My 2022 Four Seasons Images. Each photograph is taken at sunset in the same position, long exposure with the same photographic assistant running through the shot with a torch.

10 stop filter and a tripod are the other essential kit... and the ability to find the same spot each time!

Tags:   Four Seasons Spring Summer Autumn Winter field wheat sunset Landscape light painting sky clouds countryside Devon tramline Farm agriculture 52 Weeks: the 2022 Edition 52/52 long exposure field of wheat cereal

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The dark and foggy woods

Tags:   Pathway path in the woods trees leaves autumn Countryside sliders sunday fog misty moody 19/31 October Challenge Explore

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This week's theme is "Creative Self-Portrait". I thought I would try a challenge: a self-portrait looking back at myself as an old(er) dude. FaceApp meets Photoshop if you will.

When I use the de-aging option it comes out pretty much spot on, so who knows? I didn't use the 'Cool Old Dude' version as I have appear to have grown another beard in the future and it wouldn't have worked so well in this image, so I've gone with the 'Old Git' option.

I took the picture looking into the lens.
Then another face-on image processed with FaceApp.
Combined the two images together in Photoshop, mapping my 'old face' over the base photo so it looks correct.

Tags:   49 going on 79 self-portrait FaceApp ageing software middle age vs old man Sliders Sunday Creative Self-Portrait 38/52 at least I've still got my hair mirror portrait remote shutter I blame the lockdown aged image portrait in the attic Grumpy Old Man Digital Ageing

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After Brexit, the airlines had nowhere better to go except sunny Devon. The runways weren't quite up to the same standards they'd got used to in Tenerife though.

1,000 steps away from becoming reality.

Explore #3

Tags:   Yellow field Oil Seed Rape 1 April April Fools final approach 1000 steps weekly theme 52 Weeks: the 2019 Edition there are wires! coming in to land flowers farming agriculture Devon countryside rural airport track tractor tramline Mellow Yellow Telegraph Poles Vanishing Point April Challenge 1/30 Sliders Sunday HSS

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So finally... I have managed to photograph a lightning strike. I'm pretty happy with it too. Obviously I can now give up photography and retire.

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Tags:   Lightning Strike at night forked lightning electrical storm flash Lightning 199/365 365 Project 365: the 2017 Edition night Devon Storm Boom Thunderstorm Flash of lightning Bolt of lightning Dark Silhouette trees Long exposure electrified fat man

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