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Tag Archives: photography
Selfie? You can stick it.
We just haven’t got enough photographs of ourselves, have we? You may have albums full of yourself with the family, the dogs, the cats, birthday dinners, Christmas around the Trivial Pursuit board (just kidding ok, no-one, ever took that picture) … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beach, coach tours, holidays, Hong Kong, photography, Repulse Bay, selfie stick, Trivial Pursuit
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Kew Gardens
Popped into Kew Gardens on a whim recently. Just happened to be saying goodbye to #2 son at Heathrow, needed petrol at Heston Services and before heading West with a heavy heart, checked to see what was going on at … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Countryside, Current Affairs, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged Heston Services, Kew Gardens, orchids, photography, seagulls
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Apple-bobbing + a pudding joke
I’ve just been amusing myself uploading tonight’s photography class pics to the laptop. It was the last class of the term and we were in the studio again – this time doing high speed photography. There was a fishbowl without … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Ridiculous Tosh
Tagged 50mm, apples, high speed photography, joke, photography
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A shot in the dark
It was achieved by me, in the spare bedroom in pitch darkness, with two box files balanced on top of each other, covered by a black pashmina with a desk lamp behind and a glass of merlot … Continue reading
Food photography: my own, personal cheesus
There’s an obvious advantage to taking photographs of food. This explains why I’ve just had some Jarlsberg, some Cornish Yarg and a small glass of port. It had to be done to help tidy up the remains of my photographic … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Canon 500D, Cheese, Cornish Yarg, Depeche Mode, fruit, Jarlsberg, Kodak Instamatic, NaBloPoMo, photography, Your Own Personal Jesus
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If at first you don’t succeed…..
Yesterday, I got home from work all enthusiastic about going to see beautiful Gloucester Cathedral all dressed in purple to mark International Pancreatic Cancer Day. It was odd because the purple hue meant that you couldn’t see the tower shining … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Current Affairs, Photography
Tagged Canon700D, Gloucester Cathedral, pancreatic cancer day, photography
7 Comments
An easier snap
Went to my beginners photography class tonight and had a chat to people about how tricky it turned out to be, trying to snap fireworks – especially when they were in The Wrong Place. It was the combo of darkness, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography
Tagged Bulb, crocus, fireworks, Gloucester Cathedral, photography, wide-angle lens
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