I love photography, taking pictures of every aspect of my daily life and I have thousands of them stored on my computer. The Bloke bought me a beautiful Canon camera a few years ago and since then I have started to learn how to edit and develop my favourite images. However, some of the best pictures that I have taken recently has been with my iPhone – it’s easy to quickly take a snapshot of a particularly special moment and I savour the memories that are stored forever in that single image.
This one was my favourite from last year. It was the final day of the school term, I had visited the Christmas market with some of my colleagues, indulged in hot Bailey’s with marshmallows and had just met The Bloke. We were meeting a friend for a meal in a pizza restaurant in Brindley Place, Birmingham and as we were walking over the bridge I stopped to take this picture on the bridge overlooking the canal. It was a cold but clear evening, everything was lit up with beautiful lights and decorations and there were hundreds of people walking around, armed with lots of bags and huge smiles on their faces.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening – we had lovely food, great conversation with a valued friend and The Bloke and I returned home to a warm house, sleepy cats and an evening of cuddles on the sofa under a blanket.
It’s the little things that make life worthwhile…
What about you guys? What are your favourite recent photographs?
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I haven’t taken a lot that I like recently, but part of that is being stuck inside until dark most days now. I am really loving how some of these challenges are being interpreted by other bloggers (serenity, which way, etc.). 🙂
Thanks – I’ve not participated in a challenge for ages – I’ve been lacking in ideas and time to keep up with my usual schedule, but this me really appealed to me…
Great post and I love the photo – you’ve captured the atmosphere really well and clearly have a good eye! Keep it up!
Thank you very much!
Loved your post, and I agree. It’s the “Little Things” in life that capture the best photographs. Unexpected moments caught on film when least expected. I love to take pictures of people from behind….don’t know why, but they are some of my favorite.
Thanks! I love pictures of people who are totally unaware that they are being photographed – my friends hate it when they find out that I am photographing them but they always love the pictures!
Very nice! I love black and whites. 🙂
Thank you! I’m only recently getting into black and whites but I really like them
I love that picture – its so atmospheric! I’m pretty obsessed with Instagram – I love the retro feel you can give to a photo and so as a result, I take all my pictures now on my phone and rarely use my compact camera. My favourite pictures are usually taken on holiday and especially of me surfing – I pull stills off my action camera which I have mounted to my surfboard and they capture that moment and take me right back to that particular wave :). My instagram feed is very surf oriented but still capture a lot of moments when I’m ‘landlocked.’
Instagram changed the way I photograph things with my phone. I love your surfing pics!
That’s an amazing photo. Do you think all your work with the Canon has helped you acquire an “eye” for quality shots? I would never have been able to capture a scene like that!
I got lots of tips from The Bloke – he’s a brilliant photographer. I’ve really learnt from him. Thanks my lovely!
Some of my favorites, today that is, are of my sister’s cat Iris sleeping. Mostly because she has made it her personal goal today to knock everything over. EVERYTHING!
And then she rolls over on her back and begs for belly rubs. She has no shame.
Haha! None of them do – that’s why we love them!
Love the photo. I visited Birmingham in 1995, still have fond memories. Thanks for your posts, I read them each day.
Cheers,
Des
Thanks so much – really means a lot!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
I’m with you. I love reliving memories that I was able to capture because of my cell phone. When times are not so good I like to remember those special moments in time that lift my mood. In the past before cell phone cameras that wasn’t so easy.
Absolutely – I remember my first camera phone – it was a Motorola and the pics were awful but I loved how easy it was to take them using my phone!
It’s nice to see you back. I was worried when I hadn’t seen any comments or posts from you for a couple days.
Hi Phil! This week has been really busy and Ive not had time to catch up. The Bloke has gone to bed so I am attempting to catch up on some of my comments – I’m determined to reply to all of the, but Im having trouble keeping up at the minute!
Why, yours of course!
But seriously, it really is brilliant.
Thanks very much my lovely – really appreciate it!
I love that photo! It’s lovely and I can feel in it all the emotions you described. Really a good one. 🙂
Thanks EJ!
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