Tag Archives: Dawn

Photography….

Over time I have come to realise that the modern photographic world has hit a plateau.  One reason is that every conceivable photographic images has been captured and what we are all really doing is going over old ground (this … Continue reading

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98 Days

  It’s a new dawn it’s a new day* Boris Johnson A statement that has as much accuracy as the recent Kiper story.   One good thing driving around the south east Leicestershire countryside this morning is that you realise that … 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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Finally a Ray of Sunshine…..

Getting up at just after 3am in the morning to capture the sunrise has always been a minority sport – I get that and in many ways I’m glad.   There is something wonderfully magical at this time of year  standing … Continue reading

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YouTube…what is it good for? Absolutely…

I have found myself watching a great deal of youtube these days.  In fact in my small and what I have always assumed exclusive selection I feel I have become something of an expert on the style and substance of … Continue reading

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A bit of a rough start….

April didn’t start too well – I was struck down with the a spring virus that whilst not particularly life threatening made me feel off it for almost two weeks.  It wasn’t helped by the continued Brexit nonsense.  Finally this … Continue reading

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Freezing on the Ironstone….

So the weather forecast suggested it was going to be a bright frosty morning – unfortunately no one told the the weather !   It was certainly chilly but not as bright as I would have wanted.   No matter as it … Continue reading

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The dog days of the year….

So that was Christmas and what have you done?   Well for me I have been pulling my yearbook together and well just making some sketches.   Well it beats watching the nonsense (most of it) that is on the TV!

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Colourtastic

Just going bonkers with the colour at the moment…well ’tis the season as someone never said.

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Teaching an old dog some new tricks…

The other day I made a rather profound discovery…the reason why I am a much much better digital photographer than when I used film is that I have total control of the process.   In the chemical days I had to … Continue reading

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