Go West
“Go West – Life is Peaceful there”. The song from the Pet Shop Boys inspires this posting.
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Photographing London Docklands
There was a conference in London Docklands at the Excel centre. London in July is normally hot but with the current heatwave the temperatures were reaching 32 degrees Celsius. Travelling by Tube and DLR to Excel was exhausting. The conference was not…
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Graffiti – Graffiti – Graffiti
I love the colours of a good artistic graffiti painted on a wall or derelict building. I am not a fan of “tagging” such as scrawling letters or child like drawings scribbled around bridges and walls. Digbeth in Birmingham is regenerating and…
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Lockmasters’ Cottages
You may gather that I love nothing more than putting my camera and lenses in a backpack and then setting off along the local canal network. When cycling along the canals, it is interesting to see cottages near to large flights of…
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Confetti Fields
On the last day of June, I went down to the Confetti fields at Wick, near Pershore, Worcestershire. I went with Natasha and Noah. The fields were full of colour and my daughter and grandson enjoyed the experience. We then went to…
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Walking to the University
At last I get to update my blog and these are a few pictures taken on a walk from the Mailbox along the canal to the University train station. It was a warm morning but I took along my Canon 5D mk4…
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Dancing in the City
The Birmingham International Dance Festival comes to the City every two years. There is an extensive programme of dance related events. It is the sixth festival but it was my first experience. The meeting was organised by Igersbirmingham and when the announcement…
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St George’s Park
On the eve of England’s World Cup campaign in Russia, I went with friends for a behind the scenes tout of St George’e Park which is the flagship training facility for the England football teams. It is an impressive facility situated in…
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Photographing Birmingham (May 2018)
A few views of St Paul’s Church, Gas Street Basin, the Library and the Cube. The sunlight always gives the local landmarks an added boost.
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Bluebell Heaven
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, Austy Wood opened its doors . The wood is privately owned and is normally not accessible to the public. There is a footpath that navigates the edge of the wood and it is possible to look into…
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Photographing Dublin
A long weekend break in Dublin with beautiful weather could only mean one thing, great opportunities for photographs. We stayed in a hotel near to Grafton Street which allowed lots of opportunities for street photography. The place that I particularly enjoyed visiting…
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Kingswood Junction
The sun came back after a really dull week and so I jumped into the car down to one of my favourite locations for photographs. Kingswood Junction is near to Lapworth and is where the Stratford-upon-Avon canal meets the Grand Union canal…
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