SHOTSBLOG | John Durham | Activity https://shotsblog.com/members/john-durham/activity/ Activity feed for John Durham. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:29:48 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 827639ce8da7405d8313fbabc277c1ad John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-osprey-nest/#comment-794 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:24:23 -0500 Great persistence and patience! You got the money shot – da’ bird no look so happy at you. But such is what a dedicated photographer will do for the shot. Brava! 🙏

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post I went searching for the osprey nest. The osprey that hovered around our condo on a regular basis. I had seen his flight path and sort of had an idea of where the nest might […] ]]> 4fd8b86d595f37095f061f439289313d John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/walking-in-a-dream/#comment-635 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:24:04 -0500 Wonderfully done!

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Just walking in a dream, could not catch up the one in front of me. Straight out the camera, just got a monochrome treatment, nothing else. Just a bit of fun. ]]> 0e479c47230a47ed92518d6d6ab55198 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/findhorn-beach/#comment-592 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:18:38 -0500 Very nice – dreamy.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post My first day on the Moray coast in  Scotland found us on Findhorn beach.  Beaches can be endlessly enticing…         ]]> d3d757164a3c52f46c6cfc0c95cc97ea John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-shed-in-the-lake/#comment-557 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:12:35 -0500 Best of luck, my friend – I hope your patience holds out.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post The two last weeks where almost hell for me. Trying to get all the paperwork done for our summerholiday.  Going back to my wifes homecountry Thailand, I did not go for three years […] ]]> f25bbe8020e6790226cf5e90cc4a2bf1 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-shed-in-the-lake/#comment-541 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:48:58 -0500 I love your b&w work – it’s the best. But even better is the news that you’ll get to make (I do hope) your trip with your wife back to Thailand. You both richly deserve that “homecoming”. May your travels be safe and smooth, and may you both relax into the warm embrace of family after such a long exile. Best wishes.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post The two last weeks where almost hell for me. Trying to get all the paperwork done for our summerholiday.  Going back to my wifes homecountry Thailand, I did not go for three years […] ]]> d914d4f9f682f53fbece2a242fdfc77a John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/restenneth-priory/#comment-540 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:43:23 -0500 I love my Lumix ZS50, but, yes, it can, as we say Down South “get a little hitch in its git-a-long” at times, so I just do as I do with other technology. Reboot! Seems that the zoom likes to hang and not return. Other than that, it’s my favorite for “Pocket camera” and “car camera” when I don’t want to lug the Nikon around or leave it in the car.…Read more

In reply to - Brian Scott wrote a new post Later that same day, as we headed for home, well, my sister’s house, the sun was going down, the light was still good and I’d always wanted to stop off at Restenneth priory, it is on […] ]]> ab2a5d8191cb9742925b5550ada2c477 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-fight/#comment-539 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:35:48 -0500 No choice – they’ve come here!🤪🤪🤪🤪

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post This being the begining of Spring, the Robins are out in droves. And each robin is looking for a mate. As you all know girly girls try to play hard to get and some of them […] ]]> dbe2919fd5f890c48efe486ef8b283f4 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-fight/#comment-500 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 11:51:09 -0500 Wow! Very cool – reminds me of a Republican primary!

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post This being the begining of Spring, the Robins are out in droves. And each robin is looking for a mate. As you all know girly girls try to play hard to get and some of them […] ]]> 663dc68a7f312be8cfe619f7573aca22 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/random-photo-2-at-the-state-fair/#comment-499 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 11:48:05 -0500 Cool capture!

In reply to - Paul G wrote a new post Back when I lived in Northern Virginia, I took a trip to the Maryland state fair. While it was not even close to the size of state fairs in the midwest, it still had some of the same things… […] ]]> 4fc233f9767dff51c0235473245afd15 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/restenneth-priory/#comment-497 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 11:45:29 -0500 Extremely interesting site – amazing how little information exists, but so glad you got what you did. Thanks for the wonderful visit! Love that last b&w – great framing!

In reply to - Brian Scott wrote a new post Later that same day, as we headed for home, well, my sister’s house, the sun was going down, the light was still good and I’d always wanted to stop off at Restenneth priory, it is on […] ]]> f0303912efa4724c1c301091002771d2 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/shoot-me/#comment-474 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:56:19 -0500 Oooooo…. so cruel. Your insect, as it is, is missing something. Say, some legs. Sorry for noticing.

