National Botanic Gardens Wales Visit 2024 – Part 1 – Birds, Bees And More

Our annual visit to the National Botanic Gardens of Wales took place this week, and after some awful weather, we were graced by beautiful sunshine for the day. This was the longest we had spent in the gardens, with a group of extraordinary people who love photography and capturing the best the place has toContinue reading “National Botanic Gardens Wales Visit 2024 – Part 1 – Birds, Bees And More”

Making Memories (With a 15 Year Old CCD Camera)

You all know by now that I love to take photographs. Although a bulk of my work is pretty serious stuff, the most important part of photography for me is making memories. Of course I could do this with my main camera, or my mobile phone, but there is something so special about using aContinue reading “Making Memories (With a 15 Year Old CCD Camera)”

Margam Park For Deer, Insects, Bees And More With The Tamron 150-500mm

The title tells it all really! I took the new Tamron to Margam Park and took photos of many things, to test out this lens. Most images were taken at 500mm, although EXIF data is in the images. All images are straight from camera jpegs using the standard colour profile so that you can seeContinue reading “Margam Park For Deer, Insects, Bees And More With The Tamron 150-500mm”

I Have A New Lens – And I’ve Never Had One Like It Before!

As you all know, since having my Nikon Z6ii and going full frame, my photography has changed. My results have been hugely better, my mindset has become much more focused and my editing has become built on realistic colours without any of the strange colours shifts that many of my photographs from the Fujifilm yearsContinue reading “I Have A New Lens – And I’ve Never Had One Like It Before!”