My favourite hellebore
This is by way of being a bit of an emergency blip, as I’m still up to my fetlocks in eagle photographs. On the plus side, I have now marked over half of the 770 shots I took yesterday for … Continued
Golden Eagle
I had an excellent day today at Rosliston Forestry Centre on the Derbyshire/Staffordshire border, taking part in a five-hour eagle photography experience. It was run by Dr. David Glynne Fox, who teaches photography as well as being a highly experienced … Continued
Stratford sunset
I had another full-on day today, and by late afternoon hadn’t taken a single photo. Panic was about to ensue. Luckily I’d arranged to meet CH in Stratford for an early dinner, so I texted him that I’d be a … Continued
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
Rather surprisingly given the enormous industry which has now grown up around him, the first theatre in Straford-upon-Avon dedicated to the genius of Shakespeare didn’t open until 1879. In 1926 the original Memorial Theatre burnt down, and was replaced in … Continued
Evening rays
After several days of indoor shots I wanted to photograph some sky today; so after work I took a meandering route home, looking for nice light. I already had a couple of shots I quite liked, but as I was … Continued
Mono Monday: On the Move
I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t spent almost the entire span of an exam this afternoon pondering my photo for today’s challenge. I’d dismissed quite a number of ideas for various reasons, when I remembered that Child Two … Continued
Extension tubes
I’ve been fascinated by some of the macro images I’ve seen recently for which extension tubes were used – Miffy and Rainie are both brilliant at these shots. So I did some research and bought a set – they arrived … Continued
Fibonacci Romanesco
A few days ago freespiral published a lovely blip with a link to this film about the Fibonacci sequence in nature. Last Sunday I was thinking about a rainy day blip and realised that the Romanesco I was about to … Continued