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Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:23 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:37 pm
by Susie
Cracking photos!
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Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:40 pm
by Colin Knight
Well done Gothic Dreams! Wish my early butterfly shots had been as good as these. I particularly like your Grizzled Skipper. Keep posting please.
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:57 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you for the comments Susie and Colin, im glad you like the photos
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I shall be keeping a regular update of what i see out and about.
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:59 pm
by Pauline
You're giving your dad a run for his money there Gothic dreams - great grizzled skipper shots!
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:05 pm
by Neil Freeman
It comes to something when I take him out and he takes better photos than me.....with my old camera as well
Best of it was, I completely missed the Grizzled Skipper being on another part of the site at the time.
Looks like I will have to up my game
Neil.
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:13 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you Pauline, the Grizzled Skipper shot is one of my favourites too
Chris
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:34 pm
by Gothic_dreams
The second of my outings with the father this month was at a place called Babbs Mill which we visited yesterday afternoon.
It was a fairly cloudy day with bright patches, however with it being a dry day and only being 10mins away from where I work, and being a place neither me or my dad had been before we took the opportunity to have a look to see if it would be a place worth while visiting over the next few months. Not expecting to see anything we were very happy and surprised to see a single Painted Lady, which was very faded and looked like it had seen better days, and a single fresh looking male Meadow Brown.
The place looked a lovely area and definitely a place worth checking again when the weather has improved.
![P1070185resize.JPG (459.31 KiB) Viewed 4442 times Faded Painted Lady](./files/thumb_12013_2962eb6c4949f4173d6e717442f2d556)
- Faded Painted Lady
![P1070187resize.JPG (503.7 KiB) Viewed 4442 times Faded Painted Lady half open wings](./files/thumb_12013_bd873b5f2e6498afff3c251b11dbc2ea)
- Faded Painted Lady half open wings
![P1070194resize.JPG (494.88 KiB) Viewed 4442 times Faded Painted Lady closed wings](./files/thumb_12013_ee3331f4795f51396eff2104d864074a)
- Faded Painted Lady closed wings
![P1070208resize.JPG (405.1 KiB) Viewed 4442 times Male Meadow Brown](./files/thumb_12013_feabdd5941c9524db721e93ea9ba2f10)
- Male Meadow Brown
![P1070202resize.JPG (423.08 KiB) Viewed 4442 times Male Meadow Brown underside](./files/thumb_12013_ea8df8b9a22117e6e851e13112a466d4)
- Male Meadow Brown underside
More to come
Chris
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:13 pm
by Wurzel
Cracking shots Chris - looking forward to the "more" that's following!
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:20 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you Wurzel, im pretty new to taking photos but look forward to getting out and about more over the summer and hopefully getting some good practice in over the coming months
Chris
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:58 pm
by Padfield
Welcome Chris! I look forward to sharing the rest of your season through your diary. As others have commented, that's a great shot of the grizzly. It captures the species perfectly.
Guy
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:13 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you Guy, im glad you like the grizzly shot
Chris
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:43 pm
by Nick Broomer
Hi Chris,
Glad to see you`re following in your dads footsteps. If you have just picked up a camera for the first time then i would love to see your photos in a couple of months time,
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some lovely pictures already.
All the best,
Nick.
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:02 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you Nick, im lucky that my dad gave me some good tips to get me started, and also the fact he gave me a pretty decent camera
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pretty pleased with my first shots but hopefully will improve over the coming months, reading tips from other members on this forum and a few outings with the father over the next few months should go along way to helping
Chris
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:49 am
by Debbie
lovely pictures, I really enjoyed seeing them.
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Debbie.
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:03 am
by NickMorgan
Chris,
I don't think you need any tips on photography. I think you should be passing tips on to us! I recently bought a Lumix FZ150, but like you I have been struggling to find days when I can use it so far this year.
Nick
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:41 pm
by Goldie M
Love your Photo's , keep them coming Goldie
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Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:36 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you for the kind comments Debbie, Nick and Goldie. Hopefully i will be able to get about a little more over july with a few days out planned with the father
Chris
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:00 am
by Vince Massimo
Hi Chris,
I'm pleased to see you following in your fathers footsteps and also launching straight into a Personal Diary. Something I have still not got round to starting yet............ I am impressed with the quality of your photos and would be pleased if you could add your Meadow Brown male upperside to the Species-Specific Album when you get time.
Regards,
Vince
Re: Gothic_dreams
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:00 pm
by Gothic_dreams
Thank you for the kind comments Vince, im glad you like the photos, I have added the Meadow Brown male upperside to the Species-Specific Album as requested
Chris