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post When you look out the window and realize the sky is sending you subliminal messages…. “Shoot Me!” “Shoot Me!” So you shoot! No not the kind of shooting that needs a […] ]]> 542146d0e48305752df59306f0f81c7c John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/shoot-me/#comment-472 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:13:58 -0500 Uh, it missing something… Hey John bet you didn’t expect me to fiddle faddle with you comment 🙂

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post When you look out the window and realize the sky is sending you subliminal messages…. “Shoot Me!” “Shoot Me!” So you shoot! No not the kind of shooting that needs a […] ]]> 603b8f9d93498fc0309ccccd1a31fd9f John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/princess-and-the-pea/#comment-453 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:58:16 -0500 let’s see if you get this

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post No Pea here just testing the site with a new post.   ]]> cbcd8cbbdf17c3b8a32b0ff600d430ce John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/look-up-in-the-sky-its-a/#comment-447 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:11:16 -0500 Yeah, I was just stopping to get cloud pics and saw the buzzards after a couple of minutes. Out here in the country, they are an every day sight.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post ]]> 3549a4492ce5091b691973320a30e141 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/look-up-in-the-sky-its-a/#comment-446 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:09:50 -0500 Thanks man!

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post ]]> bbd30672ec0a8e0356b7182df35c3c20 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/look-up-in-the-sky-its-a/#comment-445 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:09:10 -0500 what you said – still get no email notification; and if you soar, you feel like an eagle

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post ]]> e8d2297026f482f72e04f372272fc8a4 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/ferryden-and-scurdie-ness/#comment-444 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:06:28 -0500 Really nice set, Brian. I especially like the b&w lighthouse and munition store – wonderful perspective. Thanks for the tour!

In reply to - Brian Scott wrote a new post 5th March 2022 After an hour or so in Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre and a cuppa in The Coffee House, an old smithy, time for a walk along the shore to Scurdie Ness lighthouse, […] ]]> b6bc8035c58a0332f7664f0d914cc62d John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/composite/#comment-436 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:26:07 -0500 It’s hard to be “original” – I’m happy just to get something in focus these days! 🤪

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post I am somewhat at the bored stage of photography. What that means is that I pick up the camera because I pick up the camera, but it’s is just a motion I go through. Not seeing a […] ]]> de9b75b93713eef0315d958e8fb16414 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/if-i-had-a-quarter-for-every/#comment-435 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:22:01 -0500 Thank you, sir – we used to say, “Betchchu solid dolla’, sucka”. Wanted green, folding, so you could hide it better and it made no noise. Then again, there was no one who would even think of taking my money, so that was a moot point.🤣

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post ]]> 7fb8d98de561464e207abebeb1b7fd14 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/if-i-had-a-quarter-for-every/#comment-434 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:19:06 -0500 Huh, penny loafers? You an Uptown girl? We had Brogans. Quarters are for shooting – against the wall. Gambling. “Come heads, come tails, come baby, come mine!” Bye-the-bye, I got no email notice, again, on these comments.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post ]]> a3f4e0d7fdea3ea18a1ea438a219b141 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1683 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:11:40 -0500

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]]> 5 0eb7375b0f3ee9b51f7afb31061bb099 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/composite/#comment-420 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:58:54 -0500 Nice work – but I hear you about being bored, which is why I set out with the 85mm challenge the other day. I’m trying to imagine some studio set ups, but until I get my new light box made (courtesy of Michaels and some cutting and what not) I’m just putzing around. I’m not patient enough for composites so I’m back on my fall back – macro. Maybe…Read more

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post I am somewhat at the bored stage of photography. What that means is that I pick up the camera because I pick up the camera, but it’s is just a motion I go through. Not seeing a […] ]]> caa37ed08ffee1afa0fa29572cf1690f John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/just-posing/#comment-416 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:10:55 -0500 All the more reason to always have a camera in hand – great capture!

In reply to - Brad Kirschner wrote a new post While walking Seattle’s Green Lake Park, we noticed several people pointing to this brown spot in a tree–no much to look at with the naked eye, but with camera in hand I took the […] ]]> d86ec6c9fc2024dab4931beb2cfe0ad6 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/speed-bonnie-boat/#comment-404 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:57:19 -0500 Wonderful captures of these worn, aged yet proud vessels. Even as they decay, they remind me, having worked on boats, of what they could do in their glory. Thanks for such a touching tribute.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the lad that’s born to be king Over the sea to Skye. – Skye Boat Song A fishing boat […] ]]> b78639827b520bccc5cc9db1043c2cd9 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/buttons-filters-and-overlays/#comment-402 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:51:02 -0500 Sturgill Simpson

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post One of those days that required playing with Photoshop again. Pressing buttons, adding layers and filters and basically “painting” instead of photographing a subject. Took a raw […] ]]> ec1af967af247dc11d2e6d53d5e445cc John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-eagle-has-landed/#comment-394 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:23:54 -0500 Serendipity! Great to see your post Brad!

