Here are those peonies again – I had to photograph them because: a) the’re really pretty b) they are an unusual ‘single’ variety rather than the regular stuffed type, full of an impossible number of petals c) look at…
85mm f/1.8 USM lens
I’ve been feeling a bit trapped lately – not in a negative way, but I feel like I am tied to either my home / office / familiar places and am rarely get to escape for more than a…
It’s sunny, it’s warm, it’s a non-work day. I’m off out to find some more of this stuff… Canon 40D…
Here we are for another round! The last bout saw the Polaroid win hands down, but that’s hardly surprising as it not only recreates an image but it also loads the photo with syrupy nostalgia and romantic nostalgia! So,…
Everybody responds to a face. You can’t not look at a face when it’s put before you in photographic form, they draw you in and make you look. Here are just a few amazing portraits I’ve found on flickr,…
Everything looks so different now that the trees are growing leaves again; colourful and inviting. I love looking up at the sky through the branches……
In the UK, if you want a bland, non-committal beige paint for your walls you choose a shade called ‘magnolia’. But, at this time of year when you look around and see the real thing blossoming all around, you…
Here’s another bunch of the cheapy flowers I bought from the supermarket – I love them and they stink up the house real good. Don’t come over if you have hayfever though, as I over indulged and every vase…
You may have spotted yesterday that I had an overwheming urge to bake. One of those said items was shortbread, which turned out perfectly – light, buttery and crumby, but holds together beautifully well. All this and very simple…
Who can resist the lure of a low wall (or in this case the groynes on the beach)?…