10 January

I wanted to portray an aspect of greed in this image and one of the most common - if not the most common - is that of love of money and the avarice that this brings. I used my own hand and fired the camera on a tripod with my other. The light on the … Continue reading 10 January →

9 January

I set up a cafetiere with a packet of coffee behind it and took several images at different exposures and focus settings. I liked the almost sculptural feel of the curves on the coffee pot and the hazy reflections off the glass. I eventually, after testing a few times, decided on having the packet in … Continue reading 9 January →

Birthday and a new Nikon D7100

So it's my birthday today and my wife has bought me a D7100 body to go with the D800 I already have and with that, I think my transition from Olympus to Nikon is complete. My remaining two Olympus bodies, the E-30 and the E-1 together with their battery grips and lenses will be packed … Continue reading Birthday and a new Nikon D7100 →

Draycote Water – 23 November

I'm ashamed to say, that despite living in the area for my whole life, this day was the first time I had ever been to Draycote Water. A Severn Trent Water reservoir, it is a popular place with those people who have a penchant for 'messing about in boats'. There are also a lot of … Continue reading Draycote Water – 23 November →

Out and About – Stowe Gardens

I finally felt well enough to get out and drive somewhere on Sunday 26 October. I had been taking elephant strength antibiotics for a week for the infection in my tooth and on the Saturday it felt as though they were doing some good. So my wife and I drove down to Stowe Gardens for … Continue reading Out and About – Stowe Gardens →

Photo Hunt Image

I've just realised that I hadn't put an image on the blog for the photo hunt that took place at Baddesley Clinton a couple of weeks ago. Here's an image of the gate in the corner of the garden. When I had originally converted the image to mono, I wasn't really impressed with the … Continue reading Photo Hunt Image →

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 →