[Ali]

Following on from "what are you going to photographing at the weekend", I mentioned that I'd be going for a walk with some photography friends on the Sunday. It's rare for me to be walking without the dogs, it was a bit strange but far easier for picture taking!

Although there was some interest along the route I found it a little hard to be inspired and am a bit disappointed with the results as a consequence. My usual pictures tend to mainly of the dogs/animals and flowers!

Here are probably the 'best' of a bad bunch.

Thistle Seedhead


Up the Garden Path (and it was some garden!)


Riverside Path


Paxhill Place


I ummed and ahhed about whether to include this one below, the more I look the worse it seems! I sort of liked the idea but I seem to have cocked it up good and proper! My lack of pp skills are really letting me down here too, I just can't get those blown highlights down... (because I don't really know what I am doing ).


All comments, as ever, gratefully received

[nathan vh]

#2 For me! #4's a great shot

[P-E]

Nice set Ali with #1 my fav

[jdoermer]

#1 - really nice texture and colour

#3 - could do with less tree, more sky (1/3 tree, 2/3 sky)

[Markulous]

So know what you mean about not being inspired, despite having the opportunity! I've been out walking all day and never taken a single shot!

Nice symmetry in #2 - I might've been tempted to get a low perspective to reduce the amount of gravel and increase the trees

I like the 'looking in' nature of #5.
Burned highlights are always an impossibility - if you get them they can't really be 'treated', only cloned out (not an option here). Some don't find them a problem but I usually find them distracting if very obvious and fundemental to a shot (sunrise/sets). Here I think they're peripheral and, although it would've made the light interesting to reduce the exposure (exposure compensation), they're not overwhelming the shot

[simpbow]

Nice shots, like 2&4.

[dogdots]

Looks like you had a fun walk--bet you did miss the dogs. I always miss mine when I go out without them.

As for the pictures #2 is my favorite. Makes me want to take a walk down the road.

[Ali]

Thank you all for taking the time comment, much appreciated