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Yum Yum…

More lens tests in the drizzle and damp. My type of weather. I have to say I like the close focus (Am I allowed to say Macro capabilities) of the new Zeiss lens?). Hopefully the start of a long and … Continue reading

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Back to the Future…

For reasons too boring and first worldly to mention I took my veteran A6000 out for a spin yesterday.(BTW Sony are still selling this camera and actually as a starter camera its very capable!). It took a few snaps and … Continue reading

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At a Glance…

According to the WordPress data this is the 3897 th post. Has this any significance? NO none at all but I thought I would mention it! Our AI overlord is not happy with what I have written… I particularly like … Continue reading

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Indiana Wants Me…

I have made a profound self discovery! My playlist of One Hit Wonders is very similar to my favourites playlist. What that says about me is anybody’s idea and to be quite honest I am rapidly reaching the point in … Continue reading

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Damp Summer…

Remember the year when Summer never really started? Instead all we experienced was a series of damp days with the occasional sunny day scattered randomly amongst them. No? well perhaps I’m a bit older than you. Or perhaps it is … Continue reading

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When you get to where you want to go…

So it is election day, you’ve cast your vote, what do you do then? The answer to that is as varied as the number of people who bothered to vote. For me it was a steady trundle up the M1 … Continue reading

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The Morning After…

There are many takeaways from the election and I no doubt may get around to some of them in due course. Today I think it is a day of renewed hope which will undoubtedly be dashed as the weeks and … Continue reading

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In Memory of William Reeve…

The one fact I know about William Reeve is that there is a grave remembering him in a beautiful little churchyard set on a valley side deep in the east Leicestershire countryside. The church itself is some distance from the … Continue reading

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Ever Decreasing Circles…

What? This can’t be true! A nice summer’s day in this miserable June. Well yes it can be true and it was the perfect day to slowly criss cross rural east Leicestershire. The election seemed in another world and there … Continue reading

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I Only Want to be With You…

Over the past few months I’ve been moaning about the images I have captured with my iPhone. Then yesterday I had a short exchange with a fellow blogger about my views on the iPhone which got me thinking…is it the … Continue reading

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