Quiet

Art, Moss, Lichens and Fungi, Nature, Themes and Moods 1 Minute

The Lantern Room is coming up to its tenth year of posts in the Spring, and I had the idea (following on from recent posts) of putting together collections of photographs from my archive of the last ten years, based on a theme or mood. Most of these photos won’t have been posted before, but a few will have been posted in the earlier days of the blog. I’ve added a new category for these posts: ‘Themes and Moods’. Today’s post features soft pastel tones on a ‘Quiet’ theme. Shhhhhhh …….

Pastel Paintwork

Pastel paintwork on entry to a library

Salvia stems

Tree Shadow

Winter tree shadow

Solstice Beach

Rhythmic restful calming Solstice waves

~ The Lantern Room ~

She nose

She nose the value of hushhh

Art in the lake

Lichen on stone

Art in the Garden

Ribble Valley stones

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Meandering ~ mostly in Nature ~ with my camera in hand

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30 thoughts on “Quiet”

  3. Stillness and quiet – Lovely. Perhaps you can make this an occasional series where you treat us to a bit of quiet…?
    Great set of shots.
    If I had to pick a favourite I’d probably go with the Salvia stems 🙂

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    1. Many thanks!! Yes, I’d like to do another quiet themed post – I’ve some images left over from this one as I didn’t want to upload too many in case folks have old laptops like mine 🙂 I also still have lots of old photos to look through but am really enjoying the process of thinking up themes, finding photos to suit, and then finding a colour scheme to go with the text; lots to play with and an excellent distraction activity 🙂 I’ve a quirky post coming up next that I’m currently putting together.

      Thank you for letting me know your favourite. I photographed the salvias in 2014 whilst visiting a favourite botanic garden. They showcase some unusual and rare species there, and this was a particularly lovely and unusual salvia with apricot, red, and blue coloured flowers and dark stems and leaves. I cropped out some of the flowers here as I wanted to focus on the dark stems against the plain wall.

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      1. I will look forward to future themed posts and pleased that you have another quiet one in the planning stages…!
        I’m a sucker for a nice bit of quiet minimalism and the Salvias hit the right notes for me. Very nicely done and as with your crop perhaps less is sometimes more!
        Out of interest were all the photographs in this post taken with your Pentax Optio?

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          1. Brilliant! 🙂
            You certainly know how get the best out of such an assuming camera. I imagine many people might think you work with larger higher spec equipment.
            While some cameras have limitations and others advantages I’m a great believer that it’s the person behind the camera that makes great pictures. Good photography is about how we see the world around us and about being curious. I see some people out with really expensive DSLR equipment and can guess the ones who are more gear than idea! You can see the worry lines on their face, from their never ending quest searching for the perfect camera, in the hope it will give them the perfect picture…!
            I have a couple of cameras and the one that probably got most use last year was what can be best described as a high end compact camera. It looks very basic and to the untrained eye I’m just taking photographs with a simple compact camera. It fits easily in to my pocket and is very discreet.
            The best camera is the one that brings pleasure when you use it and it has to be one that you want to take with you at all times. I often say the first rule of camera club is always have your camera with you. I think if you have a camera with you all the time you start to think photographically even while just popping to the shops or whatever.
            I like cameras but I only use what suits me and my needs. I used to have a Nikon DSLR but once I used a smaller cheaper mirrorless Olympus camera I started to enjoy photography so much more and as you might guess I no longer have the Nikon.
            There is no such thing as the perfect camera but you have found one that works perfectly for you!
            Right, I’m sure this is way too dull and I better quit while I’m ahead…
            I hope you’ll be able to get out with your Optio and have a great weekend… 🙂

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            1. Thank you!! I love your ‘more gear than idea’; what a great expression (I’m going to use it) 🙂 As you say – basic rules: have your camera with you – charged and with the card in it, ha ha. Also, look, look, and look! My little Pentax has been a trusty companion over the years. The inner battery no longer works, so when I take the main battery out to charge it, the date and time and so on have to be re-set, but apart from that, still going strong. Which Olympus camera do you use?

