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  • Photo of the month: April 2025

    Photo of the month: April 2025

    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…

  • Photo of the month: March 2025

    Photo of the month: March 2025

    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…

  • Photo of the month: February 2025

    Photo of the month: February 2025

    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…

  • Photo of the month: January 2025

    Photo of the month: January 2025

    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…

  • Photo of the month: December 2024

    Photo of the month: December 2024

    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…

  • Photo of the month: November 2024

    Photo of the month: November 2024

    At last! I’ve caught up. We spent five days in Florence in November. The weather in the UK was miserable but we got sunny days and 20 degree plus warmth and on our last day we enjoyed an alfresco lunch across from the Palazzo Pitti. The couple at the next table were drinking Dante ‘birra…

  • Looking up

    Looking up

    With some trepidation I attended a Cambridge Photography Club Critique group. The idea is you submit photos with a theme and others present critique them. It turns out to be a fairly gentle experience but the comments given are well considered and provide useful insights in how photographs should have been better taken or might…

  • Photos of the month: October 2024

    Photos of the month: October 2024

    This is a special photo for two reasons. Firstly it’s one of the first I took with my new Sony RX1000 VII. It’s a powerful pocket camera and I’ve bought it to fill the gap between my DSLR and my phone: less obtrusive than the former and higher quality images than the latter. So far…

  • Photos of the month: September 2024

    Photos of the month: September 2024

    I’m still playing catch up so this is still a month or so late. It’s a classic example of grab an opportunity before it’s gone. I was having lunch at Tawa Lounge and saw this splendid hearse pull up outside as it waited for the lights to change. I managed to fire up my phone…

  • The Medicis and more

    The Medicis and more

    We’ve just enjoyed a long weekend in Florence. It’s the fourth time I’ve been there but it’s the first time I’ve spent significant time in the city and although last time we did see Michelangelo’s David and visit the Basilica of Santa Croce which is home to the tombs of most of Florence’s great and…