Spring is coming

5/52 Weeks: Spring is coming, originally uploaded by rainbowpromise.

'The Badgerman'

'The Badgerman', originally uploaded by rainbowpromise.

Walking Home

Walking Home, originally uploaded by robgt.

Cross and the Sunbeam

060210_ Hamilton Palace grounds (037/365)

060210_ Hamilton Palace grounds (037/365), originally uploaded by Headphonaught.

Aden Park

Aden Park, originally uploaded by rainbowpromise.

This is, btw, the 1,000th post on ahintofbergamot. Congrats to Laura and my sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed.

Tx

Warmth

365-10 #31, originally uploaded by Aldakila.

Blue Cross

365-10 #32, originally uploaded by Aldakila.

Car Park

Car Park, originally uploaded by robgt.

Helping Hand

Street Light

Street Light, originally uploaded by robgt.

Blair Castle with Braigh Coire Chruinn-Bhalgain and Carn Liath in the background

020210_ Platform 1, Bellshill Station (033/365)

020210_ Platform 1, Bellshill Station (033/365), originally uploaded by Headphonaught.

na-ive [nah-eev]
adjective
1. having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
2. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.
3. having or marked by a simple, unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training or technique: valuable naive 19th-century American portrait paintings.
4. not having previously been the subject of a scientific experiment, as an animal.

I am naive. Tonight I turned up at Bellshill Station and promptly set up to take a pic. I'm into long exposures and thought this angle would make a sweet view.

I was approached by a chap who worked at the station and wanted to understand what I was doing. His initial frosty demeanor warmed a wee bit when I was as nice as a slice of pie. I figured he was trying to help me and I readily accepted his help... as I said above, I lacked the appropriate knowledge about taking pics in Stations and wanted to know more.

According to him I need to ask permission or at least "be known" to staff. Whilst this initially seems very "jobsworth" it does make sense.

So anyway... I took the pic... thanked him and walked away. Armed with experience.

Anyway... I received the following link from a friend :: www.urban75.org/photos/photographers-rights-tube-railways.... The article talks of photographers rights. It would appear, from a cursory glance at this article, that my tripod was of concern as was the possibility of flash photography.

I guess I have learned something from this experience... something more than the rules. I have learned or maybe I should say it has been reinforced that being pleasant in the face of opposition does work... and that building relationships can make all the difference.

If I ever had the desire to take photos in Bellshill Station again... at least I know this chap and am armed with his advice.

Tx

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL : f/20.0 : 25" : 19mm : ISO 400

Mossy Branch

We went for a walk to the Falls of Bruar on Saturday, the sun fell beautifully on this log on the ground.

Ansty Road

Ansty Road, originally uploaded by robgt.