I organised a visit to Clumber Park yesterday and invited members of the Royal Photographic Society East Midlands Region. It was the first trip of the year, and it was a blast. As I drove to Clumber from home, the skies were blue, then grey, … Continue readingRPS East Midlands at Clumber Park
On yesterday’s journal entry I wrote we were heading off to Mablethorpe for New Year’s day, and then we switched to Barton Upon Humber and the Water’s Edge Country Park, which I had been intending to visit later this week to start creating assets for … Continue readingJan 1st 2024 Creating Photobook Assets at Waterside Edge
creak of the windowbreath in the new year coloursthe sun is shining 9am: pulling back the curtains the colours of the New Year beckoned me to open the window and taste their warmth.We are off to Mablethorpe today, where I want to try out an … Continue readingFirst Photograph of 2024 : Blue Skies of Oriental Hope
Felixstowe whispers,Paws guide humans on the sand,Dog’s duty embraced I enjoyed using the little Ricoh GRIII Diary over the Christmas break, especially during a short trip to Felixstowe whilst I had a really painful ear infection. We were visiting family in Ipswich and my right … Continue readingEarache and the Diary in Felixstowe
release brightened pathwalking cobbled roads of timepeaceful moment shared History tells us that the Romans once lived in Caistor, and that once this was where the centre of the settlement was. It is just below the back of St Peter and St Paul Church. Are … Continue readingPhoto-haiku – Walking Over Time
hill of solitudehold a moments rest aloneconnect forever I drove to Lincoln to pick up my daughter and her boyfriend who were at their friend’s birthday meal at a place called Wildwood. I parked in St Martin’s Square, and listened to the sounds of the … Continue readingPhoto-haiku – One Figure in Solitude
after the walkinglooking back at autumn leavesflying free blurred Romans once walked over this land, which is by the St Peter and Paul Church in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England. I often walk through the church grounds with my camera, and on this occassion I was shooting … Continue readingPhoto-haiku : Looking back at Autumn
In our last zoom meeting of 2023 I invited Gerry Coe to talk to us about his iPhone photogrpahy. The event was a sell out with viewers from all over the UK, and from abroad. One lady, from California told me she had to log … Continue readingGerry Coe talks Creative iPhone Photography
Back in 2012, a significant shift occurred in my photography journey as I bid farewell to the substantial Nikon D3 system, embracing the much more compact Olympus EM5 along with its diminutive lenses—a notable departure from the bulkier Nikon counterparts. Over the years, the lenses … Continue readingRicoh GR3IIIx in Clumber
You can see over 340 images from this event by watching the video. Click here, or see the bottom of this post We had the pleasure of attending a great day of military re-enactments at the Moira Furnace this weekend. Despite living 100 miles away, … Continue readingTrue to Life Re-enactments at Moira Furnace