The Secret Garden

Sharing the love

Just a quickie while I'm still in a good mood...

Lovely nature pics from a freebie site. Wish I could say I took them but I didn't. This is pure, gratuitous nature porn. Mmmmmmmm... yummy!

Speechless

I don't often blow my own trumpet when it comes to photography. It is something that I enjoy, and occasionally I take the odd halfway decent pic. I've had a couple of my photos blown up for friends and family, and I've built galleries on a couple of websites, but nothing too much.

Until a woman contacted me from Imagekind. They're a fine arts distributor with an on-demand printing service. She wants me to showcase my stuff. My stuff! So I went and had a look and was completely blown away by the quality of the images they use.

But when I tried to upload the digital images I do have, the file size was too small. Basically my camera is just not good enough.

So I put it aside until today, when I was sent another email with some pictures like these on it from other users. She thinks my stuff could sit along side these guys? I just don't know what to say.

Taking liberties

I saw this posted on a friend's blog. I think it is worth repeating here.

The Location Managers Guild of Great Britain would like you all to know that the UK Government are about to propose restrictions on photography in public places which could make street photography and documentary photography against the law. There's a petition on the Downing St website against the Government's proposals to restrict the use of photography in public areas.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Photography/

Sign, and forward, if you are so inclined .... There are a number of moves promoting the requirement of 'ID' cards to allow photographers to operate in a public place. It is a fundamental right of a UK citizen to use a camera in a public place, indeed there is no right to privacy when in a public place. These moves have developed from paranoia and only promote suspicion towards genuine people following their hobby or profession. Many thanks Kindest regards Ray Brady.

I have no idea who Ray Brady is, but the petition is real. If you have any interest in photography or the protection of civil liberties, please sign.