TP Day 2011 - Entries Thread - Slideshow now out!

"Take one picture on Saturday the 2nd July that represents your photographic passion with one image"! Hmmmm, OK - here we go then ....

My current 'passion' (or should that be 'frustration') is wildlife photography. Coaxed into it by my Wife (I much prefer planes & cars!) I now find myself obsessed with getting 'that' picture of whatever it is. One specific target that has so far eluded me is the Kingfisher. I am insanely jealous of those who have the luck/skill/patience (delete those that do not apply) to capture and post some truly fantastic images of the KF, but for me a few blurry, distant, grainy, out of focus shots is the best I have been able to manage.

So, in the spirit of the challenge, this picture best represents my passion. While at our local nature reserve we happened across a feeding KF. There it was, right in front of us, in a viewfinder-filling perfect position! But in an instant it had spotted us and it was off - zipping across the lake.

Normally a picture like this would not see the light of day, but it represents everything that is frustrating, sorry inspiring, about my 'passion' … so near yet so far!


TP Day 2011 Challenge by Photography By Andy Beach, on Flickr

12:03pm - Marsh Lane Nature Reserve, Warwickshire
 
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Taken in Sainsburys at Low Hall Chingford at 11:26am July 2nd

Or should that be at 'Pimms O'Clock' :D


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My first post and I am a complete newbie at photography..Well this camera is so much more complicated than a Halina 110
This was taken around 3pm and the sun was cracking the flags.

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My effort taken at 10.23, St Ives Farmers Market, Cambs

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As the sun begins to rise over Edinburgh, the national monument starts to create its elongated shadows.

Shot taken at 6:24am

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Oulton Park Lodge Corner with a Escort doing what it does best.
Shot taken at 11:41am

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I love being at the beach , even better when the kids have had a great time and enjoyed themselves.

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Cheers

Steve
 
all chilled for the evening, and best of friends, even though one doesn't belong to me taken at 8.20 last night, the whole reason for picking a DSLR up in the first place, my compact just couldn't keep up:)


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Hen pheasant taken at 16:13pm

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Taken at 12.55pm
Cassiobury Park in Watford, it's my daughter. The person that gets the most attention of my camera :D

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Right, final choice, this one! I took loads especially for this, but couldnt decide which to pick.
Im going to go for this one as it is a 30 sec long exposure and also a sunset, which I guess at the moment are my main passions.
The whole sitting and waiting for the right moment for 2-3 hours and then pressing the shutter hoping those 30 seconds do what you want them to do. You get maybe 3 chances before the sun is gone. The element of relaxation at the beautiful surroundings and the adreniline of getting the shot both flowing through your body at the same time. A truely exhilerating experience and a very enjoyable evening for me, which if it werent for TP I wouldnt have bothered doing. Im so glad I did!



Sunrise at the Wreck by TCR4x4, on Flickr​

Taken at 09.08pm Saturday 2nd July 2011 at the Purton Wrecks on the banks of the River Severn, Gloucestershire.

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I was at a friends house for a bbq last night. I was hoping for a decent sunset but it started to cloud over so I shot this before the light was lost (shot at 20.42pm). Lots of midgies around too.
This is the view from her front garden, lucky sod :p

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I hesitated to put this one on as I know my landscapes leave a lot to be desired. Still, I enjoy being out there & trying to do better.:)
The mist is rising off Rescobie Loch near Forfar in Angus.

Taken at 6.34am.

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Hi All
Was busy up until 7:30 last night and didn't have anything in mind to shoot, so decided to take a country scene. Took a few shots until dusk and was heading home and saw this harvester thing in field which I thought was a bit unusual - Taken at last minute (23:27 to be exact) so hope you all like.
Will send Hi-res soon. - Now sent.

