Photo of the Day – 29 March 2017: Nesting Swan
There cannot be many jobs which have not changed over several centuries. One such is the position of swanherd at the Swannery in Abbotsbury, Dorset. It dates back at least to the 14th century, with the first written record in 1393. In practice, it most likely predates that. The swanherd was originally a member of […]
Photographing a Hockey Match
Usually I do not bother with giving out technical details of my shots. In most circumstances there is little benefit, other than satisfying curiosity, from knowing the camera used or the exposure settings. For learning about photography, it is better to understand the approach and motivation for taking a shot rather than the purely mechanical […]
Photo of the Day – 19 March 2017: Going For The Ball
My camera club was invited to photograph a hockey match which was the semi-final of a regional competition in which a local team competing. It proved to be a good opportunity to get some action shots. Unfortunately, the home side lost, so it is unlikley that I will shoot the final. This post is […]
Photo of the Day – 11 February 2017: Cat in a Window
It was cold and it was dull. No complaints about that, it was what the weatherman had predicted. Less welcome was the constant sleet which had not been in the forecast. I had joined the London Region of the RPS for a street walk in the Greenwich area, making sure to wrap up warmly for […]
Photo of the Day – 9 February 2017: Hyacinth
A cold and dull day, such as the one experienced around here today, does limit the scope for photography. There are options to use the soft light to shoot details, but as there were some fresh flowers in the house I took that option instead. I chose a hyacinth and used the same setup as […]
Photo of the Day – 19 January 2017: Wind Turbines
This is not the shot I envisaged I would obtain when I went to Reculver in Kent. Landscape photography always has an element of fortune and this occasion was no different. It was circumstances rather than my initial intentions which ended up dictating the eventual image. This was my first visit there and I went […]
Photo of the Day – 11 January 2017: Ranunculus
The light in the middle of winter can be glorious. The sun, if it shines, never gets that high in the sky and spreads its warm tones throughout the daylight hours. The downside is that at this time of year it all too often hides itself away behind dense cloud. After a string of successive […]
Photo of the Day – 29 December 2016: Winter Woods
Taken during a recent walk in my local woods. The sun was setting and was low in the sky, but was just catching the tops of the trees which emphasised their forms and helps provide a sense of depth. I like this shot for a number of reasons. The birch trees in the central vertical […]
Photo of the Day – 2 January 2017: Nelson, Moon and Venus
Date wise, this image is going to appear out of order on my blog, but I wanted to publish it on the day I took it. Earlier this evening in the West End of London I saw Nelson’s Column below a waxing Moon and the planet Mars. It made for a remarkable sight. One of […]
Photo of the Day – 2 November 2016: Return to Portland Bill
The shot below is what I had been hoping to get on my previous visit to Portland Bill a few days earlier. A view along the rocky pensinsular illuminated by the setting sun. On that first occasion I had been frustrated when the sun disappeared behind a bank of cloud on the horizon. The compensation […]