14 October 2008
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After some research this morning, it looks the the beautiful micro-beast above goes by the less than glamorous name of an earth-boring dung beetle. I encountered this beetle while walking in the New Forest a couple of weeks ago. With … Continue reading
10 October 2008
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I came across what I think is a memorable quote on photography today: Sometimes Physics says “there’s no way you’re going to get that shot”, at which the creative photographer sticks their fingers up in a rude gesture and finds … Continue reading
7 October 2008
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I am gradually working through the images I took on my recent holiday. This shot is a woodland scene from the New Forest, which I visited last Tuesday. It is meant to look like that. I deliberately overexposed the photo … Continue reading
28 September 2008
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It has taken a long time for me to finish publishing my pictures from August 2008. I’ve decided to pick the final one, uploaded this morning, as my favourite picture from the month. It is one of a set of … Continue reading
26 September 2008
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Today is the final day of the latest run of 7 Days. As always, it has been a fascinating week – both an inspiration to my creativity and a wonderful time to look at what other people in the group … Continue reading
25 September 2008
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Today’s offering for the 7 Days group sees me picking up the theme of costume (also neatly tying in with the latest assignmenton the Digital Photography School site – costume. This is me dressed as if auditioning for a school … Continue reading
24 September 2008
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Wednesday is another theme day for the 7 Days group – Public / Private. In this photograph, I wanted to contrast the mouth that speaks and exposes the public persona (brightly lit) with the eyes and “mind” that are more … Continue reading
23 September 2008
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I love coffee in the mornings. As I mentioned on my blog last month, I now have a hand grinder and so am saving the world, one bean at a time (frequently producing fresh ground coffee without needing any electricity). … Continue reading
22 September 2008
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Another day, another 7 Days shot. I set the shot up aiming to play around with wide angle distortion but was a hampered by lack of time and light. Rather than getting a result like the picture that inspired me … Continue reading
21 September 2008
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Today is one of the theme days for the 7 Days group – “action”. My original theory was to head up to the local park and experiment with some jumping shots but that seemed like too much hard work. As … Continue reading