I’ve been having fun taking and sharing photos with Instagram. You can only post photos using the dedicated iPhone app. The low resolution and the creative filters it prompts you to apply really encourage you to concentrate on composition, creativity and interesting subjects. Sharing the results on twitter or facebook is a breeze. Highly recommended.
On safari in my garden
A beautiful sunny morning enticed me out on safari in my garden, armed with my Canon 5D Mk II and 100mm macro lens. This hover fly was particularly cooperative, staying calmly in position whilst I tested how close I could get. It is incredible the amazing and beautiful things you can find so close to [...]
Flash fun
I’ve been reading Syl Arena’s recently released book “Speedliter’s Handbook”. This wonderful tome covers everything you could ever want to know about flash photography in general, and about the Canon system in particular. Full of information about both gear and technique, it is also a great source of inspiration for what can be done with [...]
Cold
On the plus side, it looks like we’re going to get a white Christmas and everything looks very pretty. The downside of course is that the travel plans of millions have been disrupted and families who planned to be together this Christmas may instead spend it apart. Whether or not the increased incidence of snow [...]
Experiments with water and light
I thought I’d try my hand at a little macro photography and decided to have a go at capturing water drops. An initially frustrating but ultimately rewarding afternoon followed. The recipe which worked for me was using a Canon 5D MkII DSLR with 100mm macro lens attached, set at ISO 100, f/13 and 1/200s. Illumination [...]
Autumn Colours
I’ve been snapping some autumn colours in the garden and hoping that when we visit New England next week we will not be too late to catch some autumn ‘foliage’.
The sun comes out at Thorpe Park
Today was Marcus’ birthday outing at Thorpe Park. Mid October? Expect rain, wind, closed rides and generally miserable weather. What were we thinking of? Well a miracle happened and we had a wonderfully warm and sunny day. Lovely autumn colours gilded the lily. Shame about the queues.
Beautiful for a day
The flowers of this variety of iris (Neomarica gracilis) last just one day. Managed to photograph this one first thing in the morning before it had begun to fade. Beautiful.
The new hamster, Acorn
Finally got some decent photos of our new hamster, Acorn. He’s been a bit shy, but now seems to be getting used to us. Here is one I took this morning… hamsters are so cute!