30 Minutes in the Life – March 2021 | Tree in Blossom

impressionist image of tree with white blossom

Welcome to another month of the 30 Minutes in the Life blog circle!

I’ve been spending a lot of time recently playing with layers and using the Pep Ventosa technique to create photographic images that are impressionistic in style. A couple of weeks ago, while I was (socially distance) walking the dog with my parents, I saw a tree from a distance that was just coming into blossom. I knew I had to give it a few days but it was calling out to me to be photographed and I was keen to get back to it!

Another day, another dog walk, I made my way back to the lone tree with blossom in the field behind Fleet Pond.

impressionist image of tree with white blossom
20 layers
Canon 5D mark iii | Lensbaby Edge 35
1/800-1600 | f/5.6 | ISO 500
impressionist image of tree with white blossom
20 layers
Canon 5D mark iii | Lensbaby Edge 35
1/800-1600 | f/5.6 | ISO 500

After completing my mission, we headed through the field towards Fleet Pond. The dog loves the beach!

chow boxer dog playing in the water at fleet pond
chow boxer dog playing in the water at fleet pond
chow boxer dog playing in the water at fleet pond
photograph of fleet pond with swans in the distance

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing a little piece of our world. Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Kim Sidwell of This One Ordinary Life. Please click here to visit Kim’s blog.

Until next time, stay safe,

~Ceri

Share Six Blog Circle – April 2020 | Imperfection

Ceri Herd Photography Imperfection Pelican at Birdworld

Ceri Herd Photography Imperfection Pelican at Birdworld

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.

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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

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