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Oil on the water
Oil & Water

Oil on the water

This posting of oil and water photography brings you a selection of more colourful abstract pictures. Here are some more eye popping pictures from the colourful world of Oil and water. Make sure you stay for the links at the end as…

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Edinburgh – the tourist view
Travel

Edinburgh – the tourist view

I was fortunate to visit Edinburgh for a conference and had the morning to myself. The meeting was due to start at lunchtime, leaving me free to roam around the city. It was a beautiful morning and my hotel was in the…

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Year of the Rabbit 2023
Birmingham

Year of the Rabbit 2023

Venturing into China Town Birmingham to celebrate the Chinese New Year was a colourful affair. Hurst Street was set up with a stage and there were a number of market stalls set up along the street. The main action when I arrived…

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London Streets
Travel

London Streets

A recent visit to London allowed me to take my x100v on a walkabout after my meeting at the Amazon offices just off Bishopsgate Road. I went to Spitalfields market where there was much activity going on. My visit to London involved…

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The Fate of the Bull
Birmingham

The Fate of the Bull

The Bull enjoyed an intense period of adulation during the Commonwealth Games as the Birmingham Public took the Bull to their hearts.  Standing tall next to the Central Library, the Bull became the main attraction in Centenary Square.  I visited the square several times…

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Key to Green Lane Mosque
Birmingham

Key to Green Lane Mosque

This venue like all the others was unique and the #keytothecitybrum takes you to places that you would never normally visit. Green Lane Mosque is in Small Health Birmingham not far from the Birmingham City Football ground. It is an easy venue…

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Photographing Hanbury Hall
Nature

Photographing Hanbury Hall

Visiting popular National Trust destinations does have its challenges if you are a keen amateur photographer.  Hanbury Hall is so photogenic and countless pictures have been taken over the years.  I would guess each season throws up wonderful views not only of the house…

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January Sunrise in Hay Wood
Travel

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…

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The changing face of Selfridges
Birmingham

The changing face of Selfridges

Selfridges is always on my list as a building to photograph. It has featured in many of my picture books over the years. I have even written a blog about the building which includes several of my pictures. The building is striking…

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Fog
Warwickshire

Fog

Waking up on a Friday morning, I was excited to find that it was foggy. I was keen to get down to the park and take some atmospheric pictures of the conditions. There were not too many people around but I was…

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Coventry looking good in the sun
Canals

Coventry looking good in the sun

Coventry is the City of Culture for 2021.  This prestigious title runs from  May 2021 to May 2022 and it follows on from Derry/Londonderry in 2013 and Hull in 2017.  Taking my first train for over a year, I set off from…

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Birmingham Lockdown #2 –  a visit to the Mailbox
Birmingham

Birmingham Lockdown #2 – a visit to the Mailbox

Pre April 2020, the Mailbox was full of energy with office workers streaming through in the morning.  Last Christmas it was full of shacks from the German Christmas market and there was so much activity.  Roll on a year and the pandemic…

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