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Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

Love that shot, Pete. I really like the sort of half-visible tree through the fence.

GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:36

NervousPete wrote:

Maybe I'll reveal all in a step by step Lightroom lesson blog post!

Ah. Selective exposure modification in Lightroom?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

DavPaz wrote:

I really should try this Lightroom thing.

Taking a fair bit of wrapping my head around, but I'm seeing the benefits.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:42

Penderyn, Wales

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:44

MOO-dy shot there Pete, nice.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 22:22

And at the other end of the spectrum!

Part of a totally awesome wall of mind-blowing graffiti in Bristol.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 17:55

An old subject done before, but as I learn more about Lightroom processing I just love returning to it. This I developed to Aaron Copland on the stereo. Natch.

Tribute to Copland

Embiggend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspet ... otostream/

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jun 26, 2013 13:33

Wowsers! That's on 32 faves now! Far and away the most I've ever got.

Edit! 33!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16641

It's on explore! And it's a nice picture too.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jun 26, 2013 13:38

markg wrote:

It's on explore! And it's a nice picture too.

WHOOP! At #132 too! - Cheevo!

EDIT: 53 Faves! :blown:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jun 26, 2013 17:40

93 Faves! Whoop-whoop! C'mon... big 100.... come to poppa!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 26, 2013 18:50

Well done mate! :luv:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Jun 27, 2013 0:38

201!

Of course its a meaningless numbers game but zomgasm etc.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 20:17

Friend's garden in Bristol, from a new blog entry at petetakespictures.com - go take a gander!

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 21:25

Actually not a composite. You know I don't roll that way.

Seasonal strangeness found in Pennsylvania.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

Some photos from Norway:

P1040096 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030881 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030740 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030661 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030649 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030448 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030293 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

P1030272 by Bobbyaro, on Flickr

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

Biscuit fishy!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

That gargoyle looks suspiciously like one of the guys off Sesame Street.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26105

What's with the weird biscuit fish, Bobby?

We went to Edinburgh zoo yesterday and spend some time watching pengums.

They are not particularly stunning pics, but so peaceful, and I love the little trails of broken water from the wingtips of the top guy.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Jul 14, 2013 21:56

Lovely penguins, Mimi. Especially love the sheen on their backs.

Great pics, Bobbyaro! Fish-mouth is awesome terror, but I don't think it'd be enough to ween me off my addiction to custard creams. Also love the gnarled oaken thing, very strange, and the landscape sunset. Serene.

Two more from me on Flickr:

And I've updated the blog with BBQ photos. Cute pics of a kid on there. Here's one of 'em:

Why not see the rest at petetakespictures.com ?! *COUGH*

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Jul 17, 2013 23:18

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

NervousPete wrote:

"Honestly, you and that fucking camera!"

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:53

Great pics as always, Pete. Love the gull and sail.

TheFireFaerie · **Joined:** 1st Jul, 2012 **Posts:** 1609

As I was walking through the park today, I had the scare of my life as a fox cub (ish, toddler more than cub) walked straight in front of me!

He stopped as I jumped, and after me fumbling to get out my phone to take a picture and thinking several times I was going to scare him off, he just cocked his head at me and sat down!

About 30 seconds of very careful trying to sit down silently ensued, eh voila, a good 10 minutes sitting talking to the gorgeous little guy!

He had a bit of a lie down, roll over, power nap, and eventually just stood up, had a huge yawn, looked at me and the trotted off.

Amazing

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TheFireFaerie · **Joined:** 1st Jul, 2012 **Posts:** 1609

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Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

I had a very similar close encounter with a fox that used to frequent our train station. I've tried to share the video I took of it from Drop box but I don't know if it'll work.

http://db.tt/H4g5tUpj

TheFireFaerie · **Joined:** 1st Jul, 2012 **Posts:** 1609

Bamba wrote:

I had a very similar close encounter with a fox that used to frequent our train station. I've tried to share the video I took of it from Drop box but I don't know if it'll work.

http://db.tt/H4g5tUpj

Aw that's brilliant! I love that he scares himself with the can he knocks over

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

TheFireFaerie wrote:

Bamba wrote:

I had a very similar close encounter with a fox that used to frequent our train station. I've tried to share the video I took of it from Drop box but I don't know if it'll work.

http://db.tt/H4g5tUpj

Aw that's brilliant! I love that he scares himself with the can he knocks over

A couple of months previously when he was much smaller he spent ages on the grass verge across from the train platform rolling around and playing with a ball he'd found which was a cuter start to my morning than I was expecting that day.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Foxes are awesome, and they seem to just love posing.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:37

Fenton, chilling in the garden.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Jul 29, 2013 23:28

Love that video, Bamba - quite magical. Wow, everyone's having fun with foxes except me! :'(

I once saw two otters run over North Road in Cardiff and into Bute Park in the early, early hours of the morning. Rather magical moment. Otters are doing well at the 'mo. Hurrah!

