Thanks for your comment on "Winds of Change" for me it has many different meanings and represents so many things that have gone on in my life. I'm glad that you liked it and thanks again for your comments. Much appreciated ^_^
~Mary-Katherine
Hotboxing?? Wow now thats an honest interpretation if I've ever heard one!! Thanks for the great comment. Oh and thanks for the comments on "tea for two" and "into the limelight" much appreciated, glad you like them!!
Hello Ryan^^. Thanks for your comment on "Black Wood", "Savage Garden and "Conversation II".
To answer your first question I use a sony cybershot 3.2 (not the best camera) but you still can do nice shots with it.
At first there was no big contrast nor light effect on the picture. I used photoshop to have this particular ambiance : I changed the contrast, darkened the grass, and added a strange light on the wood at the end.
at first it was a nice but common shot, with a global lighting and a weak contrast.
changing colors are rather easy to do with photoshop. it's a great program with a lot of useful tools, one of them is called ' color gradation layer' and it helps a lot when you want to play with colors (reduce or changing them altogether) and create a new ambiance.
...and for your last question^^, I live a bit under the very middle of the country, near a town called 'Dinant'. (not very far away from ppigeon^^)
Hi Ryan. Thanks for the kind words on 'Alps of 'Haute Provence' (France)'. France is one of the most beautiful country. Agree with you :-)
Hehe! I'm living in Belgium (just north of France) :-)
About 'Skimming in the desert': In 2003, I used a (argentic) Nikon F70 + a (numeric) HP715. This photo was scanned. That's why it's so grainy :-/
Now, I own a Minolta Dimage A1. Excellent quality and very light for trekkings... :-)
HI Ryan, thankyou so much for your kind comments about my black and white work! I really appreciate it. I was getting a bit dishearted cos people seem to prefer colour images but you words made me feel so much better. I glad i now know someone else who appreciates such an artistic but under used medium!
Hey, thanks for the comment on "Nonchalant" and I wish everyone looked into it as much as you did. Pictures can be more that pleasing to the eye and I'm happy you took notice.