Parks

Winterbourne reopens
Birmingham

Winterbourne reopens

As the University of Birmingham locked down so did Winterbourne house and gardens. There was still a small team of gardeners tendering the gardens during lockdown. As the restrictions eased, the gardens reopened to University staff on the 6th July. It is…

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Peaceful pictures
Canals

Peaceful pictures

With the lockdown now on for 2 weeks many people are finding it difficult to keep motivated. I have been taking my camera or using my iPhone camera to take pictures on my early morning walks. I initially ventured on the canals…

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Photographing Vancouver– Stanley Park
Travel

Photographing Vancouver– Stanley Park

Stanley park is the centre of Vancouver. A large natural reserve near to the city and it has so much to see in it.  I did some running around on my first morning and used my iPhone to take pictures of the eastern…

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Photographing Vancouver – Playing Tourist
Travel

Photographing Vancouver – Playing Tourist

Vancouver is a beautiful location for a conference, and it was my third visit to the city, previously visiting in 1999 and 2009. Therefore, as the year was 2019, I was due my usual visit 🙂  We had some down time prior to the…

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Botanical Gardens Instameet
Birmingham

Botanical Gardens Instameet

When the notification came through, I immediately applied. A photographing evening at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens after-dark Christmas-lights experience was an exciting prospect. I was lucky to get one fo the 50 tickets as previous events sell out very quickly.  However, when…

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