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Watching and photographing a starling murmuration
The message went out. “There is likely to be a starling murmuration on Sunday night. The venue will be the roof of a shopping centre car park in Redditch, Worcestershire”. This message was sent out on social media by Jim Panda who knows a thing or two about wildlife. A few years back, he had organised a meeting where … Continue reading Blog
Borealis: bringing the northern lights to the Bullring in Birmingham
The Bullring centre is hosting a light show called Borealis for one week in February. This production by the artist Dan Acher is on display every evening during the week. With a mixture of dry ice smoke and laser beams, the “northern lights” are recreated in the centre of Birmingham. The performance is accompanied by haunting music which … Continue reading Blog
An update on the Ringway centre
The decision has been made to demolish the Ringway Centre. Birmingham council’s planning committee reconfirmed the approval of the planning application by the Commercial Estates Group to replace the Centre with three high raised residential buildings. This was a reconfirmation of the earlier decision to demolish the Centre which had been contested by the Twentieth Century Society who … Continue reading Blog
My poppy photograph in IGPOTY 2024
The Leamington Spa poppy field sprung up in June 2021. At the time I was just so happy that the field was near to home. I remember going to the field one barmy summer’s evening to take photographs. The light was beautiful and the field was so colourful with the poppies swaying in the gentle breeze. I stayed there … Continue reading Blog
Exploring the Northern path of Draycote Water
My previous visits to Draycote water have focussed on the visitor centre and watching the sailing club activity on the water. The reservoir has many wildlife visitors and I have enjoyed photographing their presence. As I had some time to myself during a visit with my daughter who lives in Rugby, I took the opportunity to … Continue reading Blog
Photographing the codebreakers of Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is conveniently situated between London, Cambridge and Oxford. This is a strategic choice as Bletchley Park is on the intersection with the Capital and the bright minds of the Oxbridge Universities. Mathematical geniuses were recruited to help the war effort by breaking down both German and Japanese codes. All this activity took place at Bletchley … Continue reading Blog
Birmingham Demonstration for Ceasefire in Gaza January 2024
There have been many demonstration marches across the country calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. A large Palestinian demonstration march for the end of hostilities in the Isreal-Gaza war took place in Birmingham in January 2024. These are my pictures of the march as I watched on as the demonstrators passed through the streets of … Continue reading Blog
January may be cold but the lights burn bright in Digbeth
Digbeth is known for streets of light and the area looks it best when the sky is dark. But not too dark. An ideal time to take photographs is during the blue hour. The warm yellows of the streetlights reflect on the colourful buildings. I watched a PhotoPills YouTube video on the Art of Travel … Continue reading Blog
Top 4 in 2023
Looking back on my photographic year, 2023 was an exciting one and there were several achievements including making the Landscape Photographer of the Year book. Two pictures were featured and these are described in my blog. Therefore I decide to choose four pictures that summed up my activity over the year. I love sunrises and … Continue reading Blog