Seabirds over the rainbow
This week, at Taraji Blue, we are focussing a little closer to home and are focussing on photographs taken in our own backyard – Yorkshire. I wanted to kick start this week’s theme with this image… A rainbow appears during…
Category UK photography
How to encourage animals to pose…
Well, it’s simple really, sometimes you just have to give them a hug 🙂 Works a treat… even with the most stubborn of llamas. Note – this is not serious advice and we will not be held responsible for any people attempting…
Am I an infrared bore?
I know I am running the risk of turning this into an infrared blog, but I just wanted to share another of my recent shots with you. I have called it “A Farm In Infrared”. Does what it says on the tin I guess? It was…
Appreciating your own backyard and new techniques
Whilst I adore travelling the world and documenting our trips through photography it can be even more satisfying to obtain pictures you are proud of from your own locality. When you’re faced with the incredible wildlife of the Mara, or the architectural wonders…
The Yorkshire Dales, In Infrared
Last weekend we headed to the Yorkshire Dales and had a lovely weekend experimenting with infrared photography. Thankfully it snowed heavily on the Friday night, so after the tractor had rescued our car from the field (!) we headed out for a hike…
When Dreams Do Come True
Well, those who know me well, or had been following my Kalahari trip reports in 2012, will know I am obsessed with owls. Totally and utterly obsessed. You can, therefore, imagine my joy when my lovely sister and her lovely man got my husband and…
Meet Mr Chips…
We recently went on a falconry course, courtesy of my fabby sister and her beau. It was a dream come true for me as I am OBSESSED with owls. You can only imagine my delight when, upon arriving, I was introduced to a whole…
An Alternative Angle
The trouble with wildlife photography / photography in general is that it’s very hard to find a new angle on things. A lot has already been done and explored – so you are constantly challenged to look at things differently, to find a different angle,…
New Life
Over the last year I have really become quite taken with capturing the emergence of new life in photography – primarily through macro photography and a growing fascination with flower buds. Here’s some of my favorites… All these images have been taken in the UK, as…
And Here’s Some I Made Earlier…
I have been catching up post processing a backlog of my macro photography shots recently – and here’s a pick of the bunch. I hope you like them… This image (below) was taken in the garden of a rental cottage…