Category Archives: Winter

A very long time ago…

  A long time ago I read the Arthur C Clarke short story The Sentinel.   It was the inspiration for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey and formed the first act.  In the story a structure of incalculable age was … Continue reading

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Bag full of primes…

  If you are a photographer then there is nothing more enjoyable than walking the countryside on a cold winter’s afternoon with the sun slowly setting.   This is the golden hour for any photographer.   Through in a bag of primes … Continue reading

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That was the week that was…

Well I think we have survived the worst winter storm in a while…only thing is where I live it was really that much of endurance – thank goodness!   The news was full of deep snow drifts, communities cut off and … Continue reading

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Creative unconformity….

A few days work.

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Here comes the sun….

  Out in the Ironstone country again.   Last night I was comparing the images I made this time last year for this project and those I made yesterday and I think that there is one significant difference.  Last year the … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts…

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  Over the weekend I had a problem with my Broadband – which Virgin Media promptly fixed but forgot to tell me.   However alls well that ends well so lets be thankful for that.   This morning I went a walk … Continue reading

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Against the wind…

Beautiful light, Bitter wind.   What better way to test the capabilities of my new camera on my new phone.  I have to say overall I am very impressed with Apple’s ability to make a very well exposed JPEG.  The image … Continue reading

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Just when will the sun shine again?

January is in many ways the worst month of the winter.   We have had all the head excitement of the Christmas period to help us through the shortest days.  Now we have nothing to help lighten the the grey heavy … Continue reading

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Pump up the needle…

We are entering the dead time – deep winter – a time when really nothing seems to happen but in fact is some of the most productive of the whole year as few people want to take time off at … Continue reading

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