In reply to - Brad Kirschner wrote a new post The Bloedel Reserve is the former residential property of timber baron Prentice Bloedel of MacMillian Bloedel fame. It is located on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from […] ]]> 9fe2779798da8904881d8a8fbb526d5c John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/buttons-filters-and-overlays/#comment-392 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:49:38 -0500 You used Photoshop instead of GIMP? You started drinking a little early? Mercury’s in retrograde again? No, wait, that’s a song by….

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post One of those days that required playing with Photoshop again. Pressing buttons, adding layers and filters and basically “painting” instead of photographing a subject. Took a raw […] ]]> 256b9098668d3c03645653fde1a9e51b John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/52-frames-week-10-low-key-high-key-whatever/#comment-378 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:25:51 -0500 Thank you Nancy – I love playing with light.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post So I spent the week shooting “High Key” until this morning, when a person of the female persuasion, whose name shall not be mentioned, but rhymes with Ophelia (name the band for this […] ]]> a5ad019fc3613e446f3a7ed214b84605 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/52-frames-week-10-low-key-high-key-whatever/#comment-374 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:28:44 -0500 Thanks Peter – mine too

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post So I spent the week shooting “High Key” until this morning, when a person of the female persuasion, whose name shall not be mentioned, but rhymes with Ophelia (name the band for this […] ]]> 0e9dcee7eca3633014d06554cf9df25f John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/52-frames-week-10-low-key-high-key-whatever/#comment-373 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:28:22 -0500 Thanks – mine as well. One of the greatest bands of all time, The Band, and sung by an Arkansas boy – Levon Helm, who also was a very fine actor – the original Ophelia was a true classic. “Woke up this morning, mail by the door, why would anybody leave so quickly for, Ophelia, where have you gone?”.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post So I spent the week shooting “High Key” until this morning, when a person of the female persuasion, whose name shall not be mentioned, but rhymes with Ophelia (name the band for this […] ]]> 564a7b94232ce3e1273e654e2f2148e6 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/a-flying-visit/#comment-364 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:06:00 -0500 Hey Brian, great to see you back! Love the post and I hope all goes well settling in.

In reply to - Brian Scott wrote a new post A new year, a birthday, an opportunity and a new start. AND, a new blog site! March 2022 has possibly changed our lives. We’ve been looking for a new home for a year or two now and […] ]]> 2903af2d52351ef2e8e943b1237ef751 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1586 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:02:04 -0500 So I spent the week shooting “High Key” until this morning, when a person of the female persuasion, whose name shall not be mentioned, but rhymes with Ophelia (name the band for this one), informed me that it was […]

]]> 6 67bf6457849283ae896c00a6117a2708 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/low-key-week-10/#comment-356 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:16:06 -0500 Don’t follow me – I’m old and cunfused!

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post “A low key image is going to have shadows, dark tones and, in a lot of cases, the subject of the photo is the only thing shown off with the lighting.”    And so that was the b […] ]]> d5ed94f89d6a98a7596ffcc8a8005692 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/low-key-week-10/#comment-351 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:18:30 -0500 Why I can have you talkin’ like a hillbilly after finishin’ the 6th grade, yes mam.

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post “A low key image is going to have shadows, dark tones and, in a lot of cases, the subject of the photo is the only thing shown off with the lighting.”    And so that was the b […] ]]> 334a2ccc68f2b8f07d23e024ee43f7fd John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/not-all-lizards-are-created-equal/#comment-350 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:14:43 -0500 No, silly – as pets for other kids. They didn’t take care of them, so the escaped or died. Guaranteed repeat business!

