Category Archives: Summer

Weekly Photo Challenge: Refraction

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Barbara

I have posted this photo before, but when I went to look for it, the photo is not the same version. I took this picture through a car window in a downpour so heavy I wouldn’t even open the window!

Posted in Devon, Photography, Summer, Travel, Water | Tagged August Bank Holiday, Combe Martin, Holidays, Rain, Refraction, Summer 2012 England, Sunflowers, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 3 Comments

I’m back & I’ve missed you all!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Barbara

I’ve been away for ages, I’ve been working too much, I’ve been de-cluttering my house (a little) I’ve been doing some classes; learning how to use my camera a bit more & I’ve been enjoying this lovely sunshine we’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Photography, Summer | Tagged Anemone, Japanese Anemone, Myrtle, Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ62, Photography 001 | 8 Comments

One Word Photo Challenge; Blue

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Barbara

Blue is my absolute favourite colour, so my holiday photo albums are full of blue photos! Having just spent time in Australia and New Zealand, it was even easier to find blue photos, since the sky was almost permanently a … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Bridges, Photography, Summer, Sydney | Tagged Blue, Blue Sky, favourite colour, One Word Photo Challenge, Postaday, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual Point of View

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Barbara

Again the series of posts devoted to photography as visual storytelling have inspired me to start thinking about this week’s photo challenge, An Unusual POV in advance of the challenge. I often look at photos taken from strange positions and … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Bridges, England, Hayling Island, Langstone, Photography, Summer | Tagged Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photography 101, Point of View, Postaday, Postaweek, Sunset, Unusual, Weekly Photo Challenge | 27 Comments

Travel Theme; Play

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Barbara

This is an easy one! In case you are wondering why Wilson is wearing a coat in 27° (80°F) heat, it’s a ‘cool coat’, made from chamois leather. You wet it, wring it out & it keeps him from overheating … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Photography, Summer, Wilson | Tagged Cool Coat, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Play, Postaday, Travel Theme, Weekly Travel Theme | 5 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s photo challenge Sea, has had me thinking. We spend most of our spare time in summer on or at the sea, preferably on it if it’s warm, even more preferably in it! I have a huge collection of … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Isle of Wight, Photography, Summer, Water | Tagged dusk and dawn, High Tide, Isle of Wight, Newtown Creek, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, sea, Weekly Photo Challenge | 17 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Barbara

I have only just learnt how to do this with my camera; To take a macro photo and have the background out of focus. I have been learning how to use my camera better and make it take the photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocker Spaniels, Flowers, Hayling Island, Photography, Summer, Wilson | Tagged Focus, Hayling Island, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Sinah Beach, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Portrait or Landscape

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Barbara

I love the new series of posts devoted to photography as visual storytelling. I read this week’s post ‘Finding the Best Shot – Portrait or Landscape‘ and was having a conversation with Jeff Sinon about taking both landscape and portrait … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Photography, Summer, Weybridge | Tagged D'Oyly Carte Island, Landscape, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photography 101, Portrait, Postaday, Postaweek, River Thames, Sunset, Weekly Photo Challenge | 46 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh Flowers in my Garden

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh As I said in my last post for this challenge this week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave and nobody is complaining as we have had enough of … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Flowers, Gardening, Lilly Plankton, Photography, Summer, Trees | Tagged Anemone, Catalpa, Fresh, Heatwave, Montbretia, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 15 Comments

Photography 101: The Quality of Light

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Barbara

I love the new series of posts devoted to photography as visual storytelling. For me, that is what my camera has been for many years. As a child I wrote a diary, but i would have phases of intense writing, … Continue reading →