We are now three-quarters of the way through January and at the start of another lockdown, or Tier 5, as our government says. I wonder how many tiers (tears) there will be before this whole mess recedes to what will be probably a yearly jab for ever? I do not really see any great change … Continue reading Keeping Busy
Fly By Night
I very rarely combine two images to make a composite, but the one above was one of those exceptions. In 2018 Mrs M and I visited Barrington Court, a Tudor period National Trust manor house in Somerset. I don’t normally take that many pictures inside these properties at all, but on this visit, there were … Continue reading Fly By Night
Street Photography – Creative Vision Behind the Lens
by Valérie Jardin This book is another present from my daughter Emz. She obviously thinks that I need some help with my photography. The author is a well-known X system photographer, Valerie Jardin, who is variously described as a street photographer, a documentary photographer and also as she calls herself - a narrative photographer. She … Continue reading Street Photography – Creative Vision Behind the Lens
Minor White book
Minor White is a photographer who is often overlooked and in my opinion underrated by the majority of the photographic community. It may well because his photography is not as instantly accessible as say Michael Kenna for example (another awesome photographer) because his images were created charged with symbolism and a critical aspect called equivalency. … Continue reading Minor White book
Sliver of Light
I’ve been working from home today and the sunlight this afternoon has been fabulous after the seemingly endless grey days we’ve been having in the UK recently. Sitting at my desk I noticed a sliver of light rushing through the study to the kitchen. I thought I would try out the new X100F especially its … Continue reading Sliver of Light
A new addition to the stable
Fujifilm X100F Say hello to the newest member of CMPhoto. A second-hand Fuji X100F. It’s in immaculate condition, the shutter has only been fired 148 times and it’s my first Fuji camera in silver. I have to say it looks fabulous. Looking like my X-Pro2’s younger brother the OVF/EVF viewfinder is really very nice indeed … Continue reading A new addition to the stable
Marrutt Printer Inks
The inks and equipment from Marrutt in the handy box they supply It’s now been a year (and what a year) since my post dated 19 December 2019 where I said I would come back and post my results on using the Marrutt bulk ink system for my Epson SC-P600 printer. I think that the … Continue reading Marrutt Printer Inks
December Project
WINTER SONG Winter changes not only the landscape but the components within it. The days are getting shorter, the sun lower in the sky and the weather colder. Take images which show what winter means to you. This project can be interpreted in many ways and the instructions are deliberately not detailed so that you … Continue reading December Project
Testing Ideas
Mrs M and I went for our lockdown walk this afternoon on a grey, dank, overcast November day. The last couple of times on our walks I had committed the cardinal sin of ignoring number four in the photographer’s Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt always carry a camera”. In my defence though your honour, I always carry … Continue reading Testing Ideas
Lockdown Focus
All through this year in the UK as in almost every other corner of the world affected by COVID-19, we have had one after the other, lockdown, easing, tier systems, lockdown, tier systems, easing to come (over Christmas) and then no doubt lockdown again in January, then probably tier systems until a vaccine is distributed. … Continue reading Lockdown Focus
