Hi

Have been trying some effects/textures on my photographs. Any constructive comments welcome.

Thanks

I use helicon Filter which I find really good, although some people seem to not like it much, horses for courses!

Definitely Picasa, free and I find it good for organising. It is worth having a look online at what it does.

A view of the girl doing the first Southend leg of the Olympic torch UK procession.

Olympic torch girl

Or carry a gun? Not to shoot the bear but one of the others in the leg, you are bound to outrun them then!

Hi

This is a black and white version of a photo from a Police open day and another of my mother. I like portraits (particularly B&W) but am never happy with the results, any suggestions?

Thanks

Kent Police officer in B&W


Mum in B&W

Lovely photo's, makes my days at the beach look a bit boring!

Hi

Lovely photo, hello from another new UK member from Southend, Essex.

We have been to a few places in Wales but this is one place I need to go to, fantastic buildings and back drop.

Not just a problem in the US, in the UK the country is run by people who have no idea what to be short of money is like. The penalty for having a government that seems to be the political wing of multi national big business?

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/the-cabinets-millionaire-ministers-7636699.html

Hello,

I live in Southend, Essex, UK, and am in my mid 50's. My interest is mainly emergency services/vehicles and the people who work in them, particularly the Police. My current kit is a Sony A55 with Tamron lenses (17-50mm f2.8, 70-300mm, and 18-200mm), when at work or out and about I carry a Panasonic TZ20 (ZS10). I take photographs because I enjoy it rather than for competitions etc, perhaps that is a side of my photography I need to work on. Some of my photos can be found on the link below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fred_bear/

Taken a few weeks ago at a Kent Police Open day, I cropped it in to just the female officer as I think the look on her face is good.

Kent Police Officer in 'riot wear'