1stAngel & Friends

The work you find on RedBubble really comes to life when it’s sitting proud on your wall. Mounted on gatorboard (as opposed to chipboard which can bend and flake over time) for a quality finish. Mounted prints are affordable, ready-to-hang art.

This absolutely BEAUTIFUL image by JackyP is a wonderful example of RB’s quality photographers and artists.

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It has to be one of the sweetest images I have seen in ages….  Although her gallery is full of them! and in writing this, and looking through more of her work, I found this calendar FULL of cygnets….

Cygnet Calendar

You really have to see these to believe them… Gorgeous!

She says in her profile, ‘Nature has inspired my love of photography and I do hope you will enjoy my images!’

I believe that you are a part of that nature Jacky and yes, yes I certainly do enjoy your images!!!

Go and see Jacky’s work at http://www.redbubble.com/people/jackyp and dont forget to click the View All link

Ink & Brush Creations presents~ a Short Story on Farm life~ Written by R.Nees
Photos by me and all rights reserved.


~~Every time I use Dad’s old tractor, I am confronted with one thing or another that has the indelible fingerprint of our father….. one of the three point hitch arms is held on with the correct type of standard farm lynch pin…. the other is held on with a bent over 9/16” bolt. The list goes on….. I smile, every time. Dang, that guy knew how to improvise.

There has been a somewhat leaky fuel line on the thing, and I made the mistake of touching it a few days ago…. at which point it disintegrated. At least the end that fragmented was at the ‘high’ end of the line, and I could keep from flowing all of the fuel in the tank onto the ground while I had to run to town to find a piece of fuel line that would fit. I know this piece of line had been replaced at some point in the last 30 years, because the hose clamps used to attach it were not of the same type as on the OEM connections.
Managed to replace the line, and took a few minutes to hose all of the dust off the motor, and that led to spraying the grass seed, etc. out of the radiator fins. Less than 70% of them would flow water, so I took a nylon zip tie, and poked all of the slots between the cooling fins to remove the deibrus. Every 20 minutes or so, I would take the garden hose and check to see how much more of the radiator would flow water front to back…. after an hour, I must now have nearly 95% of the fins working as designed…….
Now that we have the fuel line fixed, and the radiator cleaned out, it’s time to do some mowing. except the battery is now flat.
How could that be? I replaced the battery 2 years ago! That led me to looking at the fan belt…… here’s the alternator, all the way to the end of it’s adjustment, the inside edge of the belt looks like rats died from gnawing on it sometime in the 1980’s, everything’s rusty…. the fan and alternator both would spin with pressure of one finger on them, without the belt moving. Did I mention this is a diesel, and it only uses the electricity to heat the glow plugs, and start the motor? No wonder there were no working light bulbs when I got this thing!
Had to go to town today anyway, to get ready for the interview tomorrow, so we picked up a new belt from NAPA. the looked it up in their ancient tractor catalog, and pulled the correct heavy duty belt out of whatever storage it was in.
Took it home, and took off the guards blocking access to the pulley locations….. (took the time to flatten said guards, and return them to the OEM shape, and used the correct nuts bolts etc to remount them) Had to snake the belt into place, and couldn’t get it on all three pulleys at the same time. Even with the alternator fully compressed, I could not get the new belt to migrate into the grove on the crank pulley, until I applied a squirt of Murphy’s oil soap for lubricant. Between that and a pry bar for the ‘proper application of leverage’ it all came together….. the alternator is now less than mid way through it’s adjustment range, I cannot budge either the fan or the alternator with any amount of pressure I can apply by hand, and after using my trusty echo to jump start it, I mowed in the heaviest grass on the place for over an hour…. and the tractor runs cooler than I have ever had it run in those conditions. 80 degrees F and I was in the sweet spot for most of the hour.

And there is more story to come, as Robert trys to fix the battery cable!
Life is never boring on a small farm with an old Tractor!! Read more

North East photography students have raised over £5,000 to help stage an exhibition of their work at one of London’s hottest venues for showcasing new photography talent.

