29 December 2012

My favourite photo of 2012 - Fire Dragon

© Shaun P Downey 2012

I've reworked a lot of photos this year but I have not taken many new ones at all...but then depression has been a key feature of the year. This was taken when Shirley was burning ivy and this was a lucky shot.There'snot manipulation whatsoever,  just a stopped down 135mm lens and spot focusing on the flame rather than anything around it

11 comments:

Kay Dennison said...

What a spectacular shot!!!!

(Standing ovation!!!!)

susan said...

It is excellent.

Steve Hayes said...

Very good.

I was trying to take pictures of migrating butterlies today, and missed most of them altogether.

jams o donnell said...

Ah sometimes you strike lucky sometimes you don'tSteve.Try again tomorrow if you can

CherryPie said...

This is a spectacular photo.

Hopefully your depression will lift in 2013, which I am sure will lead you to feeling more creative again.

Andrew MacLaren-Scott said...

A great choice.

Good wishes for a more cheerful year then.

By the way, how's the disk drive situation? Hope of getting the photos back?

jams o donnell said...

Thank you.I hoe it gets better next year Cherie

I haen't got the money to try and extract the pics as yet Don

Sean Jeating said...

Here's hoping you'll have many many more lucky and happy moments next year, Jams.

jams o donnell said...

Fingers crossed Sean!

Syncopated Eyeball said...

Spectacular is the word! It's wonderful, Shaun. :)

jams o donnell said...

Why thank you Syncy!