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Storm With a View: doo, doo, doo, looking out my back door
Lately I’ve been trying out the Diorama Art Mode on my Olympus XZ-1 for things other than the more usual subjects of these previous posts. When I stepped out my door tonight, I decided to give i… more →
precious ruthless captures
Storm With a View: doo, doo, doo, looking out my back door
wrote 3 months ago: Lately I’ve been trying out the Diorama Art Mode on my Olympus XZ-1 for things other than the … more →
Further Dioramas: carparks, cartwheels, and chat circles
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wrote 3 months ago: Today was, thankfully, the last day in hospital for My Good Man, and once again I found myself at th … more →
How to Fix Stuck Pixels: a very boring story about an exciting discovery
wrote 3 months ago: A few months ago I noticed with disappointment that my Olympus XZ-1 had developed a couple of … more →
Self Portrait: the girl in the cabinet
wrote 4 months ago: While I was taking photos of the savage beasts, I suddenly noticed my own reflection, broken up by t … more →
DIY camera gear
wrote 4 months ago: For those enthusiasts out there who either can’t find the camera rig they need or don’t … more →
Couples Maternity Shoot: the laughter and the head-slapping
wrote 5 months ago: As you would know from my first post about this maternity shoot, it is not my aim to be a pro photog … more →
Couples Maternity Shoot: there's a first time for everything
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wrote 5 months ago: Whenever someone who has seen my work asks if I’ll do a photography session with them, I shy a … more →
Voigtlander Automatic I: my first vintage camera
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wrote 5 months ago: Years ago, when I was new to Ebay – and, simultaneously, had developed a crush on vintage came … more →
An E-type in the mirror
wrote 5 months ago: “Looks like we got a tail”, he said, motioning towards the rear view mirror with his eye … more →
Car Panel Paintings: reflecting the landscape
wrote 6 months ago: Many photographers enjoy capturing reflected images; years ago, when I first got my 35mm SLR, my par … more →
Skin Deep: street photography in Gawler
wrote 6 months ago: Street photography is an artform I really admire and enjoy, and follow a few blogs with really stron … more →
Harrow Open Gardens 2012: colour madness
wrote 6 months ago: While most of the photos I took at the open gardens yesterday were shot using the XZ-1′s grain … more →
Weapons of Choice: choosing and using fountain pens and inks
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wrote 7 months ago: About a year ago, I bought a vintage fountain pen, a Parker 51, for a friend who loves to write. Whe … more →
Portrait of a Lady: the saffron shawl (*Portrait of Elsa by Sir Frank Dicksee)
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wrote 7 months ago: When I saw this print of a painting in a lavishly carved gold frame in an antique shop, I wanted to … more →
Vintage Botanica
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wrote 7 months ago: While editing photos from a wedding I attended yesterday, I wondered how to make the flower images … more →
Little John: a relic from another era
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wrote 7 months ago: Any guesses what this is? How about now? Ah, now you’ve got it! What toilet wouldn’t be … more →
In Praise of the Guillotine
wrote 8 months ago: When a friend recently referred to a safety (rotary) paper trimmer as a guillotine, I got all hoight … more →
Lust and the Leica: or, what I'm not getting for Christmas this year
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wrote 8 months ago: A Leica has never been on the list of things I’m likely to get – or even give myself … more →
Fathers Day @ Nelson: messing around with TtV photography
wrote 8 months ago: Fathers Day was a blue, blue early spring day: perfect for the beach – if, like me, you aren … more →
