Spring tulips photographed at Hidcote in Gloucestershire.
Tag: Photography
Bluebells
Bluebells in a Warwickshire wood.
A quick test of a newly acquired vintage Pentacon 50mm f1.8 lens mounted on a Sony a6000 body using focus stacking to increase the depth of field. I like the initial results and look forward to exploring further what can be done with this lens. A sunny and dewy morning should produce great bokeh.
The Flying Scotsman
The ‘Flying Scotsman’ passing Easenhall, near Rugby, Warwickshire on 11 April 2017.
Dartmoor Pony
Stopped to take this photograph whilst driving across Dartmoor in Devon.
These ponies live in a semi-wild state on Dartmoor. They are a small and hardy breed able to withstand the harsh weather of the moorland. They have lived in this corner of southwest England for centuries and, in the past, been put to work in local mines and quarries.
Primula Spread
The Unmade Bed
A bed, looking a bit sad and creepy, covered with a few of the thousands of items collected by the former owners of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire in the days when taxidermy was a respectable form of house decoration.
The Violinist
Violinists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hopefully capturing something of the energy of their performance.
Awarded First Place in The President’s Trophy competition for best projected image held at Dunchurch Photographic Society on 11th October 2017.
Life imitating art
Based on a photograph taken during a recent visit to the National Gallery in London.
Awarded First Place in The Gerry Coyle Memorial Trophy competition for best colour print held at Dunchurch Photographic Society on 25th October 2017.
Awarded Second Place in the Badby Challenge Competition between 9 clubs held in Badby on 15th November 2017.
Accepted for exhibition as a print at Midland Counties Photographic Federation PhotoFolio 2018.
Accepted for exhibition as a print at Midland Counties Photographic Federation MidPhot 2018. Awarded an MCPF Ribbon.
Broken chairs
Broken chairs in the scullery at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.
l liked the vividly coloured yet grungy abandoned state of this room preserved from the beginning of the last century.
The Last Boat In
RS Feva sailing dinghies coming in after a training session at Draycote Water near Dunchurch, Warwickshire.
One straggler lags behind the others as the boats are brought ashore.
Mixed Reality, UK 