Category Archives: photography

Best laid plans (again)

Posted on 28 November, 2016 by

So about this time last year I committed to a new focus on photography, and I kind of might have said that I would use this blog to chart my progress. Well, best laid plans and all that. At first … Continue reading →

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Getting the hang of 500px

Posted on 19 March, 2016 by

For those of you who don’t know, 500px is a photo sharing site aimed at photographers. A bit like Flickr used to be like but with a few little twists. I wasn’t intending to join another photo sharing site. I’d … Continue reading →

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Getting out of bad habits

Posted on 23 January, 2016 by

I’ve made a commitment to improve my photography, I’ve made a list of areas where I want to improve this year, I’m all set to go but, oh no, what’s this? One of the things I was determined to (I … Continue reading →

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Wilful destruction

Posted on 28 December, 2015 by

Here are some photos taken in January 2015. It took a long time for my border collie Holly to get bored of the garden pond, but she never gets bored of ice. Holly’s job (as she sees it) is to … Continue reading →

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Murmurings

Posted on 4 March, 2015 by

It started a couple of weeks ago. First a trickle, then a torrent. Starlings are on the move and a large number of them have decided that Wolsingham is a great place to hang out. And I get a ringside … Continue reading →

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Best laid plans

Posted on 31 January, 2015 by

Winter 2012/13 was pretty amazing (if you like snow). When I look back at the photos I took, from December through to early April almost every photo features the white stuff. It was also memorable because border collie Holly joined … Continue reading →

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When dog meets horse

Posted on 28 January, 2014 by

As a border collie owner, I often find myself wondering what type of human Holly would be. Would she be an intellectual? A teacher? A leader? Soldier? No, I have a sneaky feeling she would enjoy being a prison guard … Continue reading →

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