snail

this photo was taken at the same time as the snail orgy.

more snails in the archives .. here & here .. & here

what i've done .. slight contrast & saturation tweak

What am i listening to? .. The Grodeck Whipperjenny

camera .. pentax optio 550

local view

photo is of the top of the Orangery in the Italian Garden at Mount Edgcumbe, taken one evening last month

what i've done .. nothing

What am i listening to? .. Mixmaster Mike - Spin Psykal Mix (the rinse (xfm) 190205

camera .. samsung pro 815

tractors

photos taken yesterday afternoon at Morval Vintage Rally ... i was only going to post the line of grey Ferguson tractors, but had to include the bottom photo because i love the way the guy is posing!

previous post including a tractor .. here

what i've done .. auto levels & colour

What am i listening to? .. Seth Lakeman - live @ Wickham Festival 2006

camera .. samsung pro 815

spokes

photo taken this afternoon at Morval Vintage Rally

what i've done .. nothing

What am i listening to? .. DJ Raggamuffin Whiteman- RaggaJungle Dubplate Mix

camera .. samsung pro 815

Devonport, Plymouth

what i've done .. slight contrast, & saturation tweaks, greyscaled the middle one

What am i listening to? .. Jim Morrison - 1971 Rolling Stone interview (Paris)

camera .. samsung pro 815

thistle

photo taken two years ago in the gardens at Greenway

what i've done .. small crop & a slight contrast tweak

What am i listening to? .. Melt Banana

camera .. pentax optio 550

local sunset

photo taken a few weeks ago out of my kitchen window

previous sunset posts .. here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here & here

what i've done .. cropped, then slight contrast tweak

What am i listening to? .. DJ Shadow - Camel Bobsled Race

camera .. samsung pro 815

grass

what i've done .. slight levels, contrast, & equalize tweaks

What am i listening to? .. nothing

camera .. samsung pro 815

fairground rides on Plymouth Hoe

(always make sure you check out the large versions!)

photos taken last week from Mount Edgcumbe when i took the fireworks photos

what i've done .. cropped, nothing else

What am i listening to? .. Kid Koala - Nufonia Must Fall

camera .. samsung pro 815

dragonfly

(always make sure you check out the large versions!)

photo taken 2 years ago! ...i've not had the opportunity to photograph any this year

previous postings of dragonflies .. here & here

what i've done .. nothing

What am i listening to? .. Cut Chemist - Rare Equations

camera .. pentax optio 550

washing line

photo taken last last month

what i've done .. cropped some distractions from the edges/corners, increased contrast & saturation slightly, altered the hue, cloned out a few spots

What am i listening to? .. Q-Bert - Breaktionary

camera .. samsung pro 815

tomatoes

photo taken yesterday morning

what i've done .. rotated 45degrees, filled background black, levels tweak

What am i listening to? .. experimental electronica .. Stein - Steinzeit

camera .. samsung pro 815

poo

photo taken last weekend over the cliffs onto the beach at Bedruthan Steps

previous postings with a message .. DOOM ..&.. spunky

what i've done .. cropped, then .. top left; contrast/brightness tweak .. top right; levels, inverted .. bottom right; inverted, played with hue & colour balance .. bottom left; contrast, then played with threshold .. .. i couldn't decide which one to post (there were other versions too!), so my girlfriend suggested doing what you now see!
(i've posted the red version too because i like the colours/textures! (inverted, played with hue & colour balance, then brightness & contrast))

What am i listening to? .. Don Carlos

camera .. samsung pro 815

local view

photo taken a few nights ago (from my bedroom window again)

what i've done .. played with colour balance

What am i listening to? .. Tetsu Inoue - Ambiant Otaku

camera .. samsung pro 815

fireworks

photos taken last night from Mount Edgcumbe ... it was day (night) one of the british fireworks competition over Plymouth Sound. I (obviously) took plenty of shots .. more of which i'll post sometime ;) Tonights should be good (as long as the rain holds off again) .. as there will be an attempt to beat the world record for the most rockets fired simultaneously!

fireworks in the archives .. here

what i've done .. cropped one, nothing else!

What am i listening to? .. DJ Craze @ Pitch Control 07-30-2006

camera .. samsung pro 815

local view

photo taken out my bedroom window last night

previous postings involving the moon ... here ... here ... here ..&.. here

what i've done .. cropped, nothing else

What am i listening to? .. The Mad Capsule Markets - OSC-DIS

camera .. samsung pro 815

bottlebrush plant

what i've done .. cropped to a square, nothing else

What am i listening to? .. 10ft Ganja Plant

camera .. samsung pro 815

my shadow

previous posting of my shadow .. here

what i've done .. inverted, then greyscaled (& cropped to remove a distraction in the top left)

What am i listening to? .. Jah Lloyd - Herbs of Dub (with King Tubby at the controls)

camera .. samsung pro 815

spunky

photo taken at 15x zoom over the edge of a cliff down onto the beach at Whitsand Bay

previous posting with a message .. DOOM

what i've done .. desaturated, then increased contrast

What am i listening to? .. VA - Space Daze - The Story and the Mystery of Elecronic Ambient Space Rock (1994)

camera .. samsung pro 815

fire

previous posting of fire .. here

what i've done .. nothing

What am i listening to? .. Main Source - Breaking Atoms

camera .. samsung pro 815

our reflection(s) in a classic car

photo taken last sunday at the summer fayre & classic car rally at Mount Edgcumbe ... see the previous posting of a Ford Galaxie 500.

in the archives .. my reflection in a puddle ... in a mirror ... & in a ladle

more photos of my girlfriend posing ... looking out to sea at Penlee Grotto here ... walking along Tregantle beach with her sister here ... looking out to sea near Penlee Point here ... holding her hands in the air here .. & .. her sandy foot here

what i've done .. slight levels, colour, contrast, & saturation tweak, then desaturated all except the yellows; then i selected the reflected car, inverted the selection & desaturated the yellows.

