photographs: people, places & things
Wandering around the National Trust property – Dunham Massey I think the last time I posted about visiting the National Trust property at Dunham Massey was back in November 2022. Dunham Massey sits between Manchester and the start of Cheshire. This particular National Trust property is probably the one we visit the most, and one […]
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Sparrowhawk see 40 pictures of an efficient killing machine The first time I wrote about a Sparrowhawk visit to our garden was back in June 2021. Since that first visit we have had another two garden visits. The second was in February of this year (2024) and the third and most recent was earlier this […]
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Manchester Craft Beer Tour – a quality Saturday afternoon One of the gifts that my wife and I received last Christmas from our Daughter and Son in Law was tickets for two for the Craft Beer Tour Manchester. The information that was provided with the gift was that tickets were valid for twelve months and […]
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Day trip to the Lakes and a decent wander around Ambleside. In my previous post I mentioned there was just a hint that summer was at last on the way. Without a doubt the recent shift in weather conditions has made it feel like a change for the better. Last week we decided we would […]
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Macro photo’s in the garden and a first time visitor spotted With just the hint of summer on the way, I spent some time in the garden yesterday. After a tidy up I grabbed a camera and took a few insect macro photographs. There are also a few pictures of birds that were seen in […]
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Wandering around New Mills – and a brief visit to The Torrs. Earlier in the week I had occasion to visit New Mills. I think the last time I posted following a walk was after a wander along the Shropshire Union canal. New Mills is a place I have been to a couple of times […]
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Garden pictures: insects and our frequent Goldfinch visitors It seems to me that the slow and almost no existent start to summer has had an impact on the number of insects that we might normally expect to see at this time of year. Despite that it’s always worth a wander in the garden to have […]
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In the garden with the Canon EOS 90D and Sigma 105mm macro. One of the great things about macro photography is that you don’t really have to go far to practice. My previous blog post featured macro photography from the back garden and this post continues with that theme. As well as the macro pictures […]
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Close up photography in the garden with the Sigma 105mm f2.8 The pictures in this blog post are all taken using a Canon EOS 90D and a Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX DG HSM macro lens. Additional lighting in the pictures in this post was achieved using a Neewer Macro Ring Lite NW14EXT which you can […]
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Premier League Champions 2024 empty seats and empty streets? For the fourth consecutive year Manchester City lifted the Premier League Champions trophy. By any measure and by any standards it’s a remarkable achievement. The current team break records almost every time they play. Not only have they won four titles in a row, it’s six […]
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