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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
January Sunrise in Hay Wood
A forecast of fog followed by a sunny day, sent me down to Hay Wood for a morning of photographs. I took my tripod and my Canon D5. Setting up the camera (Canon 5D) for the pictures I took 5 pictures of the scene by bracketing with 5 pictures at -2 EV, -1EV, 0 +1 … Continue reading Blog
Walking in Birmingham
My first walk around Birmingham this year was an eventful photographic journey. The pictures were taken with my Fujifilm x100v. It was a cold and sunny day. My walk was a circular route of my favourite photo spots including Snow Hill Car Park and the Jewellery Quarter. Of course I could not forget about the … Continue reading Blog
2021 – A Successful Year
Several pictures did well over the year and I would like to share them with you. I was featured in Amateur Photographer with this picture from a memorable holiday in Loch Lomond. This received over 400 likes on my Instagram account. My highest number so far. Taken from a magical evening in Leamington Spa. This … Continue reading Blog
Christmas Cheer at Packwood House
Packwood House lifted the gloomy grey weather with a display of colourful Christmas decorations. Trees and plants around the house and gardens were adorned with hand made ornaments and baubles. Shelves had displays of miniature nutcracker soldiers. There were colourful Christmas wreaths on the gates to the garden and doors to the house. The wonderful … Continue reading Blog