Simplicity - Photography class

My photo for this week

a lovely chair made from willow at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Photography Class - Field Trip to Lady Dixon Park

Last night was another outing with my photography class - this time to Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast.

Typical Northern Ireland weather, hail stones when we arrived, then torrential rain then weak sunshine, it is a lovely place to visit but too cold for me last night so I just stayed for a short time and took a few photos.

Solitude - photography

Theme this week is Solitude.

I went to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and took a few photos -

I submitted this one - tutor said good composition and colour!

The lady was very gracious and allowed me to take her photo.

I enjoy visiting the Museum and took the opportunity to take a few other photos -

this is a stunning sculpture made from willow - I think.

The next one would have suited the theme too I think.

I just liked this one.

Photography Class - Out and About

Theme for this week was Out and About - I submitted this photo

I love, love this photo and the tutor was complimentary about it too - saying' good colour, well composed (everyone looking at camera)' and suggesting taking it a different angle to add sky or remove trees.

Photography Course - Iconic Belfast

The theme for this week's photograph was Iconic Belfast - I decided to take photos of Parliament Buildings - very iconic and also convenient !

this is the one I sent to the tutor but I also took others which I was pleased with.  The grounds in Stormont Estate are lovely, we don't appreciate them enough.

Monday night camera class - 26 March.

As it was a sunny and bright evening when class started we went outside to take some photos -

Then when it became too cold we came inside to the class room and played with 'painting with light' - the tutor stood in the dark with a torch and wrote each of our names - magical - 

my camera isn't smart enough to take all of the name but I'm hoping one of my class mates will email me with their photos and I'll put them here too - but you can see the general effect - excellent class tonight.

Edited to add my name - many thanks to Kevin, my class mate who forwarded it.

Monday 27 February - Camera Class

Fab field trip with my camera class - we had to meet at the Big Fish (a huge printed ceramic mosaic sculpture) near Lagan Weir in Belfast.

We wandered around with our cameras and tripods looking for interesting views and light effects.

^{I was trying to capture the tall building and the tall straight trees.}

<sup>We moved on to the Angel of Harmony (or Nuala with the Hula as she is also known!)

Then some photos of the river and traffic - interesting light effects - really chuffed my camera can take photos like this - I didn't try very hard, my camera did all the work!</sup>

Finally we moved onto the area at the Waterfront Hall - I tried to take a photo of the beautiful shepherd and sheep sculpture outside the Hall but it is a bit dark.

We had to send 3 photos to the tutor and here are my three - I was pleased with them all.

A really fun and interesting night out.

Camera class - Monday 20 February

Homework for this week was to take 3 landscape photos - I took an opportunity to take my photos when I went to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum for the Bead Guild.

It was a dullish day, I went early and really enjoyed wandering around looking for potential photos - will definitely keep it in mind when I need more outside scenes.

Digital Photography for beginners - Mon 23 Jan 2012

I started my new evening class tonight - looks like it will be interesting and fun.

Hoping to learn how to use the camera I have and ask for advice on choosing a new more up to date slim line model.

There will be 4 evening field trips - two into Belfast, one to Lady Dixon Park and one to Belfast Castle - really looking forward to them.

I think each week we have to take photos and send them to the tutor who will critique them - will be interesting to see what everyone comes up with.

Photos this week have to include line, pattern, colour.

Edited to add my photos for this week - not very exciting - I'm going to find it difficult to find the time and decent weather to get out and about and take more 'arty' photos!

I went to a garden centre this week and used that opportunity to take a few photos.