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Talking about compost and bees in Digbeth
Canals

Talking about compost and bees in Digbeth

While organising a walk for the photographic group Negative Space, we explored Digbeth using the canals as our guide. After lunch, we headed back into town, walking via Shaw’s Passage. I was pleasantly surprised to find the community garden open, so as…

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The lights are on at Birmingham for those long winter nights.
Birmingham

The lights are on at Birmingham for those long winter nights.

The Birmingham Light Festival has brightened up the city as look to the end of winter. Light festivals have been held previously, and this year, the company Opus supplied 11 imaginative light installations. Although many other activities were taking place, the BBC…

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Druids Heath – a place for change
Birmingham

Druids Heath – a place for change

Druids Heath is just a place I pass through—a shortcut home and a fast route that I have taken many times after events at the University of Birmingham or in Selly Oak and Bournville. Passing through the area, I often wondered about…

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A Digbeth sunset followed by the blue hour
Birmingham

A Digbeth sunset followed by the blue hour

I love January days when there is a clear blue sky and the weather is dry and crisp. We have had a few cold days like these, which have also featured bright sunrises and warm sunsets.  January is also a great time to…

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Top 4 in 2024
Observation

Top 4 in 2024

Time to review my best pictures of 2024. The latter part of my photographic year was devoted to the Stirchley Observation Project. This course, organised by the PRISM Photographic Network, ran over 12 weekends from September to November. A final exhibition featuring many…

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The Bright Lights of Central London this Christmas
Travel

The Bright Lights of Central London this Christmas

Street photographers love London, and everyone has their favourite area for taking pictures. I simply enjoy watching people move around the streets. Sometimes, you find a street teeming with opportunities for photographs; other times, it is not so fruitful. But, as they…

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Photographic moments from Cannon Hill Park
Observation

Photographic moments from Cannon Hill Park

I have been involved with the Stirchley Observation Project over the last few months. I have not featured my experiences of the project on my blog, as I am waiting until the course is complete. We still have a portrait session and…

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The Birmingham Cathedral Christmas market
Birmingham

The Birmingham Cathedral Christmas market

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition visited the Waterhall in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. This is the second year that I seen WPOTY, and the images were just as impressive as those shown last year at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum…

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The reopening of the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery
Birmingham

The reopening of the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery

The hottest ticket in town was the reopening of the revamped Birmingham Museum and Art gallery.  When I saw the pictures on Instagram of the great and the good of Birmingham at the Museum’s re-opening celebration then I knew I must visit and…

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Selfridges starts Christmas in style
Birmingham

Selfridges starts Christmas in style

The shop designers at Selfridges Birmingham are always ahead of the game when Christmas arrives. Yes I know Christmas is arriving earlier and earlier each year. These pictures were taken on 4th November when we went in for a shopping expedition. I…

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Pumpkin Extravaganza at the Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham

Pumpkin Extravaganza at the Jewellery Quarter

The Jewellery Quarter is a picturesque part of Birmingham.  In the centre of the neighbourhood are two cemeteries, Warstone Lane and Key Hill.  Both graveyards are the resting place to the great and the good of Birmingham. During the day they are a quiet…

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