Click for full view Popping out to post a birthday card. Daffodils are just beginning to spring up all over the place – you can see them in the grass behind the postbox. Lens: 50mm f/1.8 II Focal length: 50mm … Continue reading →

Click for full view (you should for this one) This photo looks a lot better in full because then you can see the detail in the tree, so make sure you do. I tried to use Photoshop’s content aware fill … Continue reading →

Click for full view I think that’s probably enough photos with my new extension tubes for now. This little glass dragon is one of Antonia’s ornaments. The problem with macro photography of ornaments is you discover just how dusty they … Continue reading →

Click for full view I was getting to grips with my new extension tubes this evening trying them out with a bunch of subjects (everything from Antonia’s engagement ring to 5 coffee beans). I finally settled on my Raspberry Pi (Toni … Continue reading →

Click for full view My first proper portrait of Antonia for Project 365. I took this before we headed out for a meal, and I’m really pleased with how it came out. The original was a little under-exposed (a problem … Continue reading →

Click for full view For Valentine’s day Antonia got me a set of extension tubes which I used to take this picture of my present to her: a charm for her Pandora bracelet. This was handheld, so I needed a wide … Continue reading →

Click for full view Antonia’s Valentine’s day present ready on the dining table for the morning. I was struggling with photos for today, but as I was sorting this out I thought the ribbon looked quite pretty. It was late, … Continue reading →

Click for full view Working from home tends to mean never getting out of the house. Lighting and colours fairly heavily altered in Lightroom. I think I could’ve used a narrower aperture to get more of the ceiling texture in … Continue reading →

Click for full view Out in Shoreditch for lunch, Xenophin deciding what to have from Franco’s. Although a prime lens is lighter, simpler and makes you move around, I do occasionally find it restricting to have no zoom at all. In this instance, … Continue reading →

Click for full view Glanced out of the window this evening and was greeted by this! Had no idea it had been snowing for quite a while. This is taken out of our bedroom window, the big glowing light is … Continue reading →