Your 5 Favourite Pictures from January

I remember seeing some of these especially the last one.

The low key faded colours in the first shot are very nice

whgerber said:

I recently looked through my gear and rediscovered the GX7. I picked it up when I went to walk the dog. It just started snowing. From all the images taken I liked this one best:

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It may be only one but it is worth five. Nice wintery image. A keeper for sure !

richj20 said:

NCV said:

I know 5 is difficult. You have posted 5 good ones.

The tree in the water shot with the monochromatic colours is fabulous.

I also like the owl story in two pictures.

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I have the full story here:

Owl at the Lake

- Richard

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That's fantastic. Most upbeat story I've heard in a while. Good job.

Thanks I liked the photo story.

You have some great pictures on you site.

I like dramatic morning sky's. If I get lucky I have a short window of time to shoot these when I get out from work before the sun rises into my frame.

Time lapse of sunrise and clouds is fun to do while getting ready for work.

just enjoying the Kodak CCD color.

NCV said:

I missed December, but let’s play again this month if anybody is interested. Let us see your 5 favourite pictures taken in January.

Just pictures you like for any reason at all.

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Love the owl pictures. I am so relieved that it wasn't injured.

NCV said:

I missed December, but let’s play again this month if anybody is interested. Let us see your 5 favourite pictures taken in January.

Just pictures you like for any reason at all.

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Hi Nigel, do they have to be m4/3 pictures? Several of my favorites were shot with my iPhone. (Oops, heresy, I know.)

That's fine, this is a very no rules thread.

I broke the rules by adding only 2 photos. As I just bought the PEN-F, my micro 4/3 portfolio is limited for the moment.

2 is fine. Quality not quantity.

We need to take lots of pictures of our children growing up as they become adults in a flash.

They are also the most important pictures you will ever take.

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Lovely colours. That first one hits home like a hammer.

Winter is synonymous with misery in London (and most of the UK), so I resorted to night shooting. Most of these have appeared on my night thread:


not really Manhattan, just a fancy water lettering cascade in Canary Wharf









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I didn't take much in January - here's a taster of what I did manage:




Foggy night

The 'must-have' (for me) train photo:


Class 150 diesel unit waiting in carriage sidings before working the 08:46 Cheltenham to Maesteg




Sunset




Another sunset




Long exposure night shot

All photos were taken in Cheltenham.

Paul Auclair said:

just enjoying the Kodak CCD color.

NCV said:

I missed December, but let’s play again this month if anybody is interested. Let us see your 5 favourite pictures taken in January.

Just pictures you like for any reason at all.

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http://nigelvoak.blogspot.it/

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That was an amazing camera then, and still is. Great shots. Thanks for the memory lane shots.

Not a whole lot this month. The weather has been pretty awful for the most part, which has kept me away from planned shoots. Consequently, some of my favorites this month are quick grabs with my phone.




A robin on my back deck. I am not much of a wildlife shooter, and so I get happy on those rare occasions when I get any kind of wildlife picture.






Oakland Cemetery, close to home and one of my favorite places to shoot. As you can see from the background, what was originally a rural cemetery is now pretty urban.





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This is an iPhone shot of my friend Elizabeth, who at age 93 still paints, plays the piano, gardens and travels. If I ever live to be 93, I want to be like Elizabeth. This was just a quick, unposed and unplanned shot as I was demonstrating the iPhone to someone else. I very much would like to go back and do a "proper" portrait of Elizabeth soon. Anyhow, I was pleasantly surprised with how it came out, even with the distracting background.






Another iPhone shot, during a break in a figure drawing class. I have to use pretty extreme contrast for a figure class because otherwise the students can't see the shadows, and that harsh lighting ratio can be a real challenge for the limited dynamic range of the iPhone. I was surprised that this one came out. Well, the model, is gorgeous. She would probably look good in any kind of lighting.






This was what I saw when I was walking my dogs a few weeks ago. I didn't have time to go back and get another camera, and so I used what I had -- my phone again. Sorry for the telephone lines. That's just the way it is around here.



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Marie

Telephone lines can be a great subject i have found.

As usual you show us some nice portraits. The bird is cute too.

Cheltenham looks very modern in this set. I like the night shots the most.

Great set of London, a city I much miss.


Tell me about the third shot, it is most intriguing.