Summer Photography
I finished my first year at Uni in May, so I have had 4 and a half months to keep thinking and making photography. I will be honest and say I haven't always had my digital or film camera with me, however what does go everywhere with me is my iphone and I have to say it does deliver reasonable results. I don't have this idea of what makes an amazing photographer is expensive equipment, I just think camera, creativity and "having a good eye", and to be honest, thats all you need in my opinion.
As you may have seen in my Instagram post I have been using this application to share my recent and past photography that I know people will appreciate and if it means I'm still making photography and keeping the subject in mind than that's what I'll continue to do.
I have always been a lover of nature and landscape photography because these two things never fail in their beauty and aesthetics department. Other than relying on the weather you are not regularly disappointed, and even this can be a positive. I have particularly grown fond of cloud formations, as this can create very dramatic and interesting compositions.
The Garden
The first few photos you will see have come from an obvious place for nature and that's the garden. Although it's very cliche I always think you can't disregard what's closest to home.
These images have been taken from instagram, hence the square composition, the first two have been made with my Canon 600d and the others with my iphone. Some have had filters applied and others haven't, I don't always feel the need to use them.
These Roses were taken with my iphone and it just shows that you can still get sharp images, if you just take the time and patience.
Egypt
In July I had my beach holiday in Egypt, Sharm, and it was great! I didn't take many photographs here as we didn't go out of the complex very often so I thought there isn't a lot of art in people sitting round the pool, (well depends how you look at it I guess). These were shot on my phone.
The hotel gardens, Coral Sea Resort, Sharm
The Private Beach
Soho Square fountain show, Sharm
The West Country
A few times a year I go with my boyfriend to see his Dad in Somerset and this year we went to a place called Wimbleball Lake in Exmoor where his Dad has a sailing boat and sails regularly. I thought the lake and its' surroundings were beautiful. We also drive past Stonehenge and as it was such a moody day outside I had to get a shot of this ever popular monument.
A View of the hills through shrubbery.
Stonehenge and its' visitors.
Hayling Island
The beach is not just a stoney beach but is littered with cockle shells ,and this fascinated me most.
Newtown
I like to go for "mystery" drives where we end up somewhere different, normally with my boyfriend as he has the car! Newtown is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire, located just south of Newbury. We found this common which has several different walks and directions you could go.
Avington and Easton
Easton is a village in Hampshire, England, situated on the River Itchen, 2¾ miles north east of Winchester. Avington is another village nearby and it's landmark is Avington Park which dates back to the 16th Century, but has been considerably altered since then. You are able to take a tour round the house, I plan to go back and do this.
Easton village church
A few more flowers...
There may be more to come...
