Annual Family Pumpkin Carving!

This year, like every year, the family get together to carve the pumpkins ready for Halloween. It is messy, it is fun, and it is a perfect photo opportunity! All photos straight from camera jpegs in Nikon Standard (saturation +2) and cropped to 5:4 ratio. I used the Nikon ZF with the Z50mm F/1.4 lens.Continue reading “Annual Family Pumpkin Carving!”

A Walk Up Drummau Mountain

16,000 steps, a good few hours, 892 feet (272m) and a pub grub later we had a lovely day together as a family. Walking from where we parked at The Loft pub, situated below the mountain, we took the winding paths though sun, rain, wind and the kids being kids, and made it to theContinue reading “A Walk Up Drummau Mountain”

Reminiscing: My dad and his photography

When I think of photography and who influenced me to pick up a camera and who inspired me to capture life, the one person that stands out more than any other is my father. From my youngest years, dad had a camera in his hand, he had the latest and greatest camera each time heContinue reading “Reminiscing: My dad and his photography”

Aberglasney Gardens With The Family

What better way to enjoy this lovely weather than to visit the beautiful Aberglasney Gardens in West Wales with the family. Although of course it was not supposed to be a photography walk, I had my trusty Z6ii and my 14mm wide angle and 90mm macro lenses with me. Aberglasney Gardens, located in the beautifulContinue reading “Aberglasney Gardens With The Family”

Reasons Why Instant Film Can Be Better Than 35mm Film

A recent post of mine talked about an upcoming project that I had planned using a 35mm point and shoot film camera, and it caused much discussion. After a lot of thought, I thought I would put together a little list of reasons why instant film can be better than 35mm film for point andContinue reading “Reasons Why Instant Film Can Be Better Than 35mm Film”