Category: photos

At Cambridge Camera Club’s Photo Forum Special Interest Group this month members shared images that might be described as ‘high key’ or ‘low key’. I shared four such photographs but first what do we mean by high key and low key. Click here for a useful article and this definition. While Low-Key photography plays with deep shadows…

At a recent Cambridge Camera Club event one of the ‘senior’ members who knows what he’s talking about pointed out that my portfolio was short of photos ‘needing a fast shutter speed’. That often means sport so I spent an afternoon taking photos at the May Bumps. This is one of my photos from the…

A rose by any other name … it’s a climbing rose on the east facing side of our house and its blooms have been extraordinary this year. It’s nominally white but I really like it’s creaminess. This was taken using my Sony RX100 VII 1/125th at f8 and ISO320 and a 35mm equivalent zoom of…

Lots of choice this month on the back of a week away in South Wales early in the month. We were visiting gardens and this photo was taken at Aberglasney (https://aberglasney.org/) where it was just the right time to enjoy its display of tulips. This photograph was taken with my Sony A7 III 1/250th at…

This one goes right back to the start of the month and is another example of what the Japanese call ichi-go ichi-e or seize the moment (because once it’s gone it’s gone). I was walking home after the St David’s Day dinner at Trinity College and just before me was this shot. It was a…

Many of my ‘best’ photos are taken on the fly and this one’s typical. I was coming into Gatwick after an overnight flight and we were taxiing to our stand. We passed this amazing bridge which is a pedestrian walk way between the main terminal and a set of satellite gates. It was very early…

I’ve always been dismissive of black and white photos. I’ve felt that since colour exists why go back to a system which only existed because the colour option had not yet been developed. But recently I’ve seen that there is something extra about black and white and I’ve seen some super examples of it being…

I was in Cambridge with a limited agenda so took a few photographs. It was quiet and I took the opportunity to go to the top of Great St Mary’s overlooking the market square. Sadly I was a bit off centre but otherwise I think it makes a nice shot. The photo was taken with…