2013 365-24

Back to basics this week, and it looks very like summer has been and gone here. The rain descended yet again, forcing the cancelation of at least one outdoor photo project.

10/06/13

I did the third in a series of "bump" shoots this evening with the amazing Ell'o and Pier. We had planned to visit Belfast's Botanic Gardens this evening; I had anticipated sunshine but got overcast and cloudy instead. I ended up using some flash for a dramatic effect (?) and can't say i'm totally happy with some of the results. We had about four different set-ups around Botanic, this was outside the Palm House and I picked it because it's a good shot of Ell'o's bump.

11/06/13

Responsible pet ownership, rural style. I was going to say "Ahoghill style" or "Tyrone style" but chickened out in case I offended anyone reading my posts who lived in either of these places.

12/06/13

I was working in Glenarm today and had a strange notion to check out some wee men that I had put in place in an abandoned factory outside the town. Of the four original wee men, only one remained, looking as fresh and as well as the day I placed him there. His female companion had long since vanished.

13/06/13

The angriest robot in the world. Found this guy in a classroom I was working in this morning and he looked so fearsome I just had to take a shot of him.

14/06/13

I was doing some cleaning and tidying this evening when I found a handful of big elastic bands. One thing led to another. I took about six different shots with different arrangements of the bands. I think I need more bands and stronger bands -  I'm coming back to this one.

15/06/13

Thanks to the unrelenting rain, we were stuck indoors all day and decided to convert the kitchen into a mini studio. This was my favourite shot of Sarah, and it really needed minimal processing. Sarah then got her own camera and took some of me. They weren't half bad - she has a real talent but is way too bossy when directing her models.

16/06/13

Sarah again, riding through the new bike trails at the Mary Peters Track. Second time we've visited these and they're pretty fun. A nice way to spend a Sunday morning and get some exercise. Not bad way to spend father's day either come to think of it.