Monthly Archives: July 2019

100 Days…

And we’re off…Boris Johnson has won the first election convincingly.  Some might suggest that that was the easy bit – I’m sure he wouldn’t. (Not that he will ever see this blog!) Tomorrow he actual gets his hands on the … Continue reading

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So I felt like a walk…

Finding the envelope of any tool you might use is important.   Today I came close to finding the envelope of my new 85mm lens.  The only thing was the envelope I was hitting wasn’t the technical performance of the lens … Continue reading

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You’re a Barbie…

  Draw your own conclusions

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Wandering Around…

Rain rain go away come again another day… So the traditional nursery rhyme goes.   Today is the ‘another day‘ so it has given me chance to think a little about my new 85mm f1.8 lens.   I have to say I … Continue reading

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I do hope Boris can count…..

‘Tis the seasons for all things silly so I guess that may well be one of the reasons that we are likely to get Boris Johnson as the next Prime Minister.   The Conservative press seem to be getting all excited … Continue reading

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I keep missing this photo….

I really don’t know why but I keep missing this image from my recent trip to London…strange isn’t it?

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Suffering for my art….

  Joy of joys the pollen count is through the roof!   Breakout the asthma inhaler.  (I was going to say on steroids but of course the inhaler is a steroid so durrr!) .  The reason for all this suffering is … Continue reading

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Oh what a beautiful morning….

Not quite Oklahoma but it was nice to get out at dawn and take in the fresh air as the past few days have been grey overcast dawns. There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow…indeed there was

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The Picture is Incomplete….

Flat day dawn….so much for photography…time to draw…

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Lacking Anima…

Anima… noun PSYCHOANALYSIS noun: anima; plural noun: animas 1. (in Jungian psychology) the feminine part of a man’s personality. 2. the part of the psyche which is directed inwards, in touch with the subconscious. “persona and anima switch roles and … Continue reading

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