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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Cherry Blossom experiments
Oozells Square is just off Brindley Place. It is a relatively new square and has a faceless RSB bank on the south side with the elegant IKON gallery on the North side. Either side are a couple of restaurants which have their…
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My Custard Factory Beat
I work in town on a Wednesday morning so I take the opportunity of pacing around the streets with my camera. The Custard Factory proves to be a happy hunting ground for pictures. The graffiti is very colourful and there are several…
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Photographing Singapore
Next stop Singapore and it is 6 years since I have visited so I was interested to see what had changed. Looking out from the airplane window flying into the country, the success of Singapore’s trade is seen by the numerous ships…
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Photographing São Paulo
Visiting São Paulo is an experience. It is the third largest city in the world with 17 million inhabitants. As soon as you leave Guarulhos International Airport, you enter into wide multi lane (10 to 12 lanes each way) freeway which straddles…
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Week of the Beast
A cold week for the UK in general. Personally, I picked up a bad cold which coincided with the onset of very cold weather. Keeping motivation at work was the main priority. Initially the week started with clear skies and cold nights.…
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Super Duper Moon
The Super Moon or the Super Blue Blood Moon was visible on 31st January. I missed the early stages of the moon when you do see the magnification.
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Finishing the Job
A good friend, Ewen, who is a professional photographer has written a great blog post “Your photography …. Finish the job”
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A week in pictures
Let me take the opportunity of describing my photographic week in January
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