Sept. 20, 2018
Blowing away the cobwebs
Following my long drive west to Lyme Regis I followed my usual pattern of taking a walk along the Cobb, the town’s huge Victorian harbour wall. Unfortunately,…
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Sept. 19, 2018
Day Trip
Back in August I took my little Olympus Trip 35 out with me when we went to the Knebworth Classic Car Show. Not only was the camera new to me, but the film I…
Sept. 18, 2018
Simplicity in photography
As I continue my adventures in film photography, I was recently inspired to give a good home to one more camera, completing my trilogy of rangefinders. A good…
Sept. 17, 2018
Scarlet curls
Late every summer these scarlet lilies burst forth in our garden, providing a beautiful splash of colour. Walking past them today I noticed these perfect curls…
Sept. 15, 2018
A feast for the birds
My work has brought me to the High Leigh conference centre at Hoddesdon this weekend, although that hasn’t left a lot of time for photography. I escaped for the…
Sept. 14, 2018
All things come to those who wait….
It’s taken me getting on for a year, but I finally finished the roll of Kodak Tri-X film I had in my little Ricoh rangefinder camera last week. Knowing the…
Sept. 13, 2018
Light and abstraction
Sometimes a little photographic inspiration is needed, so I visited Tate Modern today to for exactly that. The current exhibition there, The Shape of Light,…
Sept. 12, 2018
Hiding in plain sight
After a busy day spent wrangling piles of music I allowed myself half an hour of relaxation in our garden with the local birdlife. I tucked myself between the…
Sept. 11, 2018
Impending autumn
It’s amazing how quickly the seasons change – it may happen every year but it still takes me by surprise. At Hatfield Forest today I noticed a definite change…
Sept. 10, 2018
Awaiting restoration
I regularly pass this run down old outbuilding and have meant to stop and photograph it many time. Given its rather ramshackle state I thought I’d better do…
Sept. 09, 2018
The final stretch
For day three of Woodfest my work duties were rather different. I spent the morning hiring out rowing boats on our lake, followed by an afternoon at the…
Sept. 08, 2018
Capturing the festival spirit
I went into work early this afternoon to spend some time on my photography role for a couple of hours without having to worry about the more mundane tasks I’d…
Sept. 07, 2018
If you go down to the woods today...
Every year we hold a music festival, Woodfest, at Hatfield Forest. For one weekend the area near the lake becomes a hive of activity, with two music stages and…
Sept. 06, 2018
Industrious
I spent a happy half hour in our garden this afternoon, observing the comings and goings of the local honey bees. They love our sedums, which have recently come…
Sept. 05, 2018
Close encounters
It’s been nine whole months since I last visited Colchester Zoo so I returned today, with my friend Moira for company. The weather was cool and drizzly at first…
Sept. 04, 2018
Off the beaten track
During a stroll round Bishop’s Stortford this afternoon I turned up a side road I’ve never explored before. At the top of the hill stood an intriguing looking…
Sept. 03, 2018
Repetition
I had another one of those days today, when photographic opportunities didn’t really present themselves. However, when I got home I made the most of the fading…
Sept. 02, 2018
Catching the last rays of the sun
It’s been a busy day today, spent conducting one of my recorder orchestras, with no time left for photography. Once we’d finished for the day I stopped off at…
Sept. 01, 2018
Wrestling with the exposure triangle
One of the things I've missed in recent months is having the opportunity to share my thoughts about photography over on the Photoblog learning pages. I'm…
Sept. 01, 2018
An apple for the teacher
Traditionally, if you wanted to get in your school teacher’s good books the gift to present to them was an apple. That said, I was never presented with one…
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