'Corks' by Me

Corks, originally uploaded by PhotoPuddle.

Another one of my own photos tonight I think. Am posting this one because I would have loved it if someone else had taken it so am chuffed it's mine! I just like the simplicity of it and I think the sepia makes it even crisper even though the original colour is not far off this.

I would like to make a disclaimer though. This is not just an average week of drinking! I have collected corks for years. No idea why, I just liked them and it seemed a shame to throw them away. Now wine bottles are mainly screwed top I am really pleased I have all these corks for no other reason than I was able to take this photo. Perhaps I'll think of something else to do with them soon.

'Church in the snow' by Me

Church in the snow, originally uploaded by PhotoPuddle.

Well the snow is finally melting. I'm a little bit sad because snow is so pretty but mainly I'm relieved. The UK isn't very good at dealing with snow so I am pleased things can get back to normal now.

I'm a bit disappointed I didn't manage to take many nice snowy pictures but I did manage a few I'm pleased with. I like this one of the church. I tried it in black and white and sepia but I think the sepia works best. I'm pleased that I have the tree in the foreground because I think it makes the photo more than just a picture of a church. It's almost a candid shot of chuch taken by someone hiding in the branches! Well in my opinion anyway!

If you'd like to see more snowy pictures taken by people who aren't me please visit my 'Let it snow' Flickr gallery here.

'Steam Locomotives At Keighley Station' by SJM92

Steam Locomotives At Keighley Station, originally uploaded by SJM92.

I was going to do a blog post today about how much I love bright colours and bold images. But then I stumbled across this photo and thought I'd showcase this instead. I think it's gorgeous. I love the sepia and don't think it would have worked nearly as well in colour or even black and white. I think what really makes it special is the amount of smoke. Most of the time when taking a photo like this you would wait for the smoke to clear to get a nice shot of the train but to me this image is about more than just the train. It's a whole drama in a photo.