Tag Archives: Wales

WWT Llanelli Bird Sanctuary (Pt1 – Nikon)

Today we had a lovely visit to WWT Llanelli where we took photographs of birds! That were quite a lot around the area, but the most enjoyable part was just enjoying the day. This is part 1 of a 2 part post. For this part I will concentrate on the images taken from my NikonContinue reading “WWT Llanelli Bird Sanctuary (Pt1 – Nikon)”

Bluebells – Part 2 (RapidRaw Edits)

I only took a few photos at the bluebell woodlands yesterday, and I already posted my images here for you to see. I had a few compositional shots that I did not use yesterday so I thought I would give them a slightly different treatment and use RapidRaw as the editor. RapidRaw is increasingly becomingContinue reading “Bluebells – Part 2 (RapidRaw Edits)”

It Is Bluebell Season!

I love this time of year, and this year the bluebells have not disappointed. I have put all my new photography philosophy ideas into the bluebells this year, with focus stacking, keeping away from the lens wide open, looking for better light, better conditions and careful editing. The results I am very happy with! IContinue reading “It Is Bluebell Season!”

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!”