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Taken in the sweltering mid-day sun on Sat 2/7/11 not long after noon (13:23) at Felinheli, North Wales. I took the opportunity to add a tilt-shift effect in PP as I don't use it that often and it seems to work with this shot. I suppose that sums up my passion for photography too - I love the experimentation and learning.


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I think I should have got to the field a bit earlier and took this at 7.00 pm just as the light was going down.
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Here is my submission - taken at 5:35pm. Holy Trinity Church, Bosham. I didn't set out to photograph anything in particular, I just enjoy wandering about and seeing what I come across. I only stopped at Bosham in the first place to visit the Ice Cream Van :D


Holy Trinity, Bosham, West Sussex. by Keith Burton, on Flickr


There is some cracking stuff in this thread.........well done all and thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more :)
 
Too busy for a Tog day yesterday. Grabbed this while walking the dog.

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There are some stunning photos in here. I have to admit I almost forgot as I had a really busy day yesterday, remembered in time to grab the camera before taking the dog for his evening walk.


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Exif should in tact, but if not taken yesterday at 20:43.
Can't wait to see the slideshow.:)
 
Taken at 11.46pm on 2nd july 2011... i nearly missed the deadline... i had 15 mins prep as i wasn't convinced by the strength of shots taken during the day of whether they represented my passion in photography... then in that 15 mins of blazing inspiration this was born....

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I've always been edging more to the surreal with my photo52 challenge, looking for different angles, and the lastest theme has tapped a vein like none other i've seen in my thinking... enjoy (y)

hi-res will be in the post shortly...
 
Here's mine. Taken at 23.16 at Jodrell Bank during the Flaming Lips gig. They used the dish itself to show a series of images about Jodrell Bank and what it stands for. It was pretty spectacular, as was the gig I might add.


Transmission by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Cheers

Andy
 
Robbie, our new addition to the family - adopted from Manchester Dogs Home on Friday afternoon and out for his first proper walk yesterday. Taken at 12:56

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My passion is wildlife and nature. I planned to shoot something in my garden and the day before, the roses were looking good. I decided to go out earlyish while the light was good, but the roses were all past their best :(

So unfortunately, I am posting the same subject matter as last year's TP day, albeit a different species.

Taken at 8.40am.

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Jenny
 
Whoa! The variety of images coming in is simply superb!

Mine is below. 3 hours of togging at the nature reserve drew a blank so had to look elsewhere.

For me, for the time being, photography represents a very calming, entertaining and relaxing influence. I hope in a way I have conveyed that in the image.

Thank you all for submitting such quality images - it is heartwarming to see so many contributing back to the forum.

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Hi folks, first post, my passion is natural hist/wildlife, but sometimes you have to take a lunch break and sitting on the castle hill in Aberystwyth, 70-200 on the 40D and cheese butty in hand, the wife said "ooh there's a Kite over there . . .", couldn't resist it really :)
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Found myself in Ibiza walking around in blazing sunshine waiting for my flight home, best I could get was this flower, dont know what it is but is unusual!
Taken at 02:07:2011 13:08:21 Camera set to UK time +1 hour for Ibiza? 14:08:21

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Oh wow! This is where I grew up, lived in Croxely Green and used to walk to the pool in Cassiobury Park.....only back then it was a fairly grebby rectangular pool and I got a fishing hook stuck in my toe whilst paddling once :( .........looks like it's improved a little since then :) Lovely shot of your daughter, great exposure considering all that bright light and water!


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Cassiobury Park in Watford, it's my daughter. The person that gets the most attention of my camera :D

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My usual thing is street photography, and especially candid street portraits, so when I set out to spend the day at the Dancing City event at Canary Wharf (part of the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival), I thought I was sunk - no way was I going to get a street photo today, I thought.

And then at about 2:40pm I spotted this guy over by the Pret a Manger. And I knew I had my shot. OK, he's a dancer but he's not performing, he's waiting to go on. By a cafe. Near the street. And that's "street" enough for me. :D

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Loving this thread so far... :)
 
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