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Visiting Upton House
In my opinion, the National Trust membership is a bargain. You are able to visit and enjoy different properties, many of which have beautiful gardens to photograph. I am very fortunate to have several properties near to me including Packwood House, Baddesley Clinton and Coughton Court. These have featured in my past blogs as the … Continue reading Blog
Leamington Street Art
I just love taking pictures of street art around the West Midlands. As a companion piece to my photographic walk around Royal Leamington Spa, this is a detailed look at the street art around the Grand Union Canal area. There are several wall murals that are worth highlighting and many are curated by the Brink … Continue reading Blog
Photographing Royal Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa is long associated with the family. We used to visit in the late 1980s and think it was so exciting with the Parade and the Parade and the Royal Priors shopping centre. Returning over the years, the town still looks impressive with the Georgean and Victorian buildings looking clean and impressive in … Continue reading Blog
Winter at Clowes Wood
Woodlands are wonderful for getting back to nature and clearing the mind. Clowes wood in Earlswood has a mix of birch and coniferous trees in a rolling woodland. There is the Stratford upon Avon railway line cutting through the wood and following work by Network Rail, the railway bridge has been reopened. On the day … Continue reading Blog
Lighting up the night at Compton Verney
Winter is dark and whilst the arrival of Snowdrops heralds the early signs of spring, the nights are still dark. What is needed is for someone to conjure up a colourful festival to raise the spirits and light up the dark nights. That is just what Compton Verney have done with their spectacular light display … Continue reading Blog
The next train is for Worcester Foregate Street
On cold winter’s mornings and hot summer days, the train to Worcester Foregate Street starts at Dorridge. When I worked full time, this commuter train took me regular as clockwork, most of the time, to either Birmingham Moor Street or Snow Hill. Sometimes I wondered what it would be like to stay on the train … Continue reading Blog
The Weeklies
Every week there are several competitions where you can enter your photographs and try your luck. The three “weeklies” are #wexmondays, #sharemondays2022 and #fsprintmondays. Whilst there is fierce competition to be selected, it is all done in a friendly manner and the photographers are an amicable bunch. I find that I have learnt a great … Continue reading Blog
Arrow Valley Country Park
There is no need to go to far away exotic places to enjoy your photography and I am always on the lookout for local places which lend themselves to a great picture. Arrow Valley Country Park is 20 minutes away by car and is situated close to Redditch town centre. In 1964, Redditch was designated … Continue reading Blog
Stratford upon Avon in January
As an avid Weather Watcher I am always checking the forecast. When the BBC weather presenter mentioned that it would be a foggy start to the day then I decided to be up early the next day. My destination was Stratford upon Avon. The town is relatively quiet out of season and there are always … Continue reading Blog