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Staff Writer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:05:19 +0000

I have just completed my latest project on Architecture and have posted some of the images in the gallery for you to have a look at.

The interesting thing about projects such as this is that as well as having to get to grips with the challenges of photographing buildings during the day and at night, it is an opportunity to learn more about the buildings themselves, the architect, the owners past and present and even the history of the period when they were built.

I decided to go for Regency architecture, which basically means John Nash working for the Prince Regent. Between them they completely changed the area of London, from Buckingham Palace, along the Mall, Trafalgar Square, the Haymarket, Regent Street, Regent’s Park and most of the streets surrounding the park.

They also had a big impact on Brighton with the centrally located Royal Pavilion which still stands today as the single building that most defines the town.

Working on this project, mainly with the Nikon D300 and using Photoshop to correct and process the images, I also took some black and white films and also colour slides, which for me still produce some of the best colour available.

I do recommend that you have a go at shooting some buildings in different conditions and hope that you enjoy the new images in the architecture section of the Gallery.

The Holme, Regent's Park

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Spring has sprung – let’s get shooting.

Staff Writer — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:50:18 +0000

I am so pleased that Spring had finally arrived and the snowdrops and crocuses didn’t take long to take advantage of the warmer weather. After the terrible Winter we have had, they seem even more special this year and I have put three new pictures in the flower section of the gallery on this site. I am extremely pleased with them and I hope that you like them too.

Tomorrow I am heading out to take some more pictures for my Architecture project and just maybe I will be able to incorporate some flowers in those as well. I will have to move fast with this project now, as the trees will be getting their leaves soon and that will obscure some of the better angles on the buildings. Nature is great but we can’t have it all ways and that is one of the challenges of outdoor photography.

Anyway, I hope that you will be inspired to get out and shoot as much as I am.

An artistic shot of two lovely crocuses

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Photographic Treasure Hunt

Staff Writer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:41:55 +0000

If anyone reading this lives in Surrey and happens to have noticed lots of people with cameras in the villages of Outwood, Lingfield, Godstone, Tandridge, Horne and Crowhurst, it is quite likely that they were from the Reigate Photogaphic Society and taking part in the annual club treasure hunt.

Our task is to photograph memorials, Royal commemorations, Ancient yews and architecture pre-1800 and anything else that takes our fancy in the areas mentioned. My first problem is recognising pre-1800 architecture unless it is REALLY old and recognising a yew from all the other trees

Rather like the world wide photo walk and other group photography event, however, this is a great idea as it gives us all something to talk about and compare notes. It also gives us a theme or two to work to, which I always feel is better than just wandering about snapping everything that we like the look of.

The new season begins in earnest in September and I can’t wait to see what new gems come to light when we all get together again. And here’s my first picture of an ancient ewe – sorry.

I can see ewe

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