Out and About – Batsford Arboretum

We left Coventry under dark clouds and pouring rain, but once south of Stratford, the weather cleared up and by the time we got to Batsford Arboretum (after a delicious lunch at Prego in Broadway) the sun was out and it was very warm. In October? Go figure! It looks like once again we had … Continue reading Out and About – Batsford Arboretum →

First image 2013

I've just noticed that whilst I blogged the last image processed for 2012 here, I haven't blogged the first one I completed for 2013. Well here it is. Taken in Stoneleigh village at the start of the year, there wasn't as much snow as the previous year, but I thought I might get some good … Continue reading First image 2013 →

Project updates

I still haven't sent the pictures for my 365 project to the photobook printers. It's on my to do list before the end of the year - and I will get it done. The 'Benches' project is still in the 'gathering of images' stage and yesterday I whittled down over 200 images to around 60. … Continue reading Project updates →

Out and About – Photo Hunt at Baddesley Clinton

Today's shoot was a photo hunt organised by the Project13Group, to which I belong. The shoot took place at the National Trust's Baddesley Clinton property. I got there an hour early and treated myself to a delicious lunch in their excellent café. Ten minutes before the start of the hunt, each of us was given … Continue reading Out and About – Photo Hunt at Baddesley Clinton →

Photographic Freedom (for a short while)

I have just submitted my second module for assessment at the Open College of the Arts. If I do OK in terms of marks, then I won't be starting a new module until January 2014. So I can use the next few months catching up with the backlog of my own photographs.This last module has … Continue reading Photographic Freedom (for a short while) →

Wide views.

I've only managed to get out and about with the new AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f/3.5-4.5G ED a couple of times since I got it, but I have been immediately impressed with its AF speed, sharpness and contrast. The images are punchy and used with a small aperture the lens produces pictures that are really sharp front … Continue reading Wide views. →

Scored a new lens

I have just received the AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f/3.5-4.5G ED lens. It has been a labourous process over the last few months in deciding which lens I was going to get. My initial thought was to get this very lens. At the time of thinking about it, it had not been released and obviously had … Continue reading Scored a new lens →

Wish you were here.

I've just returned from Italy where I used my Olympus E-30 and the fabulous Zuiko 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 II lens. The quality from this combination is superb - but I really missed my D800. I've been a dyed-in-the-wall Olympus user for years ( I even used the OM cameras 30 years ago) but I think … Continue reading Wish you were here. →

2012 Images finished

I have now just finished processing the last of my images from 2012. This is a vast improvement from last year, when I finished my 2011 images in December of 2012. The reason for this tardiness on my part is the amount of time that doing my photography degree with the OCA takes. During 2012 … Continue reading 2012 Images finished →

Battery Grip: continued

Well, I realised after I went out shooting with the d800 last weekend that I really do prefer to have a vertical grip on my cameras. The trouble was that the Nikon MD-D12 that I ordered was very expensive broken See the blog report here. So I was very retiscent to order another Nikon grip. … Continue reading Battery Grip: continued →