Portfolio Update

I have just added another three images to the “Recent” section on my profile. As I add three I remove three of the older posts. As all of these images were taken in 2019, once I have run them all through the “Recent” section, the best of them will be put into the Archive gallery … Continue reading Portfolio Update →

15 Days – Day 2

Day 2: Wednesday 25th March It’s another glorious day again today in the UK midlands. The sky is completely blue and if you get out of the slight breeze it’s very warm. The first job today was to set up Emz’s workstation in the study. Both Mrs M and I use laptops, but Emz bought … Continue reading 15 Days – Day 2 →

15 Days – Day 1

Day 1: Tuesday 24th March The whole of this week was supposed to be a celebration of our daughter’s 30th birthday, with the family being involved in an event every day. Obviously, in the last week, the plans seemed doomed because of the awful Covid-19 virus. Everything that we have planned has now been cancelled. … Continue reading 15 Days – Day 1 →

Keeping busy – photographically.

It’s Monday here in the UK and we are looking at the inevitable total lockdown throughout the country after the moronic activities of the thousands of people who congregated on the coast and in National Parks over the weekend. With this terrible contagion all around the world, it’s sometimes difficult to look at mundane and … Continue reading Keeping busy – photographically. →

Portfolio Update

I have now updated my portfolio with another two images which can be found in the 'Recent Work' section on my website. The first is called ‘Spirit of the Woods’ and I hope it’s clear why that title came to me and why I approached the image in the way that I did. I saw … Continue reading Portfolio Update →

Paul Hart – Reclaimed

Today I received the third volume in the monochrome photographic trilogy by Paul Hart on the Fens in the East of England. This last book in the series is called ‘Reclaimed’. The other books in this trilogy are ‘Farmed’ and ‘Drained’ and together they form an incredible body of work. The books themselves are superbly … Continue reading Paul Hart – Reclaimed →

Digitising Transparencies 3

The on-going digitization of my 35mm slides from thirty years ago continues apace. I think I now have the whole setup sorted to the extent that I get the equipment placed out fairly quickly. To get decent images you need to ensure not only that the camera is level on all axis but that the … Continue reading Digitising Transparencies 3 →

March Project

OPENINGS Doors, windows, cracks in a wall, a gap through leaves, a hole; use one of these things as the subject or as a frame to view the scene beyond. This project can be interpreted in many ways and the instructions are deliberately not detailed so that you can do them in your own way. … Continue reading March Project →

Digitising Transparencies 2

The first thing I needed to ascertain whilst intending to copy my transparencies from thirty years ago, was which Fuji lens would give the best result using the MCEX-11 extension tube? From my first tests, I found that the actual distances given on the table were not very accurate, giving blurred and distorted results. So, … Continue reading Digitising Transparencies 2 →

Portfolio Additions

I have added two images to my portfolio this evening. The first is a collection of crab pots on the quay at Craster in Northumberland. I really liked the shapes that the pots made as they lay piled up on the quay. I also tried to ensure that I retained the curved shapes of the … Continue reading Portfolio Additions →