Computer clean up

David cleaned up my computer yesterday - transferred all the photographs .. and there were MANY!! .. on to my external hard drive giving me so much Free Space!! I must never let them go to "My Pictures", straight onto my external hard drive, and even there do some deleting - how many photographs do you need to keep anyway?

Mommy & Daddy's Wedding Day

I'm so pleased that I have found these photographs - specially the top one. There is another of them sitting behind the cake which is gorgeous, think Tracy has it? Mommy looks beautiful - really ahead of her time!

Mommy

This is a "barely there" photograph - I think it must have been a proof and printed on very thin paper.

Damaged on top right which I have fixed and also on the feather boa - you can see my handiwork! Rather difficult this one but I think it is lovely of Mommy.

I want to look like my Mommy!!!!!!!!

Margaret

Another "old" photograph!

This is my dear friend Margaret on her Wedding Day.

She was a very talented writer, author, journalist and Woman's Editor of The Argus.

I found this photograph yesterday, very badly damaged around the edges, quarter plate size.

Managed to clean it up and cropped a bit, also gave it a slight sepia tone and a "blur",

Taken at her parent's home before she left for the church. I used 3 lights which I took along with me and set them up - can you imagine!! Terribly keen and no problem in those days!!!

I think it looks naturally lit.

Rolleiflex.

Daddy & Gaeleen

This must be one of the first photographs I took when I first became interested in photography - encouraged by Fr. Laurence McCauley, who at that time had a Rolleiflex and was taking fantastic photographs.

I've always love this shot of Daddy & Gaeleen, what a wonderful father he was everyone loved him.

It was taken with my very first camera, a twin lens reflex called a Flexo if I remember correctly. I had great fun experimenting with it.

Dawn & Cathy

Dawn - wife of the Arts & Etertainment editor when I was at the Argus.
This was for the "Best dressed Woman" a feature Margaret Williamson did for Femina

Also photographed Adele Searle for this, just can't find it right now.



Taken with the Rolleiflex. This is a very old print - took out all the scratches.


Cathy, who used to love next door many years ago. This was with the Canon (roll film) and printed on AGFA Portriga Rapid paper - entirely matte surface with a slightly sepia look about it. One of my favourites at that time.

This also has a lot of blemishes which I have cleaned up.

Tracy

Tracy at 15 - this could be Michaela.


Playing with old photographs, cropping and trying different colour effects.

Portraits with Floodlamps

I wish I could do portraits like this again. I no longer have the floodlights or the stands, or the black back drop. OR THE MODEL!!

I remember her name was Annette, she was an actress with the most gorgeous natural auburn hair .... and I took her Wedding photographs.
Taken with the Rolleiflex

Exquisite Elizabeth

Isn't this photograph exquisite - the very, very beautiful Elaizabeth.

And a beautful human being , so generous and compassionate.

My Favourite photograph of Elizabeth Taylor

This is my favourite photograph of Elizabeth Taylor - and I have many!

I have a book called "Elizabeth Taylor - A Biography in Photographs" by Christopher Nickens. Beautiful photographs - but one in particular that I love - I've just taken a shot of it now and will download and post.

Always loved her - still do.

The Liz Taylor HairStyle

Aunty Col with the Liz Taylor Hair Style!!!

This photograph was taken by Fr. Laurence MacAuley when I was about 25.

Still have one of those earrings.

Gorgeous Cat & Flowers

Thought I'd give Venice a break - so went out into the garden about half an hour ago.

The March Lilies are blooming, such a gorgeous shade of deep pink.

Caught the very last flowers of the Chives - they keep seeding themselves every year for as long as I can remember.

And Little One sitting on the balcony ledge as I went outside - so handsome, just had to take his picture.

Venice Masks

This photograph was taken by Igor Sadovy using a Panasonic DMC TZ8

The clarity is marvellous - that's why I love my Panasonic!

Hotel American Dinesen
Aunty Col on the balcony overlooking the canal

Hotel lit up at night.

David

And the room, which was lovely.

Scottish Brooch

And here is the brooch I got in Edinburgh that same year!

At this rate I'll be photographing all my "jewellery"! Good idea - you should do it too Marcelle,

if only I had, with THE RING - we could have had it copied nore easily

Shamrock Brooch

This is the brooch I wear every St. Patrick's Day - got it in Ireland when Iwas there in 1963!

We had drinks last evening with friends - Guiness Stout! I had a Hunters Cider.

St Patrick's Day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY


Today would have been our Daddy's Birthday. His name was Patrick and he had green eyes.
A wonderful man and a great father/grandfather to us all.

Miss you Daddy - a lot!!!!!

Love you always xxx

The Gondoliers

Always charmimg you with a "special" price! And they are very charming themselves.

Zoomed in on him from quite a distance with the Lumix.






















This must be one of the last photographs I took - about to cross the bridge and then turn right to our hotel.
I saw these two gondoliers having a chat, and when I lifted the camera, the one on top stuck his tongue out at me (wish I'd taken it!!!) I got a bit of a shock, anyway I think he was embarassed, he dipped his head as you can see and started laughing with his chum!!!

Mommy

It would have been my Mother's birthday today.

Here she is looking so beautiful and glamorous.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!! Love you xxx

Venice

I found this statue of Senator Martinus Barbaros most lifelike - just look at his cloak, the way he is holding it - could be material.
just had to take a few picures.