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Hello 2017
2016 did not go entirely to plan. By the end of 2015 I was pretty sure that I wanted to take photography to the next level. I got myself a portfolio and dared to start thinking about selling my photos. Then … Continue reading
Best laid plans (again)
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
Getting the hang of 500px
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
Getting out of bad habits
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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Tagged bad habits, camera, maintenance, photography, sensor cleaning
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Wilful destruction
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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Tagged black and white, ice, monochrome, photography, pond
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Murmurings
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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Tagged murmuration, photography, starling, Wolsingham
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Best laid plans
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
Route finding
I’ve been coordinating guided walks for the Wolsingham Wayfarers for the last 6 months, and this month we were invited to host a walk as part of the North Pennines Walking Festival. The task was to find a long walk … Continue reading
When dog meets horse
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
That was the year that was
Trying to review the year based on what photos you took is always going to produce biased results. Rainy days? No rain in any of these photos. Parched ground and endless weeding? Can’t see any evidence here. Nevertheless, here is … Continue reading