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.
A few of my featured images:
Groups
coffeebean is a member of The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), Yellow Gallery, ! $$☻Get Art Promoted☺$$ !, ! 100% !, "All parks", "Old Things - 3 per Day", "Real" Life Photography (2 per day), "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), *A Beautiful Blur, *Elegant Rose Card's*, *Focus and Lighting*, *Islands of The World* - 3/day limit, A Fascinating Purple , A Garden somewhere....., A Place To Call Home, About Time, Abstract Realism, Achromatic Nature, After Dark, All About Flowers, All About Water, 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 Coffee, All Trucks, Alright, what is it?, Amateur Photographers' Association, American Southwest , Ancient Ruins and Relics, Anything We Wear (Including Bling!), aqua, lime or indigo, Architectural Details, Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes, Arizona, Art of Glass (photography only, 3/day), As Is, At the edge, At The Store, Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Backyard Photography (NO MACROS, DOGS, CATS, INSECTS, SKYSCAPES), Beach Art, Beautiful Garbage, Beautiful ~ 1 submission per 24 hours, Benches, Best from Around the Barnyard {2 A Day}, 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, Bubble Boutique, Cacti and other Succulents, Candid photographs of friends and family~~ (PLEASE ADD A DESCRIPTION OF WHO IS IN THE PICTURE), Capital cities of the World , Cards: Animals and pets (2/day - NO WRITING), Cards: Best of Your Best, Castle Magic, Cats and Dogs (1 artwork per day), Childhood, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: PINK [No Flowers]), Colour and light, 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! *NO SINGLE FLOWER /MACRO SHOTS*, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Cover Shots, Cutest of the Cute, daisy & company--->ONLY daisies & its species, Dawn and Dusk Light, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Descriptions, Dilapidated Buildings, Double exposure, Ebony and Ivory, Entrances (Archways and Doorways), European Everyday Life (add the place!), Everyday Life, 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 - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, Forests, Fountains, Wrought Iron & Gates etc., Frame In Frame, French Architecture , Full Frontal Facades, Fungilicious, Garden Sculptures And Ornaments, Globes, Spheres and Curves - 2 per day, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Gorgeous Flower Cards, Green!, Hats and Hat Boxes, Heritage in Stone, Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide, Historic Churches, Historic Landmarks of Europe, History, Human and Nature, Humour Captured, I Love Italy, If it doesn't belong, In the Pink 50% pink, Italy and all Things Italian , Just Brown, Just Lines, Landscape Photography, Las Vegas & Nevada, Light and Reflection 1/24, Light up My Life (all about lamps), Lightning and Storms, London Architecture, Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Metallic Junktion, Minimalism, MIRTH (Members Images Relating To Humour), Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mother Nature's Finest, Mysteries of the Common, Natural Textures, Nature's Wonders, New Mexico, New Zealand Made, Night Photography, Nirvana (1 images per day and 1 written per day), No More Color, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Not What It Seems, Object Studies & Concepts, Oklahoma!, Old & Rusty, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Paris, Passionate About Vintage, Peony Perfection, Personal Meaning Photography, Perspectives, Photographers self portrait, Photographic France, Photography 101, Photoshop Help, Polynesian Connection, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Public Art, Public Utilities , 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, Signs, Everywhere Signs!, Simply White Artwork Gallery - 95% White !, Snow Days, Special Moments, SPIRIT, STAINED GLASS ART, Stairs and Staircases, Statues and Such, Still Life Photography, Stop and Smell the Roses, Strictly Human Faces , Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Sun Rays, Sweet Tooth, TABLES AND CHAIRS, Texas, That One Great Shot, That's Entertainment! (Fun & Recreation Photos), The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Beauty of the European Waters, The Birds, The Collector's Corner, The FENCE group, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, The World, Time to watch clocks, Tools, Transport, Travel and Adventure, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, Tulips, TUNNEL VISION (photography only), Two Beings Group, Ultimate Reflection, United States, Unlimited Quality, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Vineyards & Wineries, Visions of Italy, Wall of the World , War , Waves, Wedding Inspiration Group, What A Shot , Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Windows and Doors, Wine - The Universal Elixir, Yellow Two, You're Accepted, Your Country's Best (2 images per day), Your Magic PLACE and à EUROPA!.
Journal Entries
UPDATE on my Dad in Intensive Care
Posted 4 months ago, 10 comments so far.
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 …
