It's still raining here, so it's into the archives for a photo - one with lovely, lovely sunshine as well as shadows!
I told Malcolm not to stand on the garden!!
(the Botanic Gardens in Sydney)
As ever, visit Hey Harriet to see more Shadow Shots. Hopefully the rain will go off and I'll be able to take some shadow shots this week!!
OK, so these are reflections (although I'm sure there are shadows in there somewhere, but I just liked them so much ..... and we haven't had much sun recently!!)
Oh my, what is this - have the Martians landed, is it War of the Worlds? Scroll down to Wednesday's post to find out what it is a reflection of!!
The still water of the canal is perfect for reflections!!
Yesterday we went to the village of St Abbs, over on the east coast (you can read about our day out in yesterday's post). Malcolm went for a walk along the clifftop, and took lots of shadow shots for me .........
we both think this rock looks like a scary stone monster's face!!
I hope you enjoyed these shadow shots - do pop over to Hey Harriet to see more (and one of my shadows from last week is in the montage!!).
A mixture of shadows today! The first one has a bit of camera shake, as it was taken at night with a long exposure - the shadow is cast by the security light in the back garden (which was probably activated by the neighbour's cat!!)
The next photo is perhaps more a silhouette than a shadow. The sparrows were assembling in the hawthorn tree in the front garden ready for breakfast from the bird table. The house faces west, so the pink you can see in the sky is actually a reflection of the sunrise!
Who knows what lurks in the shadows at the foot of these steps in Carlisle Castle - perhaps the ghosts of old soldiers .......
Well, I won't be taking any shadow shots today, as it is raining steadily - winter is definitely here! To cheer myself up, I shall head over to Hey Harriet and see lots of lovely shadow photos taken in the sunshine!!
I went out for a walk on Thursday, to experiment with my new camera. As I walked back down the hill towards home, the sun came out, and I saw some shadows on the church - so I changed the camera setting to B&W - and here are the photos - hope you like them!!
Shadow Shot Sunday wouldn't be possible without the hard work of Tracy of Hey Harriet - do visit and see the montage of last week's shadow shots and visit this week's participants!
The first photo was taken last month in Parramatta, when we were sitting outside having a cuppa in the beautiful warm spring weather
The next photo was taken last Sunday, when we were sitting outside the little tearoom in a park in Hawick having a cuppa - but it was a decidedly chilly autumn morning!
This last photo was also taken in the park, and shows both shadows and reflections of the trees in the river
Many thanks to Tracy at Hey Harriet for organising Shadow Shot Sunday - and an even bigger thank you to her for including one of my photos in this week's montage (of course it is the one that was everyone's favourite, of Malcolm on the beach!)
Hi everyone, I'm sorry I missed last Sunday, but I had an attack of the gremlins and couldn't get online - that was a bit of a pain - having posted from Sydney and Singapore I couldn't post from home!! Never mind, let's get on with today's shadows!
a 'designer' shadow shot!
waiting for the ferry at Drummoyne (Sydney)
Malcolm and his shadow strolling on the beach
as always, sneaking in a reflection - this is in Sydney
There are lots more shadow shots to see when you visit Hey Harriet - it's a strangely addictive thing, this photographing shadows!!
Hi everyone! Today I'm in Singapore, where as always it is hot and sticky - and even busier than usual as the city is the in the grip of Grand Prix fever!! So today's shadow shot come from the peace and tranquillity of Raffles Hotel, where we went to do what all tourists in Singapore should do ............ have a Singapore Sling!
We leave here on Wednesday, getting back home on Thursday (just in time for my birthday on Friday!!)
As always , pop over to Hey Harriet for more shadow shots!!
ps I know I used this photo in the last post, but those of you who only visit me on Sundays for the shadow shots might not have seen it .... and I was going to put in some more photos, but this internet connection is very, very slow!! I'll catch up on holiday shadows once we're back home!!
Good morning again from Sydney! The sun is still shining, so lots of lovely shadows..... After doing my shadows, I will be adding on some holiday stuff for family and friends to see, but I hope you shadow-shotters might read that as well. But now for the shadows .... during the week we went up into the Blue Mountains. Regular readers know that I don't like heights (anything higher than standing on a chair qualifies as a height!!), so only for you, dear readers would I have endured these heights.....
shadow of clouds on the trees, way, way below us
shadows on the Three Sisters
painting on the rough wooden wall in the quirky place we had dinner in Katoomba
On Friday, we took the ferry over to Manly, to meet Lee, who has recently become a 'blog friend' It was lovely to meet her and spend time talking about all things blog!! Malcolm had wisely gone off and left us to chat, but when he returned, he took this photo of us - and it's a shadow shot!!
Lee has posted pics on her blog too!
Malcolm spotted this lovely crisp shadow on the ferry
Yesterday, we took the ferry to Circular Quay, and again the sun was lovely and bright ....
they might be bad for the planet, but patio heaters provided these shadows!!
the sun reflecting off the Opera House
As ever, pop over to Hey Harriet for more shadows .... and thanks to everyone for their comments last week, sorry I can't reply to you all individually!
And now to pick up the story of our magnificent lunch in Cafe Sydney, and the photo of us with our food ...
yes, we had a glass of wine too!
waiting for pudding, with the Bridge behind us
We had a wonderful stay in the Blue Mountains - although it was decidedly chilly compared to Sydney. We visited Scenis World .... but I decided I didn't want to go on the cable car ...
when I saw it vanish over the edge .....
However, I was brave enough to stand on top of the mountain (after a long drive up a very steep dirt road!) for Malcolm to take this photo
not a safety rail in sight!!
Of course, you can't come to Sydney without taking photos of the Bridge and the Opera House - when we get home I will do a collage, but I'll finish today with these two
We're heading off tomorrow to the Hunter Valley - wine drinking may be involved!!
With lots of love, from Anne and Malcolm xx
Isn't this just fabulous ..... the beams look as if they have been painted, but it's the shadow of the patterned glass (thanks to Malcolm for spotting it!!)
This is part of the canopy at the top of the Opera House - if you look at the middle of the photo, you can see my reflection!!
We took the ferry over to Manly yesterday, where the sun was shining so brightly, I took quite a lot of shadow shots, stocking up for when we go back home to grey skies and not too many shadows!! This one is my favourite.
Malcolm says thanks to everyone for their good wishes for his birthday - this is what he had for dinner - not exactly a shadow shot, but several people asked what he had .... king prawn pad thai
As always, pop over to Hey Harriet for more shadow shots.
Hope to post again midweek - love, Anne
