The Garden In The Rain

It is a wet, but mild May afternoon, and as a break from life, I spent 10 minutes taking some images out in the rain in my garden. I find that just taking images can really lift my mood, and, as you all know, I love images of flowers! Images are taken on my FujifilmContinue reading “The Garden In The Rain”

My Photography Goals For 2023

I’ve been enjoying photography for a long time now, but I want to enjoy it even more in 2023. For this I’ve set myself some targets in what I want to achieve. It’s going to be a change of direction and way of thinking, because I want to change a few things about my photography.Continue reading “My Photography Goals For 2023”

Butterflies, Bees And Macro

I’ve only had chance to pop into the garden lately to take some photos, and they’ve been a great little excuse to practise my skills and not just capturing butterflies and bees, but also getting them into a composition that makes them more interesting. All photos are taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 and the 18-135mmContinue reading “Butterflies, Bees And Macro”

Garden Close-Up Photography

As I’m awaiting my operation and generally trying to relax and fend off the pain, I thought I would just pop out into the garden and get some shots of the lovely flowers that are currently in bloom. All these are taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 with 18-135mm and an autofocus 16mm extension tube. TheyContinue reading “Garden Close-Up Photography”

Resolven Canal With A TTArtisan 40mm Macro Lens

I wanted to do a couple of things on this Tuesday’s meet at Resolven Canal in Neath, South Wales. First I wanted to really use my new TTArtisan 40mm macro lens for both close-up photography and as a 40mm prime, secondly, as this is a manual focus lens, go fully manual with everything from focusingContinue reading “Resolven Canal With A TTArtisan 40mm Macro Lens”