Favourite Shots Photo Gallery by Serena Bowles at pbase.com

Favourite Shots

Here are some of my own personal favourites. I hope you enjoy looking through the gallery. If you spot any images in any of my other galleries that you think belong here, do let me know. Oh, and don't forget to vote!

Some of my photos are now available to buy in a variety of sizes and finishes, or as digital files, at SerenityPhotography.co.uk.

Bright Nudie - Four Mile Reef	Northbridge	Sunset on the Farm	Buzzy Bee
Tranquility	Watheroo Sky	Sun Bouncing Back and Forth	Pensive
Mummy, Cairo Museum	Sun and Tree at Dune 45	Sunrise. A Red Sky in the Morning, Overlander's Warning!	Young Masai Woman
Tide Coming In	Cool Camel	Dune 45 Footprints	Light Through the Window
Masai Warrior	Colourful Fields	Fallen	Cuddly Toy Anyone?
Peace, man	Exposed Roots	Big Wheel keeps on Turning	Rainbow Rain-Shield
Lighthouse	Striking Leaves	Sunset	Schoolgirls on the Beach

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siegfried	PM reply	13-Jun-2011 09:45
Very nice work, love it!

Giorgio Iorio	PM reply	12-Jan-2011 12:19
Excellent images throughout all your galleries. Great work! ~V~

basri_eli	PM reply	02-Aug-2010 14:55
Very impressive collection!!

dond	PM reply	03-Apr-2009 16:49
Excellent photographs.

james2002	PM reply	14-Aug-2008 11:13
Outstanding gallery. Photography at its best. Jim

francesco scipioni	PM reply	19-Nov-2007 21:01
this is really a wonderful gallery!-v-

Zaid Kurdi	PM reply	20-Mar-2007 18:12
Amazing Photos,thanks for sharing us your wonderful Work,yours Zaid Amman-Jordan

Fong Lam	PM reply	13-Aug-2006 15:05
A wonderful gallery with a wide variety of interesting subjects. Well done!

Erin McNally	PM reply	17-Jul-2006 23:29
Serena, absolutely beautiful images, really enjoyed your underwater and travel shots. Thanks for planting that travel bug and mahalo for stopping by and visiting my site and leaving such encouraging feedback. I'll be back to check on updates, Aloha

Jeroen (Buffel) Meijerink	PM reply	23-Dec-2005 12:46
a beautiful and colourful gallery. Love it, voted and favouritized... GrtZ

zinadine asuncion		18-Jul-2005 20:21
ive really enjoyed lookimg at ur lovely unique photos during my spare time even at work.thanks for sharing.all the best for your journey.will keep coming back on ur website.

Jose Paulo Andrade	PM reply	04-Apr-2005 16:00
I like this gallery of your favorites - lot of color and good composition!

detlef		18-Mar-2005 00:06
Hi Serena! I came to this site thru foto4me. You posted a comment on my image...so I thought...hey..Serena took the time to comment ...I should really check out her web-site. Well...I have not gone thru everything...yet....but the last 6 pages have certainly shown me a wide range of photography that are well seen and conceived. You have an eye for composition, colour and light. three main ingredient for making an outstanding photographer. Also,- I envy you for you have seen so much of this fabulous world of ours. I will put your web-site on my favourites and keep coming back to visit. Thank YOU for sharing you colourful travels and outstanding images from them! if you have time to visit my site some time please do: www.paintwithlight..net Take Care! .....detlef

Pierluigi Gava	PM reply	12-Feb-2005 10:58
Hi Serena, I was searching for travel photos and arrived here, and spent most of the morning looking at your wonderful photos (being in the office is not what I should be doing) and really enjoied them. I starting reading also your adventures, I love reading travel books and yours is one of the best because it sound very "fresh" and "real". I voted some photos here, but it is difficult to choose being all nice. I also love travelling and scuba diving, I thought I visited many country but not as many as you (I have to catch up now). Whta about my country, Italy ? I will came back soon to look at the other galleries, there is so much to read and see here, and all is anjoyable. Thank you.

Clyne	PM reply	31-Jan-2005 16:17
Great collection of photos here. Wow - you're very well travelled!

Serena Bowles	PM reply	27-Jan-2005 17:46
Thanks, Mark. You've got some great shots online yourself.

markwp	PM reply	26-Jan-2005 22:49
Terrific gallery -- you have a great eye for composition and color.

