Photo of the Day – 9 April 2017: Dawn on the River Ant
If you had asked me where I expected to get my favourite image during my camera club’s long weekend in Norfolk, I would have said How Hill. The River Ant, which is the location of this photo, flows past and is a scenic spot. We had visited the previous day and opted to return for […]
Photo of the Day – 8 April 2017: Norwich Cathedral Interior
Another shot of Norwich Cathedral, this time of the interior looking from the Choir towards the High Altar. The cathedral normally opens later in the morning, but our group had permission for a shoot beforehand when there was no one else around. The only proviso was that we did not enter until after Morning Prayer […]
Photo of the Day – 7 April 2017: Cloisters
This is what could be described as a “classic” shot of the cloisters at Norwich Cathedral. A polite way of saying that others have done it before. It would be a surprise if they had not; few worthwhile locations are unique in photography, especially in the UK. Only the early pioneers who were shooting their […]
Photo of the Day – 6 April 2017: Tracks
Recently, I went with my camera club on a long weekend to Norfolk. It is a part of the country I have not visited since childhood when my parents regularly took the family on holiday to West Runton, near Cromer. Those were idyllic days as the owner of the cottage where we stayed owned a […]
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 – 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 – 31 October 2016: Spices
The Dorchester Curiosity Centre, tucked out of the way on an industrial estate, is well named. Essentially it is a large, very large, shed full of half forgotten items from the past. The stock is always changing, so each time I go there it is different. It is a fascinating place for anyone to visit […]
Photo of the Day – 30 October 2016: View from the Pulpit
A trip to Portland Bill, which is situated at the tip of Dorset, for the sunset yielded mixed results. After a dull start to the day, it had turned into a fine afternoon. The sun was shining, but I could see a bank of cloud on the horizon towards which it was heading. Something […]
Photo of the Day – 14 October 2016: Castle Stalker Sunset
It has taken a while to select this image of Castle Stalker at sunset as my selection for the day simply due to lack of time. I spent a week in Glen Coe and the surrounding area, posting images as I went. Shooting over a nine day period, which included four days travelling to and […]
Photo of the Day – 11 October 2016: Lone Tree
After a couple of fabulous sunny days, conditions became overcast. That can be challenging, although sunny weather when there are harsh shadows and extremes between the light and darkest parts of the scene can present its own issues. In fact the light was excellent at the end of the day and I have several pleasing shots taken […]