A return to a familiar spot and then another stop somewhere I can’t remember ever visiting before. St Mary’s Lighthouse near Whitley Bay is one of those iconic locations; here (apart from grabbing a shot of the seals, basking in the early-spring sun) I tried to get a pin-sharp front to back image of the […]
Locations familiar and new Read More »
A new start to the blog, and a new format, which I hope works for both readers and me as I continue on my photographic journey … and this set of images reflect that journey and how much I have still to learn. I spent the day near Craster with David Taylor – a present
A day of photography with David Taylor Read More »
Being close to the RSPB Reserve in Newport, I thought I’d just pop over and see what was there. Not much in the way of birds, but I was able to “play” with the camera a bit, and got these shots … I walked past this grass and thought there must be a shot here
An afternoon at RSPB Newport Wetlands Read More »
Four more images from my Newport trip on a lovely sunny day in February. I’m staggered at how I managed to keep the camera that steady for the first one – 1/20sec!!!! [EXIF: 1/20sec @ f/22; ISO 100; Sony ILCE-7RM3; Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS @ 105mm] Several attempts to get this shot,
Belle Vue Park, Newport Read More »
In the post Whoosh I declared that I’d made some plans of what I wanted to take on my visit to Newport. Well another shot I wanted to try and re-create was the impressionistic accident I once captured at Soar-y-Mynydd in mid-Wales, which I called Serendipity, when I stumbled with my finger apparently on the shutter-release.
Swinging crocuses – an experiment in impressionism Read More »
The theme for the U3A photoshoot in Newport was “abstract”. I couldn’t manage to get there on the Wednesday, but benefited from much better weather on the Friday when I parked in Belle Vue Park and used that as my base to go out and take a few pictures, previously “Whoosh” and “Is that
Man in the shadows Read More »
We enjoyed the best seats in the house for Brian Cox’s recent visit to Cardiff – front row – having booked the seats well over a year ago, mistaking the year of his visit (2019, not 2018). The wait was worth it. I could have taken pictures all night but was totally mesmerised by what
Guess where we were on Friday evening? Read More »
Easing my way back into the blog after a couple of months away from it – this post is just a bit of nonsense but it’s also me letting off steam with a bit of annoyance too. How do people do things like this! [EXIF: 1/320sec @ f/5.6; ISO 100; Sony ILCE-7RM3; Sony FE
Is this what you call not parking on double yellow lines? Read More »
It’s been a while – and I’m not talking about the wait for a train, although I did wait a while to get this shot – but I wanted to make sure you’d forgotten all about my email brainfail; you have, haven’t you? I’m not going to remind you, but then … I just