Picspam: winter, sunset, sea, cat

[kribu]

As promised the other day... picspam! From, um, Wednesday, I think, when I got off work early and met mum for a short walk to / by the seaside. However, "early" is a relative concept and thus it still managed to get rather dark very quickly.




Pigeon.



Tree. With sunsettish light.



Moon.



Park avenue.



Sea, slightly iced.



Random person feeding swans.



Rubbish shot (too dark really for anything moving!), but I loved the expression on the gull's face.



Birdies.



View towards the harbour.



Park.



Lanterns.



A bonus winking Kribu.

And now the snow's mostly gone once again and it's raining and there's wind. Lots of wind. Blegh.

Comments

[cflower3.livejournal.com]

Wow, these are amazing! I can't believe that woman is feeding swans. They really are big. And the pigeon, the bird looks so soft. Unlike how I normally see them as. And I happen to love nighttime photos of moody parks and lamps.

Thanks for sharing as usual.

Have a good week. :)

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Swans are big, yes! And there were quite a few people there hand-feeding them... and these aren't even anything close to tame swans, just the usual bunch that think we're south enough for their winter stay. :-D

Dark is lovely, but I can't wait for it to stay light a bit longer than until 3 pm or so. :-D

[sc010f.livejournal.com]

Awww - the Kribu was a nice warm cuddly at the end of those gorgeously cold shots!

Well done! :)

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Kribu is always warm and cuddly. :-D

[juno-magic.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. You're so talented. You should sell some of those! Get rich and famous.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'd love to, except that no one wants to buy them. ;-)

Seriously, mum has been trying everything possible to sell some pics for years now, as the only thing she can do (and she's considerably better than I am, although she does nick some of my better ones too). Exhibitions, albums, single art online, calendars... no one buys anything. It's fairly depressing.

[livii.livejournal.com]

Beautiful shots!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

I love the birdies pics. And the snowy ones. And, oh, well, all of them! Your talent is amazing.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

LOL! Thank you. I just hold the camera and push the button. :-D

[selinabln.livejournal.com]

Oh, these are marvellous. I especially adore the first one with the silhouette of the bird. So very beautiful.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Pigeons can look very graceful. :-D

[firefly-124.livejournal.com]

Ooh, lovely!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[duniazade.livejournal.com]

What a perfect winter story, ending with cuddly Kribu!

Thank you for sharing.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

A cuddly Kribu is a must. :-D

I miss pretty winter...

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

The second one, with the golden-brown tree behind the white-lined black trees, is pure magic. We wants it, precious.

And the puddle picture with the reflections in it that you showed us a few weeks ago. I said I wanted that one then.

I mean - WOW, dude.

*winks back at Kribu*

[kribu.livejournal.com]

It was wonderful, the way the light played with the trees - most of them all stark black and white, and then a reddish/golden one here and there.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Damn, Kribu, these are fabulous! If I get around to painting again, may I work from the top one?

That one actually isn't my favorite, though. I'm not sure I have a favorite. I love the second one for the textures and colors, the avenue one because it's beautifully composed and is a perfect tourism shot, the sunset ones because I'm a sucker for sunsets and the lantern because... it's cool.

Thank you for sharing!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

If I get around to painting again, may I work from the top one?

Go ahead!

I know how hard it can be to pick! I'm usually having a really hard time deciding what to post, as I can get a bit trigger-happy and like most of them...

[septentrion1970.livejournal.com]

Did you take those with the new lens? Because there's something different in them. They are simply gorgeous.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did. It's visible, isn't it? It's the sort of thing one can't really quite put their finger on, but there is a difference in how the lens captures the light, and the smoothness and the sharpness and all those things.

Although I think the low-sun-to-set-sun light helped a lot with those too - it was an afternoon with unusually beautiful light.

[beffeysue.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful pics! I love them all, but my favorites are the lanterns and, of course, winking Kribu!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And the winking Kribu was just too cute. :-D

[ayerf.livejournal.com]

Pretty pics!

I was about to say that I can't pick a fav, but... then I got to winking!Kribu. Awwww!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Winking!Kribu is too adorable for her own good. :-D

[hp1fan.livejournal.com]

Wow hon. You are good. You have a talent for picking out a good shot and knowing how to capture it. I see shots all the time that would be amazing, but no camera. I'm thinking of taking a photography class. If I don't do that I atleast need to get a camera. Love your pics so very much.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I have begun to "see" so much more since I started taking pictures. It's just wonderful, even when I don't have a camera with me.

You should absolutely get a camera! Photography class sounds fun, too, although in this day and age it's probably possible to learn quite a bit without it, unless you're considering something specialised (using studio flashes or what not) - I've learned everything on my own.

Not that I know much beyond the basics - I tend to stay on P(rogrammed Auto) mode 99% of the time and only go manual when P doesn't quite cut it. *hugs smart cameras that can figure things out on their own*

[silburygirl.livejournal.com]

I saw this post at work today, but the computer wouldn't load the pictures... Beautiful—you have an incredible eye for photography.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I just point and click. ;-) I do love taking pictures though.

[kizzy7.livejournal.com]

Wow, you are a wonderful photographer! I loved the shot of the moon, and the winking cat!

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The winking cat is the real Kribu - I nicked my online name from her many many years ago. :-D

[ozymandiasrex.livejournal.com]

Wonderful pics! I love that picture with all the birds and the moon shot is great. Kribu winking is my new wallpaper. :D

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Always happy to provide another shot for your wallpaper collection. ;-)