Some rules are rules right? So absolute that they’re said to be “set in stone”. Well, not always and I’m not exactly too sure that there’s one that says you can’t use flash outside, especially in the sunshine. In fact, it’s probably the best time to use flash as it gives great contrast & detail,Continue reading “Set in Stone…”
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Spring
Well it’s been a while, the middle of Winter in fact, since my last blog post so it seemed quite fitting to make a return in the middle of Spring; or there about at any rate. The absence wasn’t exactly planned, I just didn’t have any material. I suppose it was a photographers equivalent ofContinue reading “Spring”
Warm Light, Cold Water.
Once again Winter has established itself in the UK. Whilst everyone complains about the snow & ice etc, I wonder how many people actually appreciate the fact that the conditions can contribute in an aesthetic kind of way. Now most people will probably say “yes, it’s very picturesque” but how many will appreciate the combinationContinue reading “Warm Light, Cold Water.”
How to start the day… in Winter
Well, Winter has arrived here in the UK and if our media are to be believed, it’s not just any old Winter; but the return of the Ice Age! Now anyone who was up at 5:30am this morning and out by 6:15am would know that it was cold. In fact it was about -7 oContinue reading “How to start the day… in Winter”
The Trouble With The Trees…
“There is unrest in the forrest, there is trouble with the trees; for the maples want more sunlight and the oaks ignore their pleas…” sang Geddy Lee of Rush on the track entitled “The Trees” from their 1978 album “Hemispheres”. This post isn’t exactly about oaks & maples (in fact I haven’t got a clueContinue reading “The Trouble With The Trees…”
Does anyone actually know what pumpkin tastes like?
It may be just me, but here in the UK the only time we see anything to do with pumpkins is around Halloween; and even then it’s not really to do with food. It’s not even as though there’s a traditional dish that’s eaten on 31st October (or at least I’m not aware of one).Continue reading “Does anyone actually know what pumpkin tastes like?”
If Man Was Meant to Fly.
“If man was meant to fly, the Lord would have given him wings”; or so the saying goes. Well man didn’t get wings, by either divine or evolutionary means, but what he did get was engineering. One of the many results of which is aviation and some fine examples of it can be seen atContinue reading “If Man Was Meant to Fly.”
What Academics Do With Their Dead Wood…
Mention “getting rid of the dead wood” to most people in the context of an organisation or company, it is normally taken to mean job losses & cut backs etc (rather topical at the moment here in the UK!). Now we all know that Oxford University is a centre of excellence in the world ofContinue reading “What Academics Do With Their Dead Wood…”
Two Degrees of Separation
Ok, I know, it’s supposed to be six degrees of separation; but I needed some words to put against this particular image. Now I could have wrote about the technicalities of the shot for the photographically savvy but that would have been missing the point so; there’s me thinking that this photo, of which I’mContinue reading “Two Degrees of Separation”
A Few Changes…
Firstly, if you’re reading this then you’ll have noticed the change of host & URL. If you got here because you read the last article on my old blog (https://d700diaries.wordpress.com) then you know what’s going on. If you’re a newcomer, then welcome; glad you could drop by and I really hope you’ll be a regularContinue reading “A Few Changes…”
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