Thursday, May 17, 2007

Tom's boats, bubbles and one good tern.

As I mentioned, Tom likes to take pictures of boats. Here are a few of the ones I like best,



...plus this tern, which I would have been pleased to capture,

... and bubbles. He's not having the camera again until September.

Posted by at 6:28 am
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8 comments:

annie said...

I don't know if it's specifically because you mention that Tom took the pictures, or if I would've felt it anyway, but there is something very direct and masculine about them. No-nonsense in a very interesting way. Like poetry made out of science. Or science made out of poetry. I'm not sure which.

Have a great summer! :D

7:34 am
Zhoen said...

Love the photos, kudos to Tom.

12:09 pm
herhimnbryn said...

Ace Tom. That 2nd one is very Swallows and Amazons.

4:57 pm
Anonymous said...

Great shots, Tom! A bit of photo rivalry here, rather like I have with my husband. And yes, we take different kinds of photos with the same camera. His tend to be the longer and slower view, whereas I like to go quickly, closer and look at textures. I'm desiring a macro lens now.

5:49 pm
Catalyst said...

My! One family, two good photographers. I guess one good tern deserves another! (groan)

8:10 pm
Fire Bird said...

Yes, I love the shambolic old camper van in the background of the red sail picture. And the windmill and bubbles. But so distinctively not yours. Two different 'eyes'.

11:04 pm
Lucy said...

Tom thanks you all for your kind words, and not a 'Pah, not as good as Lucy's!' among them. His head is now so swollen he won't be able to get the camera strap over it.
Annie - I guess they are mostly 'boy's' photos, except perhaps the bubbles.
H - yes that was a S & A type of boat, adorable, only minus the flag with a motif cut out of Nancy's old knickerbockers! (Our American readers will be completely lost by now).
ML - Yes I think that quite describes the different approaches. the macro lense is a temptation, but as with other ways I'm sure would improve my photographs, I'd have to get to grips with technical aspects I'm a bit dull and unwilling about...
Cat - tern puns are a favourite of mine; the best was after a TV showing of Hitchcock's 'The Birds', when the late night continuity announcer said 'Well, after that, one can only hope that no tern was left unstoned!'
TG - yes, I liked that campervan, and at such an odd level in the picture - dumb luck I reckon! I think perhaps I could have taken the bubbles, but otherwise, no, I don't think I'd have chosen those subjects, or in that way. It's quite reassuring, because I sometimes wonder if pictures are mostly as good as the camera you've got, anyone could take them; that may be so to a point, but different people's will have their own flavour and character, evidently.

6:22 am
meggie said...

I love the bubbles! They are all great, but the bubbles just look such fun with the windmill.

11:33 pm

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