On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:31 +1200, "David Mann" <d...@multisport.net.nz> wrote: > You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some > photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed > just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted > from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the > project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few > weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any > good either. > > So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our > magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of > photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending > a bit of quality time with it. > > http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ > > Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything > else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. > > I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more > pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine > down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. >
After what you guys have been through, a bit of photographic therapy was a good idea. And judging by the steadiness of hand illustrated in these, the aftershocks have quietened down a bit - sorry, couldn't resist :-)> I like them all but the close up of the Rhododendron is really well done. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
