'Day trip' by Me

Day trip, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I took this photo on the ferry between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. That's Portsmouth you can see in the distance. I was really hoping to be able to take some cool shots from the boat so was a bit disappointed when there wasn't actually much to take pictures of. I think this was the best one I took in the. I wasn't immediately impressed with the results but quick tinker increasing the blue and making the image more square left me with something I'm more pleased with. I like this photos because I think it captures the excitment of going on a boat somewhere. I can't help thinking that for my two year old daughter it must have felt like we were travelling for miles and miles and would have been a really adventure.

'color bar' by smac.pic

color bar, a photo by smac.pic on Flickr.

I thought this was a rather a good Friday night photo. I am always in search of great photos taken in clubs and bars because I think it's very hard to take them and get all the lighting just right. This one has achieved it though and I especially love the purple. The reflection on the bar is really well captured too. Happy weekend folks!

'detective privé' by Thibaut Lafaye

detective privé, a photo by Thibaut Lafaye on Flickr.

I don't really feature many black and white photos on here, nor do I actually do much black and white photography myself. I do really like it though, perhaps it all started with the arty Athena posters of the 1990s - yes I had that famous man with baby poster on my wall. Seriously though, I think a black and white photo can be so powerful. This one for example had me staring at it for ages, so much so I just had to post it here. I'm not sure what it is about it exactly, I am just so intruiged by it and I almost feel like I am walking down that street myself. What do you think? Are you drawn to this picture and if so do tell me why?

'Charday's Daisy' by F.i.n.i.s.h.i.n.g ~ u.p

Charday's Daisy, a photo by F.i.n.i.s.h.i.n.g ~ u.p on Flickr.

This is the photo that made me smile today. I love that the person who took this is obviously able to find beauty in everything around them. I think that is a very important quality for a photographer to have, in fact I think it's an important thing for anyone to be able to do. We may travel the world to amazing places in order to see beautiful things but ultimately it's the little things we see every day that we must take time to appreciate.

'Ready for sunbathing' by Me

Ready for sunbathing, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I'm not sure if the computer / internet is going to let me post this as I appear to be having problems posting photos on my blog tonight. That is a bit of a problem when you have a blog that's "all about the photos"! Therefore I won't say much about this other than to say I took it in Brighton last week. In amongst all the colourful deckchairs there were these two sun loungers. I really like this picture as it looks like it was taken on a foreign holiday when it was just an afternoon at the beach in England. I'm glad I managed to take this picture when I did as shortly afterwards two people came a long and decided to use them. Hooray for the British summer!

'*' by Marie Granelli

*, a photo by Marie Granelli on Flickr.

And so ends another lovely weekend. In theory it should have been so relaxing just hanging out with friends, enjoying the sunshine and eating barbecue food (again) but there's something about watching small children play that is totally exhausting! Ah well, I wouldn't have it any other way.

This is such a relaxing summer photo. It looks like it was taken on a beautiful day. The shadow at the bottom of the photo is intresting though and I wonder what was making it. I hope that after this photo was taken a book, sunglasses, and a nice cold drink was grabbed and a relaxing afternoon by the sea was had.

'Back For the Future' by David Briard

Back For the Future, a photo by David Briard on Flickr.

So many stunning photos of Paris have been taken and I could probably fill a whole blog with them. I can bet, however, that probably 90 per cent of them will be of the Eiffel Tower as it's just such an amazing sight. Usually these photos of the Eiffel Tower project a pretty and romantic image but I love this Paris photo because it's so different. It still makes the place look amazing but for a different reason. It doesn't say romance it says modern and urban. When I first saw this it reminded me of the Docklands area of London. It's fantastic to see a photo like this which shows a different side to the city.