I LOVE my new camera!!

I finally made my choice of camera and bought a CANON G11 in Bristol on my way to a visit to friends in Brynamman, South Wales - one of our trips was to the National Botanic Garden of Wales where I took these images - this is what the camera does on auto so I can't wait to explore the manual functions! The weather was unpredictable with rain showers but we managed to stay dry! The gardens really needed the rain after the dry spell we have had over the last couple of months and the positive side was that everywhere looked so lush and green!



there was even dancing in the cafe area and we stopped for tea while the Morris dancers kept us entertained - even the rain stopped for a while!

so these are just a small selection of what I took - if you are in South Wales then I recommend a visit - it's a beautiful place

As promised the final lino print

I had this ready to post 3 weeks ago and guess what - my 5 year old Sony digital camera and trusty friend got very sick - I have been told it is not worth mending but I am loath it throw it away - how I hate this throw away society! But I think I have to accept that it has now died and that I need a new one! I am looking at replacing it with a Canon G11 - has anyone got one and can recommend it? I want a compact camera that can do what an SLR can do - I know this is impossible but I keep looking!!

Anyway I finally printed this image in an edition of 10 - of which this one is the best! 'Dartmoor gorse in May'
As I said in my last post it was a reduction linocut - and this is what remained of the lino itself- not much as you can see - a few stalks at the bottom. I really liked the process and will do another one even if it does take forever!