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post My fascination with creatures big and small causes me to take tons of photos. Ok that’s just an excuse! To be precise, I like to hear the click of the shutter button. 😉 But […] ]]> f0cedc4749c3b700a80cd7c77943818f John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/out-with-the-old/#comment-348 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:09:23 -0500 Glad you have documented this place and what remains – it’s so important. I am fascinated with stone structures and appreciate seeing them, in whatever state they exist.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post Like many rural and/or remote areas in the world Skye has its share of abandoned houses, structures and vehicles.  Often the young folk move away to better opportunities or just […] ]]> cda5925376ef81d7d6fcbd90eadf88f8 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/low-key-week-10/#comment-330 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:30:36 -0500 Very well done! Love the light bulbs, too. Me, like a dummy, thought, until this morning, that it was high key week. I am such a stupid! Busy as a book banner at a school board meeting right now trying to get some captures. (Dang it, I was going to use my dried leaves, too!)

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post “A low key image is going to have shadows, dark tones and, in a lot of cases, the subject of the photo is the only thing shown off with the lighting.”    And so that was the b […] ]]> 66f23f90ad59cd41df7c77e7567e8d72 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/rollin-through-fayette-county/#comment-323 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:10:50 -0500 Thanks Tom.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post Just east of Memphis, hard by the northern border of Mississippi, and far from everything else…               ]]> 672b53a89b735243d997b7db5fc3debf John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/along-the-beach/#comment-322 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:09:04 -0500 I really miss it – thanks Peter.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post Images from Holden Beach, South Carolina 2000-2008 ]]> 24b91c9550b393982938f35bc3466e96 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1497 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 22:53:07 -0600 Just east of Memphis, hard by the northern border of Mississippi, and far from everything else…
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> 2 9e770fcec12d91bf4a52295c468e4294 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1447 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:55:10 -0600 Images from Holden Beach, South Carolina 2000-2008

]]> 3 acf9d25e7921c55b7ca97a964aee8803 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1416 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:19:38 -0600 A most excellent day out at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Very early, yet, for many blooms, but still worth the visit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> 0 af9c9cc1d97dd636390188e863598900 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1387 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:58:33 -0600 Once again, Mother Nature has proven her ability to delay the onset of spring… at least for a few days.

 

]]> 0 4f57110aa3db7fd1a08cbe3fbc0489f5 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/a-fine-spring-day/#comment-295 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:21:59 -0600 as it is her, too – we have about an inch already, with more to come! Love spring in the Mid-South!

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post /*! elementor – v3.5.6 – 28-02-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left […] ]]> 2c046869a71c5bc3a99f8c2f326dbb45 John Durham wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=1339 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 02:43:37 -0600 I love taking photographs and rendering them into “art works” using various software programs
 

  All renderings done in Smart Photo Editor and P […]

]]> 0 4ea11324b88611fd7100f76e60fdfb65 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/not-all-lizards-are-created-equal/#comment-292 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:22:22 -0600 Ah, come on, touch them! What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, right, salmonella – never mind. But seriously, as a kid, my younger brother and I had a small business of capturing and selling lizards (of all type and kind) and turtles at Piggly Wiggly while our mom was shopping during the summer. Made a small fortune – $1-3 per week! Got a lot of…Read more

In reply to - Camellia Staab wrote a new post My fascination with creatures big and small causes me to take tons of photos. Ok that’s just an excuse! To be precise, I like to hear the click of the shutter button. 😉 But […] ]]> 21afc9863d84d6ec203aa6c209fd67bf John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/haiku-to-high-key/#comment-291 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:08:58 -0600 Thanks! My little table top studio works quite well for this type of set up. Just need a few more subjects before tomorrows submission to 52 Frames.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post Dark and light seems so simpleWhy such contrast though?Even birds love storms sometimes. /*! elementor – v3.5.6 – 28-02-2022 […] ]]> c4898fd524bfc9f632f46837cb4539bf John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/haiku-to-high-key/#comment-290 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:07:46 -0600 Yeah, at first, I didn’t like the blue sparkles, but after all was said and done, it has become my favorite. The bronze does win out over the b&w, but it’s not a good choice overall. Need to find another contender.

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post Dark and light seems so simpleWhy such contrast though?Even birds love storms sometimes. /*! elementor – v3.5.6 – 28-02-2022 […] ]]> d1e653a05166590013ec65f3cccd6c60 John Durham posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/haiku-to-high-key/#comment-289 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:58:08 -0600 Thank you sir!

In reply to - John Durham wrote a new post Dark and light seems so simpleWhy such contrast though?Even birds love storms sometimes. /*! elementor – v3.5.6 – 28-02-2022 […] ]]>