A Sunny Mumbles, The Nikon ZF And The Z35-100mm

They have actually finished the extensive work they have been doing in Mumbles, Swansea. A visit was called for, and what better day! The sun was out, the sky was blue and the company was brilliant. Armed with my Nikon ZF and my new Tamron Z35-100mm lens, today was a good, real-life test of thisContinue reading “A Sunny Mumbles, The Nikon ZF And The Z35-100mm”

Shutter Therapy – Testing The Tamron Z35-100mm Lens At The Beach

I just needed to get out this morning. I have been wanting to give my new Tamron Z35-100mm lens a try, so I got up, took the boys to school and walked straight down the beach. Weather was lovely and sunny, the tide was in (quite a low, high tide today) and I had myContinue reading “Shutter Therapy – Testing The Tamron Z35-100mm Lens At The Beach”

A Walk At Rest Bay – In 16:9 Ratio

Today I just wanted to experiment. I knew I wanted to capture cinematic pictures, and I knew I wanted to try out two new recipes. So armed with my Nikon ZF and Z35mm F/1.4, out I went with a few friends and snapped. All these images are straight from camera, I have not straightened themContinue reading “A Walk At Rest Bay – In 16:9 Ratio”

Gillian And Mal – The Wedding

I do not share all my weddings, events and portrait on here, but sometimes it is nice to showcase a wedding that you particularly enjoyed. This week, on the 4th June 2026, the lovely Gillian and Mal got married, and I was lucky enough to capture the wonderful day. Today I thought I would shareContinue reading “Gillian And Mal – The Wedding”

This year I’ve been using a very different aperture approach to my previous life in photography – plus other big changes!

Those of you who know me know that I love shallow depth of field, and that I almost exclusively keep my aperture wide open, or nearly wide open. It is something I’ve always done, and I have a number of reasons on why I like to do this.  “What I like about shooting wide openContinue reading “This year I’ve been using a very different aperture approach to my previous life in photography – plus other big changes!”