Serena Bowles	PM reply	24-May-2004 02:56
200 ISO, or even 100 ISO would be suitable if the sunlight is harsh. Sounds like you've got the right idea by taking photos as often as you can - it's definitely the only way to improve. Look over them with a critical eye, decide what you like, what you could have improved upon, and just keep at it. Of course looking at other photos, such as on pbase or in magazines, helps you to figure out what works and what doesn't. Maybe we'll get to see some of your shots on here soon? I wish you well in Saudi. Serena.

Janet		22-May-2004 12:49
Serena, thanks for the info regarding the type of camera and film you use. I have a SLR Pentax MX7 which takes good pictures but I am very much an amateur. I currently live in Saudi Arabia and try to take every opportunity to photograph the stunning scenery that is here, although with the strong sunlight that we have it can be a challenge. In your opinion, do you think 200 IS0 film is the correct film to use in strong sunlit situations ? Thanks again.

Serena Bowles	PM reply	16-May-2004 07:29
Hi Janet, thanks for your kind comments. For all of the Africa shots I was using a Pentax MZ30 SLR camera with a Cosina 28-210mm lens. As for film, it was a mixture of some kodak 200ISO films and some Konica 400ISO ones, depending on the situation. The faster films were better not just for low light, but also shots taken from moving vehicles. Sometimes I had the wrong film in, for example for 'ferry across the Nile' I had a 400 film in when there was really too much light for it. On this occasion though, I really liked the result - lucky. For any of my later stuff (on here, basically everything apart from Africa and Thailand) I have switched to digital. I've just got a small, 'point and shoot' type camera right now, a Fuji A203, but have been so impressed with the results that I'm considering upgrading soon. Fuji used xD memory cards, which are unbelievably economical - I can usually take at least 250 shots, all with the LCD screen on, and around half with flash for a each charge of a set of two recargable AA batteries. Digital makes it so much easier to update this site and share my photos whilst on the road.

Janet		15-May-2004 11:12
Serena, your photos are stunning ! Could you tell me what type of camera and film you use please ?

Robin B		19-Feb-2004 13:35
Hey Serena! What great pics! You've missed your vocation. Sorry we missed you in Airlie. LUV R & C

Serena Bowles	PM reply	15-Nov-2003 04:03
Thanks Heather, I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures, and thanks for letting me know. X

Heather		10-Nov-2003 05:56
Hello Serena, I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed looking at your pictures. They are very nice and inspiring. It looks like you've been to some pretty amazing places. Good luck in the future!

Serena Bowles	PM reply	10-Oct-2003 06:01
Thanks Angela, glad you enjoyed them.

angela		03-Oct-2003 14:47
these are wonderful pic! really enjoyed them! thanks!

Serena Bowles	PM reply	24-Aug-2003 05:05
Snow in the desert...now that really would make a great photo! Glad you enjoyed the photos.

Scott		14-Aug-2003 07:25
Hey these are good. My fav is Dune 45 and tree. When I first looked I took it to be a snowy mountain! This has stayed with me as I enjoy the idea of my thinking such obviously opposite scenes could appear the same.

Serena Bowles	PM reply	03-Aug-2003 04:39
Thanks, that's nice of you to say so.

wintersonata	PM reply	03-Aug-2003 03:36
Thanks for visiting my site and also for your compliment. I enjoyed some of your galleries (especially this gallery). Well done!

Serena Bowles	PM reply	25-Jul-2003 03:43
Thanks for your thoughts. I think I prefer black myself - more striking. Serena.

Denise Dee	PM reply	23-Jul-2003 10:49
I can see them better on green. But they evoked more feelings in me on black. Denise

Serena Bowles	PM reply	23-Jul-2003 03:43
Trying to decide whether this background or the all black one suits my work better - anyone have any thoughts? Serena.

Serena Bowles	PM reply	23-Jul-2003 02:16
Thanks Denise, I'm glad you like the images. I've visited your site in the past, 'shrine to the ancestors' being a particular favourite of mine.

Denise Dee	PM reply	22-Jul-2003 16:22
so many of those are striking, it would be impossible for me to pick out favorites. 'the back of my truck' stayed with me the longest, but maybe it's chord is my own. thank you for posting these. Denise

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