Sri Kalpaga Vinayakar Temple Wales Chariot Festival 2023

This was the first time I had ever attended a Hindu Festival which was hosted by the Sri Kalpaga Vinayakar Temple Wales. As colourful as the festival was, the rain was absolutely relentless, but it did not dampen the spirits of all those involved. Along with my two boys and my friend Thomas, we weatheredContinue reading “Sri Kalpaga Vinayakar Temple Wales Chariot Festival 2023”

Saint Fagans Museum With A Vintage Camera, A Fujifilm And Almost An Olympus! Plus learning that F/1.4 is important!

I had a lot planned for the visit to Saint Fagans living museum in Cardiff, Wales. I had three cameras with me, and a plan in my head, however, after one image, my Olympus run out of batteries! It just goes to show, don’t trust just a quick look at a battery meter of aContinue reading “Saint Fagans Museum With A Vintage Camera, A Fujifilm And Almost An Olympus! Plus learning that F/1.4 is important!”

Why the Viltrox 56mm F/1.4 is becoming a favourite lens of mine.

Regular followers of my photography will know that as a general rule of thumb, I love the Viltrox 23mm F/1.4 and the Olympus 17mm F/2.8 (for my Olympus Pen E-PL8), both approximately 35mm focal length equivalents in full frame terms. In fact, either of those lenses generally lives on one of my cameras. However, inContinue reading “Why the Viltrox 56mm F/1.4 is becoming a favourite lens of mine.”

Jersey Park Sunshine, Bluebells & Flowers

It was a lovely spring day, so what better than to grab the camera and go and enjoy the outdoors. At the moment, bluebells are popular, as even recently I posted a selection of bluebell images with the family. However, that area in particular is very popular, so every image that comes from there isContinue reading “Jersey Park Sunshine, Bluebells & Flowers”

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”