Birmingham

My camera takes pictures: S1 Ep1 – Fujifilm
Events

My camera takes pictures: S1 Ep1 – Fujifilm

Welcome to my series on cameras, lenses, advice and taking those all-important pictures.  So which camera do you use?  This is a common question that I am asked when someone sees one of my pictures.  It is if the camera took the…

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Thank you – The Open Arms
Warwickshire

Thank you – The Open Arms

I read the email twice.  The Open Arms at Warwick Castle were offering a free table due to the weather being a bit miserable during our last visit.  My daughter, Natasha, was very excited as she was unable to go to the…

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An evening in Weston super Mare
Travel

An evening in Weston super Mare

I had this desire to take a sunset photograph at the seaside.  With the pandemic, it has been a long time since I have seen the sea.  Natasha and Rob were married in Kos, Greece last year and I saw the sea…

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From Queensway to New Street
Canals

From Queensway to New Street

Queensway is a busy arterial road in and out of Birmingham so there is always a high volume of traffic thundering along the tarmac.  With my telephoto lens and 24 to 70 mm lens, I went about taking different pictures of an…

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New Look Website
Canals

New Look Website

Welcome to my new look web site.  This web site was set up back in 2016 and my first posts featured the different topics of Birmingham Gems, Pictures of Bridges and entries into the Post and Mail.  Fast forward to 2021 and…

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In Memoriam by Luke Jerram
Birmingham

In Memoriam by Luke Jerram

Public art has the power to bring out discussions on our feelings and emotions when we encounter it.  The artist Luke Jerram Luke Jerram understands this power and his aim was to create a piece of art that would help people come to terms…

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Last days of Lockdown #3
Birmingham

Last days of Lockdown #3

I have been documenting the Lockdowns over the last year and we are a few days away from April 12th when shops will reopen. My last blog entry was all about Digbeth. I was interested to see what the city centre looked…

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Digbeth, Digbeth (so good they named it twice)
Birmingham

Digbeth, Digbeth (so good they named it twice)

Lockdown 3 is easing and in early April, I found myself back in Digbeth to take a look at what was happening.  One reason was to look for the new Street art project by @Fokawolf but more of that later.  I parked…

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Getting your work published
Birmingham

Getting your work published

Being published as an academic was always a high point of my career and the old phrase “publish or perish” is so true.  Publishing your work was necessary to advance your career.  I had published many papers in the dental world and…

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Night Photography during Lockdown #3
Warwickshire

Night Photography during Lockdown #3

Keeping life varied is the key to getting through the Lockdown and night time walks add a difference to the routine.  I am fortunate to live in a typical English village with a high street and local shops. During Lockdown the traffic…

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O Christmas Tree, How lovely are thy lights!
Birmingham

O Christmas Tree, How lovely are thy lights!

There are many lovely Christmas trees around Birmingham this year in spite of the Pandemic and Covid-19. The trees are more prominent as they are not competing with other decorations or events where there are crowds of people such as the German…

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