shameless bragging!!

PHOTOempt

so, all these magnificent shots, and all that hard work - just seen tharhawk's spectacular olympic sunrise/set images, :clap skiing and climbing, and probably freezing, people's stories of getting lost, eaten by bears. no, no, no!! this is the way to do it. supper on the terrace at home, a glass of wine, a tripod, click the shutter, sip the wine, watch the light; "sip, click!"

seriously, i have decided to do a terrace series, as having got off my lazy backside, it seemed worth it, and the light shows in the evening can be spectacular. sometimes we, at least i, take our own back door for granted... comments and thoughts happily received. ciao, sarah

montecastello di vibio rooftops with sibillini mountains in the distance, umbria, italy

Snowgirl

So true. There is beauty in our own back yards for sure!

Lovely shots. I can't decide which I like best.

PHOTOempt

Snowgirl wrote:

So true. There is beauty in our own back yards for sure!

Lovely shots. I can't decide which I like best.

thank you - yes, i couldn't really decide - i think the vertical is the better one, "going by the rules" as the eye is led by the winding lane and the roof tops, but i really love the uneven higgledy-piggledy effect of the roof top shapes, that give their own balance - hence both are presented. thanks for looking and for commenting. sarah

thapamd

Beautiful shots, Sarah! I really like the composition of the 2nd.

PHOTOempt

thapamd wrote:

Beautiful shots, Sarah! I really like the composition of the 2nd.

thank you, kind sir. i see, from your stunning lightning shot, that you are a fan of the same technique of "ok, enough travelling, what's outside the door?" - could be a new thread theme....cheers,sarah

schmoo

So, Sarah when is the Umbria, Italy workshop???

Fantastic!

Marc Muench

You bum

B e a utiful

PHOTOempt

Marc Muench wrote:

You bum

B e a utiful

. hi marc - thanks for your mixed emotional response, there! . so, schmoo said it all. when's the workshop here?

hawkeye978

I agree that there's a lot of wonderful images in our own backyard if we keep our eyes open.

Having said that, the raw material in your backyard seems to be slightly superior. Love #2.

ridgemac

PHOTOempt wrote:

so, all these magnificent shots, and all that hard work - just seen tharhawk's spectacular olympic sunrise/set images, skiing and climbing, and probably freezing, people's stories of getting lost, eaten by bears. no, no, no!! this is the way to do it. supper on the terrace at home, a glass of wine, a tripod, click the shutter, sip the wine, watch the light; "sip, click!"

seriously, i have decided to do a terrace series, as having got off my lazy backside, it seemed worth it, and the light shows in the evening can be spectacular. sometimes we, at least i, take our own back door for granted... comments and thoughts happily received. ciao, sarah

montecastello di vibio rooftops with sibillini mountains in the distance, umbria, italy

I like the 2nd shot best also. I think the comp and colors are great!
Lets see more terrace, patio, deck, backyard shots!
Larry

Llywellyn

Forget a workshop. Can I just camp out in your place for a week? Beautiful shots. I have much envy.

NorthernFocus

Lovely images. But now I have patio envy :cry An excellent theme though

dlplumer

I'm with Schmoo. Put me on the list for the Umbria workshop. Great backyard shots Sarah. I love Italy

Dan

squirl033

there's often something fabulous close to home, if only we can see it. you've certainly done a wonderful job with these... those clouds in the distance are amazing! i like the second one better for the composition, but they're both great shots. the colors and texture of the rooftops in #1 is wonderful!

PHOTOempt

squirl033 wrote:

there's often something fabulous close to home, if only we can see it. you've certainly done a wonderful job with these... those clouds in the distance are amazing! i like the second one better for the composition, but they're both great shots. the colors and texture of the rooftops in #1 is wonderful!

thank you to all for kind comments and interest. i find it hard sometimes to stay around the village, and shoot here, even more so from the terrace, as "it's there", and i "can always shoot that later", which means i miss an awful lot of great opportunities, as it will never actually be the same again. i have brought my tripod out of the car, with the intent of not just shooting on trips, from now on. watch for an "imby" series - in my backyard, (or close enough!!) a presto, sarah

torags

Very nice ... I too now have deck envy. i like #2, the curvature of the roofline seems to bring you to the cloud

Rags