My photographic assignment for my 52 week Flickr group was to photograph Graffiti. This gave me the excuse to visit Digbeth on a bright Sunday morning. My first stop was Meriden Street to look at the graffiti done by the streetartist Gent48 on the…
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Astrophotography is good fun but living near to a city means only one thing – light pollution. Also you need to have very good weather as well. I had been telling myself that I need to take a picture of Comet C/2020…
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As the University of Birmingham locked down so did Winterbourne house and gardens. There was still a small team of gardeners tendering the gardens during lockdown. As the restrictions eased, the gardens reopened to University staff on the 6th July. It is…
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Very pleased that this has happened and I am now shortlisted for the Annual Competition of The RHS. Fingers crossed.
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I love Stratford-upon-Avon and have visited it many times over the years. There is so much to see including the beautiful walks around the River Avon, the Shakespeare properties and the pleasant shopping area of the town. I thought that I knew…
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I think that Lavender has more of a purple colour with a touch of blue. Certainly the fields at Cotwolds Lavender were in full bloom. The day was overcast and there was a strong wind blowing. This being June the day was…
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The Jewellery quarter is one of my inspirational places for photography. Affectionately known as the JQ, it contains so much history wrapped in its character. Old and new blend together with interesting details including churches, shops, doors, alleyways and jewellery shops. Arguably…
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I planned to go into Birmingham on Sunday as it is quiet and often there is the chance of getting some interesting pictures. As I planned for the trip into the city, I thought what if I matched up some new pictures…
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Visiting Chesterton Windmill has been good for my spirits since the tough lockdown measures were lifted. As we visited the Windmill on a cold June Saturday morning, I wanted to do something a little different. This must go through the mind of…
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For the last few years I have viewed pictures of poppy fields with a mixture of fascination and some jealousy. I always wished that I could take some pictures of these lovely wild flowers. Many of these fields seem to be around the Worcester…
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Having done Digbeth, I felt brave enough to go into Birmingham again and look around both Gas Street Basin and Centenary Square. My first difficulty was parking as car parks and on street spaces were either shut or there were traffic cones preventing…
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Venturing into Digbeth proved to be very interesting. I had a project to do on street art and therefore I wanted to get pictures around Digbeth. Sunday morning seemed to be a good time to venture forth now that government rules had enabled you…
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