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August 6, 2020August 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – August 2020 | Refresh

This month’s Share Six theme is {Refresh}.

Let me tell you. What a week it has been! I had big plans for a refresh and recharge this month, but alas someone had other plans for us.

We did a very last minute booking to go to France – middle of the countryside, super isolated, way easier to be social distant there than here kind of place – after putting off the decision to go for several weeks. We were excited to have finally made the decision to go and to be getting a change of scenery for the first time in months. It was going to be just the change in scene that we need to recharge our batteries.

However, barely minutes after making the booking, I realised that half of the family’s passports expired a month ago. With such a last minute booking, there was no way we can get the renewal done in time. Wah!

So we shall not be refreshing our souls in France this summer after all. We shall be trying to salvage what we can of our holiday here instead.

The small one started off his summer with a splash. A refreshing splash!

And yet, here I am thinking that macro photography with Lensbaby Omni Filters is far more refreshing for my soul. I think is because there is no danger of my camera getting wet with this one:

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {refresh} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_refresh. A new theme will be posted on 6th September.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Katherine Cobert. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – July 2020 | New

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Across the world, nations and communities have been experiencing a {new} normal. As we begin to turn a corner here, moving into a new phase of localised lockdowns, Share Six is reflecting on {new} and what that has meant to us during these turbulent past few months.

We were without a garden of our own for five years, and the last time I had a patch of green where I could make plans and make planting investments, I had two very small boys. The priority there was a Little Tikes truck and a blanket in the shade of a tree! This enforced time at home has given me the time and space (that I didn’t know) I needed to get back in touch with my (very barely) green fingers. We have planted up lots of pots, started to grow our own veggies and sunflowers from seed, dug up a shed base and sowed grass seed in its place. For the first time, we are making a garden our own. It is new and I feel renewed.

I’ve also been trying my hand at macro images without fancy techniques (of course I am including a few of those too because I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t). There first two images are technically a weed and they have since been mowed, but they feel right to be shared here.

I might be in the minority, but I have truly treasured this time we have had at home. I’m not ready to leave the safety and security of these four walls. I like it here.

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {new} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_new. A new theme will be posted on 6th August.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Janet Douglas. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

June 6, 2020June 5, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – June 2020 | Ordinary to Extraordinary

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Thanks for joining us for another month of the Share Six Blog Circle. This month we’re looking at turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

I feel like my style of photography lends itself quite naturally to the less ordinary, or at least presenting the ordinary in a different way, but I wanted to push myself into something new. Let me tell you, it was quite a challenge for me to think outside of my usual box!

You could say my usual style is to think outside of the box, so I decided I need to spend more time thinking within it. Not overcomplicating, not over-processing and not going over the top with techniques. My aim was to take something simple and capture it in an interesting way.

And here are the results! I hope you appreciate my minimalist approach to the humble colouring pencil. We’re certainly been appreciating them a lot round here these past few months. Enjoy!

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {ordinary to extraordinary} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_ordinarytoextraordinary. A new theme will be posted on 6th July.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Michèle Tremblay. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

May 6, 2020May 5, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – May 2020 | Simplicity

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This month’s Share Six theme is {simplicity}.

As I sit down to prepare this blog, we are hearing reports that the UK is now the worst hit country in Europe, in terms of deaths due to COVID-19. We’ve been at home now for over 6 weeks, only leaving the house for dog walks and to get essential supplies. Although it seemed daunting at first, we are in fact living a simpler life and I definitely have a newfound appreciation for the simple things.

I planted tulips in my garden last October. It being our first year in this house, I had no idea what other flowers were going to appear this Spring, but tulips are my absolute favourite and I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to have some as soon as possible. When I planted them, little did I know how much energy I would invest in watching them grow, diligently waiting for the right time to study them with my camera.

It’s amazing to me that I can find such joy from one flower. I have spent the last 18 months feeling uninspired, looking further and further afield to create something that I felt worthy of sharing. But now I see it. In the right light, with the right tools, there is magic in this little corner of my garden. It was right in front of me, just waiting for me to be ready to see it.

Take a step back from the rat race. Appreciate what you have.

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {simplicity} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_simplicity. A new theme will be posted on 6th June.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Lynne Grant. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – April 2020 | Imperfection

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I am so excited for this month’s {imperfection} theme! In March I was lucky enough to have one of my images on display at the Click Away conference in the Imperfection category. This one image alone has caused me a lot of reflection these past few weeks. I submitted “Preening” on somewhat of a whim, it was an afterthought and a wild card, but I love it because of its imperfections, not in spite of them: in composition, the limb chops, and even the pelican is showing off the imperfections in his feathers.

All that said, inspiration came to me in a completely different form these past few days. We’re living in an imperfect world right now, and as society unravels and then builds back up again, we will start to see and appreciate more and more of the layers and complexity of our society.

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {imperfection} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_imperfection. A new theme will be posted on 6th May.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Janet Douglas. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx