dawn Nut.........

awww thanks Justyna!!
lovely words!

lovely comment, Lois…..
and i thank you very much!!

thankyou for the fave. Lois…..terrific!!

well, thankyou very much…...
for the fave, and the inspiring comments!!

haha, yeah a bit like that!!
it was a terrific sky!!

Well, I guess this is just ME, Anne…......
but now, my interest is keen…........!!
why is my pic different from traditional views?
I’d like your understanding of this…...why?
To go in the field with a plan is one thing…....
........to go in the field blind is another…...
don’t you have an idea about what you could achieve, all things considered?
ie… the light, your attitude, the subject…......etc…...etc….
..For mine, I go in the field with Nothing…....
no thoughts, no plan…....
.......i wait for the spur….....the moment of creativity…...
its in us all, I’m sure you would agree…...
.......and I don’t know if that is a perfection…....it is most likely not…...
but it does signify that my intention is to catch something that is my OWN….....
Isn’t that what you do?

Thanks for your indepth reply….
I do appreciate it,
I concur with all you’ve said….
thanks again, Anne!

hey, thanks heaps, tommy…..
appreciated!!

yeah, this did work better as sepia, as compared to colour…..
which didn’t have the impact that you refer to…..
Thanks for the comment, Steve!

hi there!
Stanley looks great, all year round…....
its one of those quaint and historic little towns that are dotted throughout Tassy…..but it has a timeless attraction in the NUT, as you can see, and tourists travel here en masse for the Summer months….....
April is a good time, the place empties by then!
Thanks for the faves again, Alex….
lovely!

well, they are terrific words, Varinia…..
always prefer constructive comments!
........and ta for the fave…..
fantastic!!

wow…...thanks heaps…..that is a compliment i regard highly!

thats the best thing about RB, Im sure you’d agree…
i get inspired similarly, by seeing what others do…..
opens up all sorts of avenues that I’d not contemplated…
thats got to be good!!

......sepia is a brilliant medium.
In this latter part of my photographic bent, it never ceases to amaze me how b n w (sepia) completely alters the feel of a shot…...it introduces more feel and character to pics, whereas colour, albeit exciting in its own way, can detract from an image by introducing too many distractions in the form of the colour…..
Does that make sense?

if i were to show you the colour version of Dawn Nut, you would be amazed at the loss of the dramatic that the sepia version has…...
.......it became a tourist piccy…..
Ansel Adams knew, didn’t he?
Colour is scenery, b n w is a picture!!
How true is that?
Having said that, colour still has its very special place, and i do try hard NOT to forget that…..lol

I find that i take a lot of pics these days in both mediums, and depending on the quality, I’ll post both on RB, just to see what sorts of reactions they get…....the level of interest etc…..
And, do you know, up to this point, the interest level is similar, but with a subtle difference….the comments on b n w work are generally more from an artistic bent, if you know what Im trying to say.
The viewers are drawn MORE to the “shape” and feel of the shot, rather than to its overallness…...

Yeah, your last sentence sums it all up, for me.
There is definetely a more dramatic conveyance of ourselves, our attitudes (as you say, being true to ourselves) in b n w ’s and that certainly helps to add to individualising our work, and therefore makes it more noticeable, I guess.
Colour has its place, but the real essence of what we’re about is reflected better in b n w ’s…...

Ta for the fave, Melanie…...
Glad you climbed the Nut…....i guess the chairlift wasn’t there in ‘84?
.....I’m not lazy, though…..i go up every so often…...
ususally buggered by the end of it!
Thanks for the comment, might see you one day!!

thanks heaps, irfanfraz…..
much appreciated!!

Thanks a million, SueAnne…...appreciated!!

Andy…....thanks heaps for the fave!!
It has a uniqueness, the old Nut….....never ceases to amaze the variety of ways to see her!!

Hi Tempe,
I use a Canon 400D, which allows me to set a sepia setting. I use a polarising filter and that can add contrast to mono”s.
Thanks for your comment, much appreciated!!

thanks heaps, Paulette x!!
much appreciated!!

Thankyou heaps, Taniah!!
Sepia is a bit of a newy to me, but it does seem to work on the old Nut!
Terrific comment, and thanks for the earlier fave too!!

Thankyou …...much appreciated!!

Gday, vkatelynng!!
Thankyou for the comment, and the fave!!
Terrific!!

Thankyou Steve, appreciate the comments!!

Sure was, bubba girl…..
Hey everyone…...THIS is my Kate!!
Say gday!!

Regard these comments highly Catherine…...
Lovely words….
thankyou!!

Gday there!
Thanks for the kind words! The artists who participated were Bubblers, so technically RB didn’t organise the Exhibition, we just all came under the RB banner!

Thankyou Tori, comments much appreciated, and ta for the faves also!!
Tremendous!!

Thankyou Almark…...really appreciate the fave too!!

Love the comments, Vanessa…....and ta for the fave!!

