coffeebean
Profile
Hi I’m Jenny, I live in a small town in New Zealand a pretty little place called Geraldine in the South Island. I am a grandmother of four which makes me sound old but I’m not! My camera and photography are a very important part of me and though I am an amateur photographer I would one day love to try and take it to another level. I’ve always had a camera in my hand even when I was in primary school I had my trusty Kodak Instamatic never far away. My first job was in a photography lab which I loved and now wish I’d stayed at longer to learn more but hindsight is a great thing is it not.
A couple of years ago, after becoming frustrated with the limits of my digital point and shoot camera I finally bought my first digital SLR a Canon EOS 30D which I loved, then 8 months ago I upgraded to the new 50D which I love even more! I hope you enjoy taking a look at some of my work.
Groups
coffeebean is a member of All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, !"All About Hearts"!, "All parks", "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 a day, "Real" Life Artwork, "Tone It Down"!, *A Beautiful Blur, *Chocoholics Anonymous*, A Fascinating Purple , A Garden somewhere....., A Place To Call Home, Abstract Realism, Achromatic Nature, After Dark, All About Boating, All About Flowers, All About Water, All Animals Great And Small., All Around the Styles, All Castles Around The World, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers , All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All That is Nature (Photography Only), All the Colors of the Rainbow, All Things Black(No B+W Photographs), All things Coffee, All Trucks, Amateur Photographers' Association, Amazing Graves, American Southwest , Ancient Ruins and Relics, Anything We Wear (Including Bling!), aqua, lime or indigo, Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes photography, Arizona, Art of Glass, As Is, At the edge, Backyard - Close-ups and Macro Shots Only - (3 a day!), Backyard Photography (No Macros), Beach Art, Benches, Best from Around the Barnyard , Bird's Eye View, Bits and Pieces , Black and White Photography, Blowing In The Wind, Blur, Bokeh, Books, Both Sides Now, Bricks, Blocks, Tiles and Mosaic Mania, Bridges, Bubble Boutique, Cacti and other Succulents, Candid photographs of friends and family~~ (PLEASE ADD A DESCRIPTION OF WHO IS IN THE PICTURE), Candid Photography, Capital cities of the World , Cards: Best of Your Best, Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Castle Magic, Cats and Dogs (1 per day), Childhood, Color and light, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: Rainbow), Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Commercial Vehicles, Construction and Demolished, contrasting perceptions (NEW RULES PLEASE GO READ THEM), Cottage Style, Country Bumpkin, COUNTRY GARDENS! Come and grow with us! , COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, daisy & company, Dawn and Dusk Light, Days Gone By (Photographs must be twenty years or older and include people please), Depth Of Field (2 images per day), Descriptions, Don't Fence Me In, Ebony and Ivory, European Everyday Life, Everyday Life, Eye Contact, Fabulous Flowers, Farms and Countryside, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, FEATURED ONLY, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Food for Thought, For the love of Canon, For the Love of Cats , 2 images a day, Forests, French Architecture , Full Frontal Facades, Fungilicious, Globes, Spheres and Curves - 2 per day, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Gorgeous Flower Cards, Green!, Guitar Art, Happy Haven Photography Limit 2 images per day, Heritage in Stone, Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide, Historic Churches, Historic Landmarks of Europe, History, Human and Nature, Humour Captured, If it doesn't belong, In the Pink, Italy and all Things Italian, Just Brown, Just Lines, Landscape Photography, Las Vegas Artists and Writers, Light and Reflection 1/24, Light up My Life (all about lamps), Lightning and Storms, London Architecture, Love is a Many Splendoured Thing, Made By Nature - {2 a day}, Metallic Junktion, Minimalism, MIRTH (Members Images Relating To Humour), Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mother Nature's Finest, Multiple exposure, Mysteries of the Common, Natural Textures, Nature's Wonders, New Mexico, New Zealand Made, Night Photography, Nirvana, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Not What It Seems, Object Studies & Concepts, Oklahoma!, Old & Rusty, One Single Flower On Show.. Upload 2 per day, Out of the Blue, Paris, Passionate About Vintage, Personal Meaning Photography, Perspectives, Photographers self portrait, Photographic France, Photography 101, Photoshop Help, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Public Art, Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day, Reflections in Building Windows 2 per day, Reflectivity, Room With A View, Route 66 - The Mother Road, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, Safe Haven, San Francisco, SEAGULLS, Seasonal 'Scapes, Self Portrait, Sepia Only, Shades of Grey, Shadows & Reflections, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, SHOPFRONTS , Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs!, Simply White Artwork Gallery, Snow Days, Special Moments, SPIRIT, STAINED GLASS ART, Statues and Such, Still Life Photography, Stop and Smell the Roses, Strictly Human Faces , Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Sun Rays, Sweet Tooth, Texas, That One Great Shot, That's Entertainment! (Fun & Recreation Photos), The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Beauty of the European Waters, The Birds, The Collector's Corner, The Family Album, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, The Woman Photographer **7 per week***, The World, Tools, Transport, Travel and Adventure, Trees , Tulips, TUNNEL VISION , Two Beings Group, Ultimate Reflection, United States, Unlimited Quality, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Vineyards & Wineries, War , Waves, Wedding Inspiration Group, What A Shot , Which way?, Windmills & Ferris wheels, Windows and Doors, Wine - The Universal Elixir, You're Accepted, Your Magic Place and à EUROPA!.
Art
Writing
"MOTHER" .......a beautiful poem by my daughter aged 13 at the time
A mother I think so much of, / a friend I truly need / Sometimes I may seem horrid, / but it’s only teenage creed Mum, I love you so much, / with all my heart and soul / You let me do mostly …
