| In all weathers but never in vain… |
| Best of the Month – of June 2022 |
“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” – Maud Hart Lovelace
| Early morning Willow |
| Welcome to Best of the Month Although l have been interested in photography since l was a youngster, there is a difference l think between wanting to take quick pictures with a camera when out with the family and wanting to create photographs. So with that definition of the two styles, l was happy to ‘just take pictures’ for most of my life; however, in more recent years and more so as l have aged. I have taken a keener interest and developed more of a love and passion for photography through the eyes of an amateur. I like to take more time working with the creativity and beauty of a moment and trying to convey that to the viewer. No longer do l simply point and click. Now l observe and watch and understand the story behind what l am looking to photograph, l learn the behaviours of the wildlife, research the growing seasons of plants, and so on and read to understand more. I want people to see what l was witnessing at that moment. We can all pick up a camera, press the button, and click away to produce a picture, but with photography, you are trying to display the emotion you experienced when you were in that moment. I have a camera of one sort with me every day, whether out walking, or working when l volunteer, or in the garden or even when just out and about about town. I want to improve my photography, so l take thousands of images every month and practice and hone my craft. Now l take pictures of all sorts of things and moments and observations, quirky, weird and unconventional, under different weather conditions and times of the day, different seasons and from different positions and angles. I try to capture a moment in time that my eyes saw, and it fired my imagination up. A friend of mine once said, “Rory, you can never take too many, but you can take too few, so don’t be afraid, especially now when the world is digital, to go out and take as many as you want because the truly wonderful shots are never ten a penny, but you’ll not know that till you have taken thousands to compare.” Every month l will have taken hundreds of good photographs, but l might only have captured a handful that l consider to be genuinely excellent or uniquely unusual. This is what the Best of the Month gallery is about – it holds images that l consider excellent or different, charming or just symbolic for that month, and l wanted to share them. I hope you’ll enjoy the series. |
| Check out – Best of the Month Directory |
| June 2022 |
| Fauna |
| A bridge too far maybe… |
| Black, White and Grey Sandwich |
| Abstractively Sandwich |
| Early morning toll … |
| Sandwich Flora |
| Dragonfly I see this boat parked up on the fisherman’s wharf marina along the River Stour every time l walk towards Gazen Salts Nature Reserve. I love the character of it and it features in many of the Wild Walk galleries. It is possibly one of the best dragonflies on this stretch of water. Most definitely one of my favourites for this month. |
Earthly Comforts 
Oh, Rory, this is absolutely wonderful! I enjoyed everything about it so much! Thank you! 😊
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You are very welcome Betty, thank you too – l am thrilled you enjoyed this months collection 🙂
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Oh “The Butts” photo – Fabulous!
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Yes it is nice, l agree 🙂
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I love all the critters and the flowers. Does that Dragonfly never fly?? Sad that is seems to be grounded😂
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indeed, it’ flies across waters though 🙂
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I can still see… this one came through fine.
But maybe you take away after I respond lol – I’m only teasing
But also… how you know your photos aren’t all amazing ? Because typically the world is based off perspective? No? Subjective?
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These are the ones l consider different than the normal galleries.
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Well these are the ones I can see
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I love this feature, Rory! Your photos are stunning and I can tell you have a keen eye for uniqueness. What is the cage-like structure on top of St. Mary’s Art Centre?
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Hey Eugenia – thank you. I believe it to simply be guarding railing for when work is needed to be performed whilst at the very top of the building.
The irony is that the entire building is referred to as St Mary’s Art centre which in reality is the building next to the bigger one. The Art’s centre is a community art centre whilst the bigger building is l believe apartments.
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Thank you for the explanation, Rory!
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Thanks for the nice stroll! Absolutely gorgeous photographs Rory!
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Hey Ribana, my pleasure – glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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It would be dreadfully difficult for me to choose a favorite. You’re very good at gathering the essence of the moment. Well done Rory ☺️
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Thanks Suzanne 🙂
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So interesting and enjoyable to see the world through your eyes, Rory.
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Hey Geoff, many thanks – glad you have enjoyed it 🙂
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