DAILY PHOTOS THIRD YEAR - # - Light and Dreams Photography

I am continuing this Daily Project into a third year as best I can. It is my intention to shoot and post every day when possible, but please forgive me if I have to raid the archives or even miss the odd day here and there. Some days might be just quick snapshots, others may have some pretensions towards art. I intend to try new things, exploring new areas and pushing my photographic comfort zone ever further. Constructive criticism is always welcome of course, and I will try to reciprocate when time allows.

As usual I will enable Google Earth, so that if you click on the "map this" button above the image you can see where the photographs were taken.

gallery pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 > >>

< 1 of 309 >

20.1.11 - The Boy is Back in Town!

Well after my brief sojourn out in the sticks with Phil I had to get back into town. I hope that one day I'll be able to re-pay his wonderful kindness in my hour of need, no one could wish for a more supportive or selfless friend. The peace and tranquility of the Wolds Countryside was a welcome change of pace and gave time to recharge my batteries. But I still had so much business in Lincoln, and was beholden to Phil for transport, which simply wasn't fair or sustainable for more than a few days.

Thanks again to everyone who has been in touch with messages of support, it's times like this when you find out who your real friends are, and they are more valuable than gold.

19.1.11 - The Sun Sets Again

This was the view this evening from Phil's back garden, after another beautiful cold frosty day. Life is unpredictable, but one thing you can be sure of is that the sun will set and rise again the next morning. For people change is constant, those who try to resist it are doomed to failure, but life goes on.

This is a 2 shot photomerge panorama.

18.1.11 - Ray Gun

After a lot of much milder weather since New Year, we woke to a frost and light mist this morning. The mist soon cleared to give a glorious sunny day, but this was the view as we left Phil's house to drive into town.

Apologies that my commenting is still very patchy at the moment, although I am getting to see more pics again, and huge thanks to everyone who continues to leave such positive words on my images.

17.1.11 - I Think We're Being Watched.........

This afternoon Phil took me on another photo tour of his part of the Lincolnshire Wolds, and it turned into one of the most varied you could imagine. There were big skies, expansive landscapes, a group of Runner Ducks that proved almost impossible to photograph, wildfowl on a lake, bubbling streams, old trees full of character, a misty dusk and we finished up in moonlight. A chance meeting with the owner of the Runner Ducks led to us being able to photograph his collie "Tasha" herding some Peking Duck!

There is a gallery from today here; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/gallery/15489682_zeQDv#1159910132_PKqXP

16.1.11 - "Waes Hal"

The Anglo-Saxon "waes hal" (pronounced "wassail") means "good health", and that is the theme of today. Phil and I went down to the wonderful Skidbrooke Cyder Co. for their traditional celebration to bring a good apple crop this Summer. For more extremely colourful shots from today, and background info on the ritual itself, go here;
http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/gallery/15473045_5BkGa#1158528198_63YY7

15.1.11 - Windswept

Today has been very windy, but it also been very mild for January. After another hectic day spent moving stuff from my old flat to Phil's place, we managed a walk at dusk to familiarise me with my new surroundings. So expect some very different subject matter, and maybe it won't be so easy to spot a "John photo" in the future :)

This pheasant feeder stood out in the gloomy light, and the dried out corn field made a mighty rattling noise in the wind. A different version of this shot can be found here; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Photography/ALTERNATIVE-DAILY-POST/15316442_WFv49#1157534313_pDbFH

14.1.11 - Down by the Sea

This is another photo from yesterday, down at the coast with Phil (Nix) and his 10 week old puppy Pip.It was Pip's first trip to the coast and of course he loved it. We had the beach to ourselves and the light was wonderful, we only left when it started to get dark!

Thank-you for the wonderful comments on my 'a**e in the window' pic yesterday, it was quite a find. Also huge thanks for everyone who voted me into =2nd place in the latest Dgrin Challenge, that was a wonderful surprise at the end of a difficult week.

13.1.11 - Cheeky!

After my brief hiatus I thought I needed to return with something a bit different, so I hope this one hits the spot. Thank-you for all the kind words and support via email and/or Facebook, life continues to be complicated, and there will be trials ahead, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Let's just hope it isn't an unrushing train!

PS. look closely at the windows if you don't understand the caption!

7.1.11 - Life on the Street

Fog and wet streets, how could a photographer resist dragging his carcass out into it? I took lots of pics this evening, but I've been making a conscious effort not to keep shooting the same sort of shots, so I deleted most when I got back home. I've avoided shooting homeless people on the street before, but this was too powerful to ignore. The bleach bypass processing adds an extra dimension I think. The passer by looks like she's just ignored the homeless guy, but in her defence she'd just stopped to chat with him.

This very different shot was almost my Daily;
http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Travel/MY-HOMETOWN/4222541_LCXPH#1149737378_gkLZZ

20.1.11 - The Boy is Back in Town!

Well after my brief sojourn out in the sticks with Phil I had to get back into town. I hope that one day I'll be able to re-pay his wonderful kindness in my hour of need, no one could wish for a more supportive or selfless friend. The peace and tranquility of the Wolds Countryside was a welcome change of pace and gave time to recharge my batteries. But I still had so much business in Lincoln, and was beholden to Phil for transport, which simply wasn't fair or sustainable for more than a few days.

Thanks again to everyone who has been in touch with messages of support, it's times like this when you find out who your real friends are, and they are more valuable than gold.