Final year students from Northumbria University’s BA (Hons) Contemporary Photographic Practice are heading to the Capital early next month (1st to 5th July) for an exhibition of their final year work at the AOP Gallery in London.

The exhibition was negotiated by students Rachel Maloney and Bronwen Colquhoun after they had viewed a number of potential venues in London. Rachel says: “The AOP Gallery is the showcase of the Association of Photographers and we were keen to secure an exhibition there because of its strong links with the industry and its clear remit to showcase up and coming talent.” Read more

Imagekind Gallery Photography from the UK and abroad
Copyright (C) 2008
Photos taken from around England, in the UK and Europe

Coniston Dawn



An image taken at dawn at Lake Coniston in the Lake District, England UK

Waterfall



A Waterfall in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Lake Ullswater



View of Ullswater Lake in the Lake disctict, cumbria

Boats



Boats at the edge of Derwet Water in the English Lake District

Calm Waters



Low clouds hang over lake Conistorn as the Sun breaks over the hills

Blue shadow



Blue Steel colander illuminated from each side in blue light

Arnside Station



A shot of Arnside Station taken in the afterglow of sunset.

365



Pollenca town center, Majorca - the steps to the curch Calvario overlooking the small town

Editors



Editors lead singer "Tom Smith" taken at V festival 2006

Dusk at Lake Windermere



Sun setting behind lake winderemere in the Lake District

Manchester Eye



Manchester city center, the manchester "eye" wheel spins

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Bow on the Lake



Bow of a small boat on lake Coniston at dawn

Bay of Alcudia



Sunrise over the Bay of Alcudia, in Majorca

Singer



A photograph taken of the "We are Scientists" Lead singer Keith Murray (digitally changed to give black and white effect)

Cups



Orand and black Coffee Cups

Formby Beach



The sun setting over formby beach, near Liverpool, England

Silverdale shore



Sun setting on the coast of silverdale, Lancashire, England

Piccadilly Circus



Piccadilly Circus in London at Night

Golden Sunset



Sunset at Silverdale in Lancashire, UK

Crossing the Tracks



Tyre tracks on the sandy beach

Spring Portrait



A portrait taken using studio flash, effects added using photoshop to create a 'spring' look

Lake View



Jetty at Lake windermere

Sea



The movement of the sea underneath a jetty

Shutters



Shutters in Palma, Majorca

UNDEREXPOSED: PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRANKLYN RODGERS
4 April - 8 June 2008
Ondaatje Wing Main Hall. Free admission.

Image: Angela Wynter by Franklyn Rodgers
Copyright: Franklyn Rodgers

BLACK BRITISH ACTING TALENT CELEBRATED IN NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOWCASE

The National Portrait Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the UNDEREXPOSED arts program, part of the 4 The Record Initiative (4TR) created to highlight talent and achievement within the black British community and to bring their work to a wider audience. The main hall of the Ondaatje Wing will host a plasma screen installation, displaying dramatic portraits of thirty black British actors by photographer Franklyn Rodgers, while the wider programme will see UNDEREXPOSED events taking place at multiple sites across London from the beginning of April.

Photographed by Franklyn Rogers in atmospheric tones, bathed in reflective light, the sitters in this unique project urge an engagement with the viewer. The selection of thirty black British actors includes television legend Rudolph Walker (star of Love Thy Neighbour), Academy Award nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste, acclaimed stage actor David Oyelowo and Idris Elba, star of HBO’s new hit drama, The Wire. Read more

Written and edited by Steven and Tracy Adams the husband and wife team that is AroundWorldMedia. The short documentary (35min) is the first release for the fledgling company and the beginning of what they hope will contribute to giving Christians in America a more informed world view utilizing video/film, photography, art and music.

“India is at once the grandest, most complex, the dirtiest and most colorful place we have ever been. Everything about the culture of India overwhelmed our senses. The experience began the moment we stepped off the plane and it has never ended. INDIA – A Seeking Heart is a continuation of that experience.” - Steven Adams.

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