OK, so I can live in denial no more – it’s autumn! That’s OK though – what’s not to love about this time of year? Especially when you live next door to an enchanted forest – full of freely roaming ponies,…
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
I live in a bit of the country that has no mountains at all – plenty of other geological wonders but the odd steep hill is as mountainous as it gets. So with this in mind you can imagine…
This was the first weekend in flippin’ ages where I had no commitments, no errands, no chores… well, OK, there were chores but I have a little trick I’ve perfected when it comes to those – I completely ignore…
Depth of field – the basics “How do I get the background to go all blurry?” I remember that being the first question I asked my photography teacher at art college, years ago. It was either that or “Where’s…
When I went to Salisbury last week I found myself spending a lot of my time looking up. The sky was oh, so blue and the rooftops were varied and beautiful… Canon 5D MkII + EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens…
Dear 2011, so far I am liking you. You’ve given me a gentle start of lazy days at home taking it easy, the odd venture out to the forest to chase ponies with my camera, reading Sherlock Holmes stories…
I’ve realised recently that I am one of those people that lives in the future. Not in a Marty McFly sort of way (although that would be very cool) more in the way that I am always looking towards…
I have a feeling that from here on in any photos I take are going to much more wintry than autumnal, so here’s a last look at the golden tones that have been so wonderful these last few weeks.…
Every day for the last week I would check out of the window and study the weather forecast hoping that we wouldn’t suffer too much in the way of wind or rain so that we would make it to…
Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn’t specialise in cow photography! I think that might be a niche too far though, it’s just that they’re so sweet and docile looking and they wander freely through the woods so you get…