PhotoWalking
October 28, 2019
PhotoWalking – just what is it?
To those amongst you who haven’t yet read the “bible” of living in the moment – The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle – your bewilderment or scepticism is excused. First published in the early 1990’s this book is still a foundation read for anyone of us who has a pressing need to de...
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Rewilding a Country Garden
June 06, 2019
It's always good to step back and reflect in life. It helps galvanize your enthusiasm as well as temper and focus your effort.
We don't have a big garden. It's rather long and thin, not at all conducive to a classic border style. The top half (furthest from the house) had half a dozen fruit trees when we moved in. Sadly, a couple of those didn’t m...
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Insurance and the Practicalities.
October 12, 2018
On my latest trip to Europe to shoot travel, food and lifestyle pictures I did a very silly thing in Strasbourg!
I fell over. You know when you fall over the immediate instinct having gone down is jump right back up lest anyone should have seen you make a complete fool of yourself. You may furtively glance around to check that the coast is clear....
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Travel photography in Siena, Italy.
October 10, 2018
Musings on all things travel and food in the spectacular mediaeval citadel of Siena.
Just about everyone, it seems, in Siena believes that you can buy a ticket for the local bus onboard, apart of course from the driver!
Being fair, I perhaps need to be a little more specific and say that the old guys who drive the buses seem blissfully unaware...
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Ten Interesting Photography Fun Facts (yeah that’s right Dave Gorman – a fun fact).
May 09, 2018
Nothing has changed since the 1800’s.
It’s meant to be fun.
It’s meant to be a creative process.
It doesn’t matter what gear you have.
It does matter that you know how to use the gear you have.
Digital cameras don’t work without a battery and card.
You’ll never take the best sunrise shot ever if you’re not there, ready to rock and roll at sun...
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