Oh, new blog post by the way regarding a somewhat clumsy on my part photoshoot with Post-Apocalyptic Story Teller Amelia Johnstone:

http://petetakespictures.com/blog/

Her website's amazeballs: http://www.ameliajohnstone.com/

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 0:51

Went for a post work wander with my camera and just happened across something Arthur Conan Doyle related...

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:14

Is that Eric Bogosian filming for Under Siege 2?

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:18

Cool!

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:09

I don't know who that is in the second picture Pete, but it's very good!

It looks like you'd have only had a fraction of a second to catch that but it looks ace.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Aug 07, 2013 14:47

Bristol Docks

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:44

George & Addie's wedding.

Shot on Yashica Mat 124G with Kodak Portra 160 film. For eight other shots of their big day, go to me blog on my website in't signature.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:20

NervousPete wrote:

George & Addie's wedding.

Shot on Yashica Mat 124G with Kodak Portra 160 film. For eight other shots of their big day, go to me blog on my website in't signature.

Do you 'do' weddings, Pete? I've got a colleague who saw your 3BQ pictures and wants you to 'do' hers.
:hat:

I told her I would ask, but I didn't think so. And then I forgot.

Mrs Grim... said something about books, too. That's not related to the wedding thing.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:33

Gosh, that's nice that she's pondering me for it. I don't do weddings though, or not yet at least. First off I work two in every three Saturdays, so it makes it a bit tricky. Second I don't really have the equipment ( :hat:

- no, wait) as I only have the D90, flash and a couple of prime lenses - though that will change hopefully by early next year! And third wedding photography is a staggeringly intensive thing involving a day's rehearsal, a full day's shooting and another week post-processing, posting and knocking up books and prints - and I'm not sure I'm fully ready for that. Though I'm always willing to entertain the notion. When's the wedding?

Oooh - and what does Mrs Grimm want to know about books? I'm planning on making a couple, one for America and one for the US Civil War...

EDIT: Oh, wait - I remember. Mrs Grimm and I talked about kids books for five year old. Yup, I'm to make a reading list, that's it!

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2013 15:58

NervousPete wrote:

When's the wedding?

November, I think.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

If I every remarry, Pete's doing the photography whether he likes it or not.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2013 16:35

Cras wrote:

If I every remarry, Pete's doing the photography whether he likes it or not.

As well as being the groom? He'll be busy.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

IDGI.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2013 17:30

Cras wrote:

IDGI.

RLY?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26105

I think I said in another thread that Russell took me on a surprise trip to the Isle Of Sheppey? I took my camera along. I'm not quite used to it yet and still haven't learned it really, but had a bit of a play, with varying degrees of success.

Some sea groynes, many of which had worn away to nothing.

A Russell on a beach.

The abbey at Minster.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26105

Oh, and we went to Whipsnade on the way home, and I took this with my phone:

Oh, and one of the beach:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2013 17:56

Mimi, that portrait of Russell is superb. I can almost picture the camera pulling away to show interesting local landmarks as Russell continues with a voice over for whatever coastline based BBC show he's narrating. Most curious abbey as well. And quibbly mistakes you mentioned be damned - the Whitsnade shot is still lovely.

Pipes & Ales AGM on Sunday, involving much drinking and puffing on pipes.

The full run of photos can be found on't me blog post, at the usual place: http://petetakespictures.com/blog

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Aug 22, 2013 23:39

'She means well.'

Kitchener's Men

The General:

‘Good-morning; good-morning!’ the General said
When we met him last week on our way to the line.
Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of ’em dead,
And we’re cursing his staff for incompetent swine.
‘He’s a cheery old card,’ grunted Harry to Jack
As they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack.

* * *
But he did for them both by his plan of attack. '

Siegfried Sassoon

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Sep 08, 2013 23:20

DINOSAURS! ROAAARGH!

Plus new blog post: http://petetakespictures.com/blog/

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Sep 08, 2013 23:32

Great new subject matter getting the Pete treatment :metul:

Be Excellent To Each Other

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