I’ve been off the radar so far as the internet and social media goes for a few days which was a wrench at first and then transitioned into a great relief. It has been quite bizarre to pop the…
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens
If you find yourself in a pine wood on an overcast afternoon in winter with an SLR camera at your disposal then you might want to have a go at something like this… I think they look quite painterly,…
Have you had a lovely weekend? I have – it’s been one of those ones where you don’t do much apart from read papers, drink coffee, wander your local streets and chat. Obviously (for editorial puposes) I am choosing…
What is a prime lens? I have a penchant (some would say unnecessary addiction), to prime lenses for my dSLR camera. This is an expensive habit to have but I can’t help it, I just love the images they…
The sands of Bournemouth when the sun is shining are generally heaving with people – honestly, you cant move! If however, you show up on an overcast weekday in September you can pretty much have the place to yourself…
Back as a kid in the 80s I remember going on school trips to the Tudor House museum in Southampton (much of the city was flattened by enemy bombs during WWII so this was one of the few ‘old’…
It’s hard to believe but the brilliantly-named Queen Anne’s Lace is actually a form of wild carrot! It’s one of my favourite, favourite plants – I love how it appears to be topped with a little cage, bulging with…
It is innate in us all to want to record the wold around us; to paint a picture, to take a photograph. Don’t you think? film – Pentax K1000 and some Fuji 200 Superia film For some it is…
Farewell Greenwich Mean Time, see you in six months! The clocks went forward at the weekend – hoo-flippin-ray! Even if the clocks hadn’t been moved forwards though, there’s an abundance of signs all around that spring is finally here.…