Lest we forget

No mass gatherings for Dawn Parades this Anzac Day of course, but plenty of remembrance.

Twirling Tuesday – fallen leaves

These lockdown days, when there are limited opportunities to take new photos provide an opportunity to play around with post processing techniques.

Bren at Brashley Photography hosts a “Twirling Tuesday” challenge using blur, twirl and blending modes to create interesting effects.

Here is my first attempt

and the original image

Lens Artist Photo Challenge: Morning

 

While I am largely taking on board the advice that showering and getting dressed is good for productivity and mental health (OK so I did do my 9:30 skype call on Saturday morning in my PJs – but hey it was Saturday and one of my colleagues did the call from bed) the rest of my morning routine has shrunk.

Pretty much the only thing I do regularly these days before sitting down at my desk is to go out and get the paper.  My team does the daily quiz (which normally we do over afternoon coffee) over a morning video conference.

Today’s news was the imminent government decision as to when we are going to move from ALERT level 4 to ALERT level 3, where slightly more industries are able to open.  The move will be made at midnight next Monday, and we will have at least two weeks at Level 3.  It won’t make a lot of difference to me – the pub and the gym are still closed and I will still be working from home.

Posted for the Lens Artist Photo Challenge with the theme of morning

X marks the spot

Social distance indicators in the supermarket queue

Shot today in response to the FOWC theme of guidelines

Blind Ted and Friends

New Zealand is currently at Covid Alert Level 4.  This is pretty much a lockdown although we are permitted to go for walks outside in our immediate neighbourhood (so long as we only go out with those in our household “bubble” and maintain social distance from others).

During this time people are putting teddy bears and others in their windows for children to spot on their family walks

In our window are Gorilla, Blind Ted(dy Bear), Possum, Chewbacca and Eeyore

Perfect for Cee’s Black and White Photo challenge with the theme of double letters

Little Planets

Gardens by the Bay

Day 3 of this weeks Digital Photo School challenge is to make a “little planet” using the polar coordinates tool in photoshop.  Its another tool where the basic step by step to use it is very simple – but getting really good results looks like it take an excellent eye or lots of practice

Double exposure

Day 2 of the Digital Photo School At Home challenge this week is Double Exposure.  Becoming skilled at blend modes is obviously something that takes a lot of practice, and more patience than I think I have – but this image of the Great Wall of China outside Beijing and young children in China Town, Singapore is something I am happy enough with for a first effort.

An Easter Gif

Digital Photography School is running stuck at home challenges at the moment.  The five this week focus on software and processing tools.

So in the spirit of that here is my first ever Gif 🙂 .  It does show that I still need to work on my tripod and still life lighting skills – but did succeed in my learning something new in photoshop.