Sound and vision – who is speaking and who is in control?
Sound and vision Who is speaking and who is in control? It’s just black and white.
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Macro photography in the garden
Macro photography in the garden More in the macro photography series. The images in the picture gallery below were taken in the garden this week. Instagram You can check out more pictures from the rainycity on my Instagram page at this link Picture gallery Clicking on any of the images below will open a […]
Read MoreIs there anyone who doesn’t like a cute yellow duckling?
Is there anyone who doesn’t like a cute yellow duckling? I doubt I will see many more yellow ducklings like this during the rest of the year, and I simply couldn’t resist a few pictures earlier this week as we walked along a local stretch of the Peak Forest canal. Instagram You can check out […]
Read MoreThe birds and the bees …
The birds and the bees … I was away last week on one of the bikes (you can read about that trip here), and it was only yesterday that I took some of my more ‘regular’ pictures in the garden. It’s only this year that we have been able to attract goldfinches into the garden. […]
Read MoreWandering along the River Weaver and a visit to Vale Royal locks.
Wandering along the River Weaver and a visit to Vale Royal locks We took a terrific walk this week along a stretch of the River Weaver in Vale Royal (Cheshire). The River Weaver has an interesting history and is inextricably linked to the salt mining of Cheshire and it’s most certainly somewhere we will visit […]
Read MoreMacro photography – developing my skills with Canon 90D and Sigma 105mm
Macro photography – developing my skills with Canon 90D and Sigma 105mm This post features a selection of pictures taken over the last week or so, mostly in the garden. It certainly feels to me now that most times I set out to take macro pictures I am reasonably confident that I will get a […]
Read MoreMacro photography – Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm f2.8 HSM
Macro photography – Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm f2.8 HSM More macro photographs with the Canon EOS 90D and the Sigma 105 f2.8 HSM macro lens. All of these pictures have been taken with one or other of two home made light modifier/softboxes. It’s taken me a number of ‘shots’ to get a sense […]
Read MoreMacro in the garden with the Sigma 105mm lens
Macro in the garden with the Sigma 105mm lens This blog post features some more Macro pictures taken in the garden using the Canon EOS 90D coupled with the Sigma 105 f2.8 macro lens. In the last couple of days I have been experimenting with home made light modifiers and it’s fair to say that […]
Read MoreMacro photography with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM
Macro photography with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Some more garden macro photographs using the Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm macro lens Picture gallery Clicking on any of the images below will open a picture gallery that you can click or scroll through
Read MoreA year with a camera – from snapper to accomplished photographer
A year with a camera – from snapper to accomplished photographer What a difference a day makes … and what a difference a year or so makes! Up until around May last year, when it came to taking photographs my wife could probably be fairly described as being ‘quite handy’ with a point and shoot […]
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