The Birds, The Birds…

The Birds, The Birds…

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn of the joys of living in a built up inner city area is the wildlife. I mean who could not adore the crows and seagulls squawking and bickering all the time. As you may guess I am being a little sarcastic here, but they 

Backstreets and Rooftops

Backstreets and Rooftops

Reading Time: 2 minutesWalking around Hyde Park, I have come up with an idea I want to play with. I have always been quite taken with the local roofscapes – in a heavily built up inner-city area like this there is such a jumble of walls and roofs, 

Snow Galore

Snow Galore

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve had quite a bit of snow over the last couple of weeks, to a point that takes me back to my childhood when I remember (whether accurately or not) far more beautiful snowy days. The first batch was round my birthday, just before Christmas. 

Decay

Decay

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome breif, boredom releiving experiments with the Lensbaby Macro Magnifiers. Just thought I would share this macro of a decayed, mummified russian dwarf hamster. You’re welcome.

Macro Study of a Christmas Cactus

Macro Study of a Christmas Cactus

Reading Time: 2 minutesTo pass the time with this cold winter weather, I have been playing with some still life ideas. For Christmas I got the macro lens adapters for my Lensbaby Composer – these are old school simple magnifying lensses that screw into the filter thread. Combined 

Lensbaby Composer

Lensbaby Composer

Reading Time: 3 minutesHaving read about this slightly obscure and bizzare lens in Practical Photography, I decided I had to try one. Birthday present time… The Lensbaby Composer is a concept both simple and fraught with complexity. It is simple lens casing with a ball and socket joint, 

Reindeer

Reindeer

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s not often you get to meet a real reindeer, but we have had some visiting at work this week!

Some final Sunsets for the Year

Some final Sunsets for the Year

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe do love a good sunset here, and as we approach the turn of the year again, here’s just a few more that I have found lying about on the hard drives, in and amongst other sets this year.

Freaky Macro, Prawns and Pumpkins

Freaky Macro, Prawns and Pumpkins

Reading Time: 2 minutesPart of the structure of the fish-eye lens functions as a magnifier, and along with this I have picked up some other magnifying lenses. These are a cheap and ceerful way to get macro photography effects, by acting simply like a magnifying glass in the 

Night Time Panorama

Night Time Panorama

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a quick one. had a quick go at stitching together a panorama today, of the view from my office window over campus. I’m quite pleased with how this has turned out.

Fish Eyes on Hyde Park

Fish Eyes on Hyde Park

Reading Time: 3 minutesI have been playing a little more with the fish eye adapter. We got the chance to visit the old St Marks church in Woodhouse where I again had the same issues as in the London Underground, with lack of light. Some more interesting shots