Category: Thoughts
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Self Portraits
I took these self portraits a couple of nights ago. I’ve been thinking about starting to do more studio-style portraits and as I wanted to see if there was enough room to do them at home, I thought I’d try it out myself. I took them in our lounge and I honestly wasn’t sure how…
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Through the Grass
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”—Dorothea Lange I took this shot on the weekend near the 16s in Belmont. It was just before sunset and I really liked the way the light was reflecting off the water and falling on the grass. There was a nice breeze too…
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Looking Across Warners Bay
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” — Ansel Adams I took these photos a couple of days ago at Warners Bay. It’s a beautiful area, one of my favourite places to sit and take some photos as the sun goes down, although…
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I Can’t See New York
Seventeen years ~Feels like a lifetime,And yesterday ~We remember In some ways it’s hard to believe that it’s been seventeen years since September 11. It seems like an age ago – it was more than half my lifetime ago now, in fact. The world has changed so much. And yet in other ways it barely…
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Rise to Save Our Coast
The Rise for Climate event was on this Saturday, September 8. You may have seen some of the news reports about it over the weekend but if you didn’t, Rise for Climate saw hundreds of cities and towns around the world join together to hold peaceful protests and rallies calling on the world’s leaders to…
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Pinny Beach at Dusk
Purple skiesClear water -Memories of another lifeLong ago I took these photos a couple of weeks ago. I had been planning to arrive for a sunset shoot but I ended up being slightly late and missed it. The dusk was still beautiful though and I think the photos turned out well anyway as the light…
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My Favourite Photos from 2016
A belated Happy New Year to everyone. I hope 2017 is a good year for you and a better one for the world in general. I thought I’d start off the new year by posting some of my favourite photos from last year. They’re a mix of landscapes, portraits and street photos and there are…
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Self Portrait in Black and White
Sometimes I wonderWho I am in this strange world?I am simply me I took this photo as a bit of an experiment. I’ve been playing around with flash in my spare time, trying out some different settings and ideas so I know I’ve got a few more styles to default to for portraits when I need them. I’ve…
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Sunset Reflections
Reflections stretch Across the lake As I sit and think About the world I took this photo a couple of days ago. It was the day after the US election and I went down to the lake in Belmont to try to clear my thoughts. I’m not going to say too much about the election…
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Pigeons Above the Gate
Life isFull of surprises ~ We must try to welcome them When they come The weather has been really weird around Newcastle lately. We’ve had some really nice, warm days and then some bitterly cold, wet ones – sometimes we’ve had both in the same day and it’s been very frustrating. That’s pretty much what…