Neville's Pic of the Day

[jeriel01]

Everything about nature never goes wrong! They are all awesome! Keeps me smiling!

[Neville Bailey]

Some really fantastic pics Neville. You MUST get yourself and your camera to take some shots of Inanda Dam from the Crestholme Escarpment (early morning or late afternoon), which I'm sure with your talent will be outstanding. There are some magnificent views across the Dam into the hills in the distance with some misty mornings around and some magnificent sunsets.

That sounds like a great idea! I will most certainly do as you suggest - it's the early morning bit that puts me off though!

[HopeOnline]

Hi Neville. Your photographs are absolutely amazing. Can you give me some advice on what camera etc I need to be able to take brilliant photos? And is there a book that can teach me how to take photos?

[Neville Bailey]

Hi Neville. Your photographs are absolutely amazing. Can you give me some advice on what camera etc I need to be able to take brilliant photos? And is there a book that can teach me how to take photos?

Thank you for the compliment - glad you like them.

I am no expert when it comes to cameras (in fact, I have a fairly old Pentax DSLR camera which I took over from my father about a year ago). Most people these days are buying either Nikon or Canon. I would suggest, though, that you should look at a DSLR camera, rather than a point-and-shoot camera, and learn to use the manual settings. Also, it is not only about the camera, but rather your passion and willingness to learn and experiment.

Most of the photography books that I have read over the past year are ebooks from Amazon, but the one that set the foundation for me was "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. You also need to shoot in RAW mode and then use post-processing software to enhance your pictures afterwards. I use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.

[Neville Bailey]

Zen by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
An iconic structure at the Japanese Gardens near Riverside.

[Neville Bailey]

Greville San Jose Church by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Spotted this church whilst driving up Argyle Road in Stamford Hill, and immediately stopped to take a picture.

[Neville Bailey]

Streaming Home by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Homeward traffic on the M13 in the rain this evening.

[Neville Bailey]

Midlands Snow Meander by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
When I heard about the snowfalls in the Midlands, I simply could not resist taking a drive out there with my camera! You can check out the rest of my snow pictures by clicking on http://www.flickr.com/photos/neville...7630957516920/

[Dave A]

How far up the N3 did you have to go to hit the snow, Neville? I'm toying with bunking work tomorrow and going for a wander myself.

[Neville Bailey]

How far up the N3 did you have to go to hit the snow, Neville? I'm toying with bunking work tomorrow and going for a wander myself.

The first decent snow that I encountered was along the R103 near Lions River, and then I continued past Michaelhouse School all the way to Nottingham Road and then cut across to the N3 and back home.

[Dave A]

Meh - looks like it's going to be another grey day
I think I'm going to take a rain check.

[Mark Atkinson]

Meh - looks like it's going to be another grey day
I think I'm going to take a rain check.

Yeah, wow. It is miserable in Durbs today!

I'm not sure how I found the courage to get out of bed. I'm wishing I hadn't.

[Neville Bailey]

Go Cart! by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Fun at Gateway Shopping Centre today.

[bjsteyn]

Can't remember when last i did this. Used to be a place in East London where you could Go Carting, but it closed years back.

From moving back from PE to East London I realized how dead it is. It needs to come alive again :-)

[Neville Bailey]

Worlds View Tower by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
The tower at Worlds View near Hilton just before sunset this evening.