June 2024

[kasperbergholt]

Vintage Chinese yixing (purple clay) teapot on incense ashes.

D3 and 50mm Zeiss Milvus f/2.

[Bent Hjarbo]

Nice

[Birna Rørslett]

A pleasure to send my field assistant into the river to sample aquatic plants .... I  just supply direcfions.

[John Geerts]

Beach Rye Harbour (UK)
Z9 24-70/2.8S

[Ann]

John Geert's photograph sums-up perfectly my memories of seaside holidays in England: sharp shingle beaches, choppy sea and warm clothing against a freezing wind off the English Channel.

[Ian Watson]

to my eyes the person seems to be subject to your interest and you took a nice environmental portrait

Thank you, Frank. The bartender is indeed the subject of the photograph. However, what made me take it was noticing the way the green light above reflected off her hair and contrasted with the magenta light in the background.

[Ian Watson]

My dear friend Miguel.

Nikon Zf, 35mm f/1.8S.

[golunvolo]

Beach Rye Harbour (UK)
Z9 24-70/2.8S

  I think the triple horizontal (pebbles, sea, sky) and three vertical (people) makes for a calm-established frame that works very well here.
Canterbury  UK take is gorgeous

[golunvolo]

A pleasure to send my field assistant into the river to sample aquatic plants .... I  just supply direcfions.

 He looks very interested as well 

[John Geerts]

to my eyes the person seems to be subject to your interest and you took a nice environmental portrait

Yes, I agree. Lovely shot, Ian.

[aerobat]

Street musician - Zf & Z 35mm f/1.8

[John Geerts]

  I think the triple horizontal (pebbles, sea, sky) and three vertical (people) makes for a calm-established frame that works very well here.
Canterbury  UK take is gorgeous

Thanks Paco and Anne

[John Geerts]

Old Borough Arms inn in Rye (South England)

Z9 24-70/2.8S

[John Geerts]

Street musician - Zf & Z 35mm f/1.8

Very nice Daniel.  Was there an extra streetlight in the scene?

[ColinM]

In the interests of balance, here's a right of reply from someone who got taken to the "English seaside" as a child.

Devon and Cornwall can be superb
(though I rarely bother with the south coastlines)
I have dismal memories of days at Littlehampton and other "beaches" along the Channel.
I don't think anyone should base their opinions of English beaches soley on these
(the sea is usually grey, rarely much sand and almost never any decent waves)

John Geert's photograph sums-up perfectly my memories of seaside holidays in England: sharp shingle beaches, choppy sea and warm clothing against a freezing wind off the English Channel.

Here's some Bottlenose Dolphins I was watching on the West coast of Wales yesterday
D500 300mm PF plus TC1.4