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Photographic journeys, techniques and places across Birmingham, Warwickshire and beyond.

Night photography on the University of Birmingham campus
Birmingham

Night photography on the University of Birmingham campus

This set of pictures features the University of Birmingham at night.  I was fortunate to be staying at the Edgbaston Park Hotel which is on campus.  After the conference dinner ended, I headed out with my iPhone and Fujifilm camera.  I used my travel tripod…

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Watching and photographing a starling murmuration
Nature

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…

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An update on the Ringway centre
Birmingham

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…

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My poppy photograph in IGPOTY 2024
Warwickshire

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…

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Exploring the Northern path of Draycote Water
Warwickshire

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…

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Photographing the codebreakers of Bletchley Park
Travel

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…

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Birmingham Demonstration for Ceasefire in Gaza January 2024
Birmingham

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…

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Top 4 in 2023
Birmingham

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…

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