod out and hurriedly set it all up as sunset looked PERFECT for a change...

Set up my camera, checked the viewfinder and live view and though that is a gorgeous picture.... put a two second timer on it so I wouldn't jog the camera as it was taking the photo... and what do you think happened? Do you think it took that wonderful picture I've been waiting over a bloody WEEK to take?!

NO!

Why not? I hear you ask....

This is where the realisation that I'm an idiot comes into it... I'd left the SD card in my computer and didn't have a spare! What a numpty!

HOWEVER!

I couldn't let the opportunity pass so I whipped out my phone and snapped a couple of shots... and I have to say, they're gorgeous! 

I might get them printed and hang them on my wall as a constant reminder that I can do anything I put my mind to, even if it's not how I originally planned it! :)

The Photos:

This one is by the trees on the way out of the forest:

For some unknown reason, Google decided to make a few of them into a gif?! I thought it was pretty cool, so here it is!

Day 7 - Silhouette

I'm excited about today's blog!!! Really excited because for once I actually love nearly all of the photos I took! I don't love them because they're all brilliant photos, far from it actually, but I love them because I can actually see the potential in each one and have a rough idea of how to make them better next time! :)

Once again I didn't really have much time to devote to it and ended up rushing a bit, but the three I've got I love, love, love!! :)

Onto the photos:


Trees

It's a little out of focus because I was losing the light (as you can see, sunset) and I didn't have a tripod at the time so wasn't able to keep the camera completely still... but wow! I LOVE the colour of the sky behind the trees and the way they really dominate the picture, but also love the fact that after you've finished looking at the trees and gorgeous sunset, you just notice the tops of the tents and that adds a whole other lever of interest to the story behind the photo! :) I Like it!! :)

Hedingham Castle at Night

Again this photos is suffering from a lack of tripod and is also a bit noisy. As it's the first attempt at shooting anything at night I'm very proud :) I took most of the colour out in the editing software as it really wasn't adding much to the photo (and I'm getting a bit of a thing for this black and white lark) and that really brought out that tree at the corner of the castle. I like this, and would like to take it again with a tripod and with a bit more time to really get it right :)


Cecil The Trebuchet

What can I say? Wow.... It was a gorgeous picture without any editing, but a but of adjusting to get the colour of that sunset to pop and wow wow wow. I am SO pleased with this one I can't even begin to describe it! :) Just like the one with the trees I love this because it's got that added bonus; there's a gorgeous sunset, beautiful trees and majestic trebuchet in the middle, but as you follow the arm of the treb up to the top you notice one tiny star coming out in the night's sky. I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!!! ^_^

Day 8: Sunset. I've not done this yet, so I'm a day behind. Hoping to get some good photos tonight... if the postie arrives with my new tripod today they might even be good photos!! You never know!!! :)