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Starling Dance

One of my personal favorite subjects, This is what's left of West Pier, Brighton. In the winter I love to just sit and watch these starlings dancing above it.

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I am a serious photographer from the South of England. I have always had a passion for the natural world and it is my intention to try to convey that love to others through my artwork.

I owe much of my talent to my friends here on DA, before I joined I really had little idea about the true disciplines of photography. Although I spent many years teaching myself the technical side and building up my kit, it has been here on DA that I have really been able to develop my skills for the "creation of captured art".

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Hampshire UK
  • Interests: The world it's nature and it's music
  • Shell of choice: The one I hide in.
  • Favourite game: Photoshop.
  • Personal Quote: Some people know what they need, others need what they know.
  • Tools of the Trade: Tools don't matter, Knowledge does! But a sturdy tripod is essential. (Kit List in scraps!!)

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*planet0:iconplanet0: 1 day 8 hours ago
Absolutely stunning work in your gallery ...... so wonderful meet you and see your exquisite imagery! :sun:
=Orca76:iconOrca76: 11 hours 52 minutes ago
Thankyou.

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Jake Spain.

Light waits for no man. You're either out there, or you miss it. Forever.
=Orca76:iconOrca76: 3 days 16 hours ago
I have had cameras since I was about 16/17. My dad gave me the first during my parents divorce (guilt I think!). That was a SLR well before digital. I loved owning it and I loved using it but I never got anywhere photographically, although I liked to think otherwise ;).....
I broke that whilst in Iceland, big mistake I wish I had broken and replaced it before being in such a fantastic setting! I bought a DSLR to replace that in 2003, taught myself basic PS skills and then shot JPG's (something I will hardly ever do now!) for about a year before I dared myself to gradually move away from AUTO and away from JPG. I upgraded from that (a 300D) to my 5D almost as soon as it came out, nothing had come close at the price and I had some savings.
BUT, and here is MY answer to your question, I can honestly say that I used the first 4 years (of going digital) reading every magazine, teaching myself and practicing (whist having a lot of fun!) and it is only in the last 2 to 3 years that I have really been taking pictures properly ie of the right subjects, with he correct settings and filters and most importantly at the right moments.... So at the moment I honestly feel that I have been doing this for 4 or 5 years and now (in the last 2 years) I have begun to think about composition, planning and meaning behind images...... Now i am attempting to make a list of places I want to visit (in the UK) and marking maps and trying to get to some of them, it's the HARDEST step yet.

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Jake Spain.

Light waits for no man. You're either out there, or you miss it. Forever.
=drewyboy:icondrewyboy: 3 days 6 hours ago
So your self taught, that's pretty cool. My 40D is my first camera which I got almost 2 years ago this Christmas coming. It's served me well but when I first got it I was the same shooting auto and JPG. I then moved to RAW and started using manual mode which was difficult at first but once I read magazines and started my course in digital photography I realized it's easier than I thought. Speaking of my course I have finished it now and got my diploma in the mail, need to get it framed before it goes to wreck and ruin. I'm going to take a photo of myself holding it and upload it as a new ID here. Back on topic, I have only started thinking about compositions, light and techniques more lately and I guess that's why my work is slowly improving. For Christ sake I use to HDR the shit out of my images because I knew no better so anything is better than that. Do you think you'll ever travel over here to Australia? I would love to meet and go shooting sometime :)

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It's all about perfection behind and in front of the lens, that's what I believe makes a good photograph.
=Orca76:iconOrca76: 2 days 16 hours ago
Been over there dude, would love to return sometime. I got as far as seeing Sydney and moving up to Byron Bay, I loved it.
I think you can teach yourself anything if you really wanna learn.

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Jake Spain.

Light waits for no man. You're either out there, or you miss it. Forever.
=drewyboy:icondrewyboy: 2 days 8 hours ago
You would have passed through my small town then on the way to Sydney. I live on the Mid North Coast ;)

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It's all about perfection behind and in front of the lens, that's what I believe makes a good photograph.
=Orca76:iconOrca76: 1 day 16 hours ago
Not sure I would mate, I went from Sydney north to Byron Bay??

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Jake Spain.

Light waits for no man. You're either out there, or you miss it. Forever.
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