Nathan Thomas @TakeN@dingdash.com
Breakfast show Presenter at Pure 247 Radio
Joined Jan 2021
@katharos It may help to consider what they all have in common.
@Berrybunchfamily Neither of those, but what do the two have in common?
@MaryMamuzich No, not a generator, but you're on the right lines.
@katharos 😅 LOL
No, not jumper cables.
@katharos None of those. All three can, in one way or another, run and charge, but none can jump.
@Cherishingsparrows2020 No, neither of them.
Anyone like a good #riddle?
Here's one:
I can run, jump, and charge,
Yet I have no legs.
"Night Bloomer"
This is one picture from a photo session the other day. There are a variety of bushes in our front garden, each with a unique flower at differing times of the year. Just recently, these began blooming (though I have no idea what the bush is).
I set the exposure to make the flower itself stand out dramatically. During post editing I made the colour temperature especially cool and caused the flower stand out even more by darkening and slightly blurring the leaves around it.
@biblexplorer Thank you. Yes, the red one is my favourite too.
"Road to Nowhere"
Roads can be such great subjects for a photo. There's something wonderfully mysterious about a path leading to an unknown destination.
This is from a walk just a week ago, which I went on with my family. When I went to edit the image, I soon knew I wanted to give it a foreboding, adventurous feel, with red as the primary colour. So, after substantial editing and a number of revisits, I finally finished it this afternoon. Hope you like it.
(I've posted 'before' and 'after' for comparison)
"Opened Up"
Just a simple picture of a small white flower taken on a walk a while ago. Which do you prefer? Is it the darker, cooler version, or the slightly brighter, warmer version? I can't decide myself.
"Lil' White Flower"
In many ways, this picture, in both appearance and backstory, is rather plain and uninspiring. The flower itself is exceedingly common in British grasslands, and I found this one in my back garden. However, because of, and in spite of, this, I rather like the photo. The colours aren't bold or dramatic, the picture doesn't pop, and the subject is quite ordinary. But that only accentuates the simple, unpretentious elegance of the little white flower.
"The Black Rose Bush"
This image is, intentionally, rather dramatic. For a short period this summer, there were large, vibrant flowers growing on a bush outside our house. This is one of those pictures. I waited for an overcast sky so that I would have soft shadows. The black bush was achieved post-edit, and helped convey the lonely beauty of the solitary flower.
@Berrybunchfamily No, not a butt.
Anyone like a good #riddle?
I haven't posted one for some time, but I have a number in my collection now, so you can expect more in weeks to come. 😉
Here's one:
I have feet, but no legs;
I have arms, but no hands;
I have a back, but no spine;
Your seat is in fact mine.
@DevotionalTreasures Thank you. Indeed, there is beauty to be found in the tiniest things.
"A Drop in the Ocean"
I was really pleased with this photo when I first took it about 6 months ago. There was a tiny drop of water on a pair of shorts, so I set up a light and pointed it at the drop. I tried different angles, but eventually decided that having the light directly behind the subject looked best, illuminating the drop and bringing out the texture of the fabric. I then positioned the drop as close to the centre of the frame as I could.