Thankyou Joel, much appreciated!!

Thankyou very much, Shannon!!

Thankyou for the fave too….....wonderful!!

Appreciate the kind words, John!
And ta for the fave also….....
Terrific!!

Thankyou V, quite humbled by the feature!!
So many lovely pics, and mine stuck in amongst them!

Thanks Debra…....love the remarks!!

Hey there smiley!!
My day is good, thankyou for asking!
You flatter me…i’ve thought for years that a non-stressful existence was possible through gales of laughter and a twinkle in your eye, and to be a tad of a larrikin…..lol!!
Life is a blackboard, Tereza…...write on it, and rub it out, whatever and anytime you want…...
Good to see you…..!!

Thankyou Shannon, appreciate the comment, and the fave!!
Terrific!

Aww thats a lovely comment, Tara…...
thanks a bundle!!
You’re a gem!!

Thankyou elfie, much appreciated!!

Lovely words, Roddy…..and ta for the fave!!

Can you help me get out the door…..
my heads swelling!!!
Thankyou for the terrific comment, Jenifer…
big hug!

Thanks Rob, appreciate the comment, mate!

Thanks rosso…....thats what i saw too!!

Well, thankyou, emolena….
a hug for the fave too!

Lovely comment, Anthony…..thanks heaps!!

hey dude, whats happenin??

Thankyou, Vicki!!
You’re a gem…....
hugs!

Well, coming from you, that is a compliment!!
Thankyou, Mel!!

haha…..good on you, David…...
...thanks heaps, mate!!

Thanks Malcolm….....appreciated!!

Fantastic comment, Kevin….....very much appreciated!!
And ta for the fave also!

Well, you sure know the right words, Andrew…........and I DO thoroughly appreciate any and all comments you send my way!!
Thankyou mate!

Thankyou Laurie!!

Gee, THATS such a fantastic comment, Ralph!!
You give a bloke inspiration…...and thats goes a long way, believe me!

Well, i feel the same way sometimes, lakeca, but it grows on you, like it did me!
Maybe its a connection to a mysterious childhood, reading Lord of the Rings etc…..someone else made that comment about this!
Thanks for stopping by, and appreciate the fave!!

CHEERS.
and ta for faving
(your work is Awesome, btw)

Thankyou Rosina, you’re very kind!!

Thankyou sir, most appreciative of your comments, and the fave!!

Linda, big hugs to you…....you just ticked over the 50th fave on this pic!! So, a mega-hug is on the way!!
Thankyou for all your comments, most gracious of you!!
And ta for the faves too!

Thankyou heaps, Svetlana…...hugs!!

Well, thankyou…......a lovely comment to say…...
Good luck with your aspirations!!
Much appreciated, Voltaire!!

Thanks David…....always appreciate your comments!!

cheers mate….....appreciated!!!

Thankyou, appreciate your comments, digitalpoetry!!

Thankyou Nerida, lovely of you to say so!!

Cheers Trish…...this is my first really I’m-happy-with-it shot…....so, I’m stoked that you liked!!

Thankyou kathy….....sorry for submitting this earlier without the relevant requirements…...Ooops!!
Cheers
David

hahaha…......Bill gates? Wow…..wonder if he’d share in his bounty?
Thanks Travis!!

thankyou!!

Thanks Antonio….....much appreciated!!

Very honoured, Paul…...thankyou very much!!

Thankyou sir…....terrific comment!!

Much appreciated Garth…....a definite honour, for sure!!!

Yes thanks Ralph, I’ll do that…....cheers!!

Thanks Andrew, terrific comment!!

I think there is always just a little luck involved…......even just getting out of bed early enough is a lucky break…...something I’m personally terrible at doing!!
Thankyou nadine, always appreciate your comments!!

Gee thanks, John…..I appreciate your dropping by, and leaving a grand comment!!

Cheers Martin!!

Cheers Lu…...sorry for the late reply…....BLTN !!

Cheers Dale, glad you liked mate!!

Great comment…......i laughed my #### off!!!
Sounds like a great idea, re pladdypusses!!

Thx gaylene!!

Thankyou Luca!!

Thx Mark…...just what I liked about it too mate!!

Funnily enough, an entrepreneur mate of mine wanted to use this image as a lead-in for a computer game….he said it was a “Lord of the Rings” type thing…....but it never got off the ground!!
Thx for the comment, Alixzandra…...you sound like a fun person!!
....have a great day….or night, whatever it is!

Wow, they are the kindest words….....thankyou heaps!!

Hi…..you know, I’ve asked various tourism bodies about using this, and they all say its too dramatic, and that it lacks people…..but that they might come and see me sometime…...I’m still waiting!!
Thankyou for the lovely comment Tania…...H n K’s!!!!

Cheers Nic…..any comment from you is just terrific, thankyou!!
Hugs!!

Thanks James…...HNY by the way!!