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            2. The other version is “all gear and no idea”😀
              I like that your camera has been a trusty companion and it’s always good when something like that is simply part of your world. That it’s internal battery has failed is a shame but I can imagine that sadly a small camera like that was intended by the manufacturers for a much shorter life! Camera technology moves on so quickly the manufacturers hope that buyers will follow their developments and buy a new camera ever other year or whatever. The truth is most of us will never need the very latest tech if we have something that works well for us. There is probably a term for the psychology involved in marketing to our desire for so called better technology.
              When I down sized from my Nikon to an Olympus I was interested in the enjoyment photography gave me and the pleasure I got from the Olympus was greater than that from the Nikon! In answer to your question my first Olympus was the Olympus E-PL5 which I’m guessing will mean very little. It is/was a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera also known as a compact system camera in the family of micro four thirds cameras! Micro Four Thirds compact system was developed by Olympus and Panasonic which means they share the same lens fitting, providing a massive array of available and affordable lenses. Canon and Nikon and Sony all have their own lens mount which encourages brand loyalty or rather there is arguably less choice. I liked the idea that if I bought lenses for the Micro Four Thirds system I wouldn’t be limited to just Olympus but that in future it might be that Panasonic bring out a camera that suits my needs. All the lenses would fit both cameras.
              I’m not loyal to any brand and have what suits me best. The little compact I have is actually a Sony RX100 MK3
              The Olympus E-PL5 produced lovely images and had some great features which I loved. My present Olympus is The O-MD EM10 MK2 which is not the latest and was the last one in the E-M10 series to have a full metal body which some consider more durable. It has a view finder which was absent on the E-PL5.
              This is probably not terribly interesting so I will stop there. I can go on about this stuff but don’t want to bore you silly.
              Should your faithful Pentax ever retire from capturing wonderful photographs and you need to consider what might suit your needs then please feel free to ask me. If I can be of assistance in helping you find the camera that is right for you then I’d be happy to help. In a world that can be quite bewildering I’m good at researching these things and also understand the pros and cons between makes and models etc. I’d consider your needs and wish list rather than what I think might be a great camera! Having said that I hope your Optio continues to be your photographic friend for many years 📸😀✨
              Oh yes, as a camera club rule I like the look👀, look 👀 and look 👀 that you suggest 👍😀
              Best wishes… 📸🙄😀

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            3. Many thanks for your informative comment! I shall look up the models and types of camera you mention. I do tend to keep things for a long time and don’t want or need to constantly update or upgrade. I’ve had my camera 10 years, my laptop around 12 – with a desktop that’s even older! I like simple things – which is why I dislike my smartphone with a passion, ha ha. Hope you’re having a good weekend; trying to snow here but it’s basically freezing rain ……. and very grey 🙂

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            4. If last year you saw my post titled ‘It’s A Sony’ you will have noticed that I may well have been the last person to have a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TV! I saw no reason to migrate to flat screen or panel type TV when my old telly worked fine. A bit like your camera it was a trusty companion and I was a little upset when, after about 17 years, It reached the end of it’s fully functioning life! I do like cameras but I do not rush out every year to get the latest tech. I can’t see me rushing to but another camera for quite some time. I enjoy what I’ve got.
              I also enjoyed getting out this morning. We had a thick frost and there were very few people about which is always a bonus. Mainly just me and the birds. Best wishes, Mr C 🙂

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            5. It was awful having to throw out perfectly working TVs when it all went digital and the old TV didn’t have scart connections. I remember the day we had to take our old TV to the great skip in the sky; very sad and so wasteful. I’ll have a look at your post 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Gary! I’m not sure why I hadn’t chosen this to post at the time I photographed it. It was taken in the early days of the blog, in 2011, at a country house and garden I liked to visit. These are the kinds of places which are excellent for lichen lovers as there’s so much old stone around.

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  7. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL set of images (or am I shouting???)!!! Don’t think I’ve seen any of these before, not that it would matter in the least if I had of course, but to me these show a whole new side to your photography >>> and you’ve even got a rotated one!!! And my blog will reach 10 this spring too. GREAT STUFF!!! Wonderful images! 🙂

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    1. Thank you very much, my friend! I’ve posted two of these previously: the rotated solstice beach one and the one with the mystery woman who pops up from time to time 😉 Ten years! Where has the time gone ………?

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