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PAT & Friend

Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 27 July 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

These two little donkeys, spend their day giving rides to children, on the beach at Scarborough. I don't think that the owner wanted me to take any pics as he had earlier, obscured the shot by standing infront of them, I managed to get this while he wasn't around!
Last one from Scarborough :)
I've got a busy weekend so I'll be back Monday with some pictures from Castle Howard :)Thank you everyone for your continued words of support and encouragment, I really appreciate them all :)

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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have

Comments (30)

ally! from Singapore, Singapore

hello pat! ;)

27 Jul 2007 5:39am

@ally!: "Hello" ally on behalf of Pat :)

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

oooohh I love donkeys... they look so cute.... great work you made my day.

27 Jul 2007 6:50am

@ColNed Pictures: I love Donkeys too, ColNed, such gentle, sweet creatures. glad it's made your day :)

Jenny from Santpoort, Netherlands

nice picture! very cute:)

27 Jul 2007 6:50am

@Jenny: Thanks Jenny :)

priya from ON, Canada

Nice ones ther.

27 Jul 2007 8:17am

@priya: Cheers once again priya :)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

They're talking! :)
Nice one.

27 Jul 2007 11:09am

@badala: Yes, I think your right badala, :) thank you.

Soph from Enghien, Belgium

I like the colors! white and black donkeys and the red cords.; very nice composition. I like very much the positions of the donkeys. When I was young, I went to the seaside as holidays, and there was donkeys and horses making turns on the beach with someone to hold them. One of the donkeys was a little female, all grey and so sweet.. and she was named like me. It gives me a very good souvenir of my childhood-holidays. thank you for this photo, to remind me all of those things!

27 Jul 2007 1:25pm

@Soph: I'm very glad that this brought back some happy memories for you Soph :)
Thank you :)

Eleftheria from Athens, Greece

Nice capture,cute moment!

27 Jul 2007 1:44pm

@Eleftheria: Thank you Eleftheria, your very kind :)

Markus from Reading, United Kingdom

Kinda cute, that is. Lovely colours!

27 Jul 2007 5:44pm

@Markus: Thanks Markus :) I was happy to see that they were well looked after.

Brittney from California, United States

They are so cute! The red is a nice contrast from the more neutral colors. This is very nice.

27 Jul 2007 6:10pm

@Brittney: Thank you Brittney, they were a very cute couple :)

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lovers ?? Tsk tsk... i always knew you are a hopeless romantic, but shooting even donkey pairs ?? Wow, you leave me miles behind in being a hopeless romantic.

About the shot, its really cute and exposure is perfect. It aint easy to shoot when the subject is mix of black and white pal, and you have got a great shot here. Cheers and have a great weekend. I am off golfing on sunday. ;-)

27 Jul 2007 8:19pm

@Rahul: LOL Rahul, your right it looks like a clandestine meeting on the beach :D
I almost captured a brilliant one where they looked like they were kissing LOL, but at the same time someone put their hand on the donkeys head and they stopped! :(
Appreciate your very kind comment as always Rahul, hope you have a great game of golf on Sunday :)

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Like two friends meeting along the way.

27 Jul 2007 8:43pm

@Viewfinder: I think they were ready for a rest at this point, looked like they'd had a hard day :)

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

they look like they are sharing some secrets..Mary,you are standing too close within hearing range!:p lol

28 Jul 2007 12:09am

@tyan: I think they were saying, can't wait till my shift is over, they looked done in, but happy :)

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Great sneaky shot!

28 Jul 2007 12:28pm

@Jen: Thanks Jen, don't think the owner wanted me to take the photo, but I sneaked back to get it LOL :D

Evie from Fairfax, United States

Two friends sharing a secret. Great shot.

28 Jul 2007 3:39pm

@Evie: Cheers Evie, they did like they were sharing a secret, :)

red queen from Scotland, United Kingdom

This is wonderful, great composition and a well captured moment. Look forward to the Castle Howard shots - one place I always meant to go to but never managed!

28 Jul 2007 4:16pm

@red queen: Thanks rq, I managed a couple of shots around the grounds of Castle Howard, we couldn't really take shots of the building as it was surrounded by lighting gear, cause they were doing a film shoot, so only took a few of the statues and grounds, even then we were limited, cause of the film crew, actors and trucks! you couldn't take pic's inside either!, but it was a lovely place to visit :)

Shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Cool shot!Is that one`s name "MAT"?:D Nicely framed MaryB.

28 Jul 2007 5:25pm

@Shahab: :D, Mat and Pat, that sounds great :)
thanks Shahab.

Harald from Frankfurt, Germany

A nice shot. The contrast between the colors is beautiful. I am looking forward to see your pictures from Castle Howards.

28 Jul 2007 8:37pm

@Harald: Thank you Harald.
I wish I could have taken pictures of Castle Howard, but they had a film crew there, and lighting rigged up around the building, so all I managed to get were some statues and flowers from the grounds :)
after these the next photographs are from York :)

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Its good you managed to sneak back for a shot whilst the owners back was turned. Pat & friend look cute.

28 Jul 2007 11:44pm

@Richard_Irwin: Thanks Richard, the owner definatly had a problem with me taking a photo of these two! maybe if I'd had a single use camera he might not have been so techy LOL :D

RoBeRt from United States

They look like they are whispering to each other ...... nice capture :)

29 Jul 2007 1:16am

Rags from Plano, United States

lovely image

29 Jul 2007 2:30am

tengtan from Melbourne, Australia

Contrasting black and white in a fine composition.

29 Jul 2007 9:13am

Juanra from Madrid, Spain

Very likeable.

29 Jul 2007 9:32am

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

AW!

29 Jul 2007 10:16am

adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Seville, Spain

I really like the colours and the contrast in the shot. Pat is really a beauty and the dark friend of her makes her stands out.

29 Jul 2007 12:00pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Cool shot! Too bad they have such a stingy owner!

29 Jul 2007 1:51pm

Julio Pulido from Barcelona - Sant Boi, Spain

Linda fotografía y buena composición.

29 Jul 2007 5:50pm

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

hey MaryB--great shot of the donkeys as your last Scarby series--shame--they bring back memories of when I was a little brat on Barry Island beach--billy

29 Jul 2007 10:21pm

Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada

They are so cute - great shot!

30 Jul 2007 1:00am

Natalia from Louisville, United States

You have quite following, MaryB! I love this capture. Great shot!

31 Jul 2007 1:59pm

sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Great shot! Don't you hate it when poeple don't want you to take picture? I gues I respect their privacy but come one they are donkeys, very cute at that!

10 Sep 2007 8:08pm

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