Tag Archives: Canon G1x

Lies, Damn Lies and the Canon Battery Indicator

Always check your equipment the night before has been a mantra that I have lived by for many years.  I haven’t always achieved this and have paid the price from time to time.   So last night I checked the … Continue reading

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Complementary

Autumn seems to be coming much later this year.  Here we are in early October and most of the trees still have all their leaves.  The horse chestnuts are just starting to change but at this rate there won’t be … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 90 – Hole in my arm

It is true – the vampires have taken my blood – where is the garlic when you need it?   Of course this is doing a total disservice to hard working health professionals who are only doing their job with … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day 20 – Big Sky

The Fens is one of the few places in England where you get a really big sky.  Of course this is a bit of an optical illusion as the amount of sky that is visible in any one place is … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Day – 15 – Friends Life Woman’s Cycle Race

Today was one of those very occasional days, when I wish I still had all my very expensive photographic gear.  The inaugural Friends Life Woman’s Cycle Race passed nearby to me today and I thought I would brave the elements and … Continue reading

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Project LV One – Days 10 & 11

For lots of reasons day 10 didn’t exist.  However day 11 saw me back to my old tricks – an early start and on the road to get the good light .  This morning I was on the Cotswolds visiting … Continue reading

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Autumnal

First things – medical report – still feeling the effects of the autumn bug I’ve picked up – I thought that I was feeling a lot better yesterday and soon found that I wasn’t as well as I thought.  Such … Continue reading

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King Arthur and Photoshop Panorama

It was a really beautiful morning and what better way to enjoy this autumn sun than to go out and make photographs.  Of course at the moment I’m pursuing my Deep Time project and so that was what I did. … Continue reading

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Interesting colours

Two images captured in the garden today. I really, really love the image quality of the Canon G1x. However, I’ve hit the focusing issue with the cloud photographs…it just wouldn’t seem to focus, however I set the aperture to around … Continue reading

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Kedleston Hall ~ No 2….the whomping willow

With apologies to JK Rolling but I think I’ve discovered the real whomping willow at Kedleston Hall. Perhaps Kedleston Hall is the true Hogwarts! I must admit there were some strange looking people there today, not least of course being … Continue reading

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