July 10, 2020
Life on the wild side
One of the places I’ve been looking forward to visiting since lockdown is the British Wildlife Centre. This week they reopened their gates so we booked our…
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July 09, 2020
Deep in the Forest
A couple of weeks ago I returned to Hatfield Forest with two plans – to photograph the Red Poll cattle and to shoot a roll of film in the Rolleiflex. I shared…
July 07, 2020
Another day, another garden
After my rather soggy visit to Hyde Hall nearly a month ago it was wonderful to have a much dryer experience today. While I used my wide-angle lens in the…
July 06, 2020
Who says you need a macro lens?!
As the weeks go by, more and more places are gradually reopening, offering some welcome photographic possibilities. Having to pre-book visits does take away…
July 05, 2020
Working backwards from the 18th century
As well as my still life pinhole photography I’ve been out and about with my other pinhole camera in recent weeks. A few weeks ago I took a trip to the Wimpole…
July 04, 2020
Frozen in time
One of the projects I started while we were in lockdown was shooting still life images with one of my pinhole cameras. It’s taken me a couple of months to…
July 02, 2020
Wakey, wakey!
As I rescued the trail camera from our garden this morning, I noticed a sleepy bumblebee on our buddleia bush. It was just beginning to wake up, moving slowly…
July 01, 2020
That monochrome feeling
After a day on the computer I decided it was time for a brisk walk after dinner. I still can’t quite bring myself to leave the house without a camera, so I…
June 29, 2020
Following the herd
After last week’s scorching visit to Hatfield Forest, today brought altogether more blustery conditions. I spent most of the morning wandering the quieter…
June 28, 2020
Messing about on the river
Our destination this morning was the River Stour at Flatford. The trees and surrounding fields were looking very lush and many other people come along, like us,…
June 27, 2020
Curiosity
We had a very inquisitive visitor to our garden this afternoon. I’ve photographed this tabby cat, who belongs to one of our neighbours, several times before out…
June 24, 2020
In the spotlight
I finally made it back to Hatfield Forest today, three months after my last walk there. The warm weather seems to have triggered butterfly season and the…
June 22, 2020
Ickworth colour
It’s five years since I last visited Ickworth, a stately home near Bury St Edmunds, so we booked a visit for today to coincide with Kevin’s day off. The house…
June 21, 2020
Sunday afternoon colour
We’ve got into the habit of going somewhere on a Sunday for a spot of exploring and today’s destination was the village of Felsted. It’s a colourful place, with…
June 20, 2020
Buzzing!
I couldn’t get motivated to go out for a walk this afternoon. Instead I spent some more time sitting at the bottom of our garden, with my feet in the flowerbed,…
June 17, 2020
Looking for open doors
One of the biggest frustrations of the last few months has been the inability to photograph interesting architecture. I love exploring the way light falls…
June 16, 2020
Travelling light
By the end of this afternoon I’d spent several hours in front of my computer and was desperate for a walk. I really couldn’t be bothered to carry a big camera,…
June 15, 2020
Seaside colour and texture
One of the things I miss about living so far inland is the chance to take an impromptu stroll by the sea. Today’s day trip to north Norfolk brought us close to…
June 14, 2020
This is more like it!
I don’t quite know what it is about architectural photography that pushes the right buttons for me, but the recent lockdown has made me realise how much I’ve…
June 14, 2020
Looking back at Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
I’ve had my photos from WPPD lurking on my computer for a while now and have been waiting for a rainy day to post them. It’s not raining today, but the time has…
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