I see the bad moon rising

I see the bad moon rising

An almost full moon, fluffy clouds and the spire of St Thomas Church. I was shooting from the roof of a local supermarket in order to capture this moody night-time picture.

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… for everything else there is Insurance

… for everything else there is Insurance

Your facial expression as camera equipment worth thousands of pounds falls to the ground: Priceless. For everything else there is insurance. We all know that the proof of the insurance pudding is in the claim eating, so to speak. This is the tale of a very good pudding.

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Grace in Grease

Grace in Grease

We were off to see Grease, performed by the theatre school Stagecoach, courtesy of our friend and neighbour Grace, who was in the play. It was an impressive show, and it was wonderful to see the many friends and family members who had brought a camera or video camera along.

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Sex on wheels

Sex on wheels

A trip to a local classic car shows almost turns into sensual overload as the subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, sex symbols, that the car industry constantly throws at us, become evident in an analysis of viewing angles. A hood ornament to puncture your heart is thrown in for good measure!

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Reflections of a classic car show

Reflections of a classic car show

Constructive criticism is always helpful. This post is about how a friendly comment on a picture three years ago, when I went to my first classic car show, helped me do better at my second one a few weeks ago. No, I don't get to go to car shows very often ;)

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Thames Path from Chertsey to Windsor

Thames Path from Chertsey to Windsor

The rural Thames, with houses ordinary people can afford to live in, and yachts affordable by people without 6-digit annual incomes turned more and more posh the closer I got to Windsor. I had given myself the challenge of taking landscape pictures without having brought a wide angle lens.

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