What am i listening to? .. VA - Ministry Of Sound - (Very Best Of) Back To The Old School

camera .. samsung pro 815

scaffold shadow

previously posted shadows ... plug chain shadow ... wire shadow ... & ... my shadow.

what i've done .. slight contrast, colour, level, & saturation tweak

What am i listening to? .. VA - Peanut Butter Wolf Presents - Stones Throw 10 Years

camera .. samsung pro 815

scaffolding

picture taken earlier this week outside my home (it is being painted)

what i've done .. slight contrast, colour, level, & saturation tweak

What am i listening to? .. Timestretch - Killa Sound (if you like your jungle oldschool or with a ragga stylee, check out ... Golden Era Jungle!)

camera .. samsung pro 815

sunflower

it's that time of year .. everyone seems to be posting pics of sunflowers, 'bout time i did the same (been a while since my last floral post anyways!)

previous posts of sunflowers here & raindrops on a sunflower here

what i've done .. slight contrast tweak

What am i listening to? .. Goldie - essential mix '96

camera .. samsung pro 815

Ford Galaxie 500

Photos taken this afternoon at the summer fayre & classic car rally at Mount Edgcumbe.

what i've done .. greyscaled one, desaturated the yellows, greens, cyans & blues on the other

What am i listening to? .. Fela Kuti - Highlife Jazz and Afro-Soul

camera .. samsung pro 815

zebra

Photo taken on my trip to Paignton Zoo Environmental Park last month (picture taken at 15x zoom). Previous posts from the zoo ... fruit bats & orang utan.

what i've done .. cropped a wee bit off the top, then desaturated the yellows, greens, cyans & blues

What am i listening to? .. Zapp!

camera .. samsung pro 815

gathering round the fire

These were taken on the sunday night .. i spent many enjoyable hours that night in an old war bunker stomping madstyle to some proper ol' raggajungle .. great fun!
Spent the saturday night in the bunkers dancing to Vegas spinning funky joints & oldschool hiphop .. gutted i left at 4am because it seems i missed Dreadzone doing a guest spot after ;( ... but i did see them last thing that night at the actual festival - oh how i enjoyed dancing to that!! ;D
What i really want to know though ... is .. who were the band who played in the bunker under the tent sometime between 12&2am on the sat night?? they were so damn cool - loved their style & i wanna see more more more! ;)

What am i listening to? .. Congo Natty

camera .. pentax optio 550

Mad Dog Mcrae & Seth Lakeman @ Maker

Seth played a set with his brother one afternoon last year .. this year he popped up to the festival sunday night to play the fiddle with Maker regulars Mad Dog Mcrea

have a listen to them .. Mad Dog Mcrea & Seth Lakeman

camera .. pentax optio 550

my trip down the lane

These were taken on my trip home at 6am on the saturday morning .. not really sure why i took them! but i was glad they came out so similar to my vision as i stumbled down the steep path!!
After the festivities i spent the next 6 hours around a huge fire, enjoying the vibe, & having a massive laugh with some mates & random strangers (although in reality(?), none of us were strangers ... strange maybe, but all one big family of happy revellers!).
The start of my journey home took me across fields - reminiscent of a desolate landscape, complete with moody skies, a gusty wind, & loads of crows ... before i headed deep down into the depths of the woods via the path where i took the above photos.

There may be no post again tomorrow .. i'm either at a mates, or doing some overtime, & i doubt i can be bothered when i get home tomorrow (unless i sort it out now maybe?)

what i've done .. nothing
(make sure you check out the larger versions!)

What am i listening to? .. Grinch (ft Vegas) .. providers of some classic freestyle shit on the friday night

camera .. pentax optio 550

Scribes @ Maker

ok... so again apologies for my big-time slackness in my posting recently ... although i do of course have a perfectly valid reason .. i was up at the Maker Sunshine Festival for most of my waking hours! WOW .. quite simply .. so so much fun, all night, every night! Great music (of all genres), excellent ales, & amazing people, all with the best views in the West! I met so many wonderful people (i can't remember who they were, but i remember meeting them! lol) & had so much fun in the early hours of the morning, sitting around the fire, or dancing like a loon in the bunkers! I'm already counting down the days to next year!!

unfortunately, for reasons beyond my grasp, i didn't get round to taking many photos!! lol ;) but i did take some, & i'll post them up for you .. these ones were taken on the friday night .. some nice hiphop with beatboxing

last years festival photos can be found ... here & here ... i'll post a few more later as well

what i've done .. absolutely nothing

What am i listening to? .. another band i caught at Maker .. The Barnaby Ray Quartet (a live drum&bass band) ... also check out Obedient Bone

camera .. pentax optio 550