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Altered Photos

It’s been a long time since I did any photography other than shooting products and cards for work.  I have been playing though with altering my photos and here’s a couple I’m really pleased with.

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fountains1 copy

I’m really pleased with them and will be doing more of this.

Glenda

Californian Sea Lion

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Oh look at those puppy dog eyes, aahhhhh!

We went on a whale watching trip yesterday and saw these sea lions crowded onto a navigation buoy.  They were quite happy to pose for the camera, but don’t worry, the boat wasn’t close enough to worry them, I had a long lens on the camera.

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I have so much respect for wildlife photographers.  The brown pelicans fly just above the water and they were flying faster than the boat so trying to capture them was a case of positioning the camera just ahead of them then pressing the shutter as they come into frame.  I can’t tell you how many out of focus wing tip shots I have.  Thank goodness for digital cameras!

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Whale watching can be a boring business – staring out to sea, looking for the tell tale sign of something that looks like a plume of smoke from the blow hole, or the glimpse of a back.

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Then you’re up close and personal with the largest mammal on the planet and it’s all worthwhile.

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We found a feeding fin back whale, second largest whale – only the blue whale is bigger.  His fin doesn’t look too good, I’m not sure if it’s damaged or if it’s supposed to look like that.

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If you’re ever in the area (Orange County, California), I can recommend Dana Wharf Whalewatching.

View from the back door

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It’s December 7th – could we be in for a white Christmas?

Fountain’s Abbey

A few pictures from Adrian’s birthday.

Ready for my close up

Maybe it’s Maybelline …

Late evening sunlight

Beautiful evening sunshine – I’ve never seen my tatty drive look so nice.

Mixed up weather

Wonderful broody sky with strong evening sunlight.

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