Monthly Archives: January 2017

Soft and noisy

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Pete

Okay, I know this is still soft and noisy, but practice makes perfect…. (and I like the composition anyway)

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The birds…

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Pete

I continued playing with my Panasonic 100-300mm lens this  morning with mixed results. I think the poor light is the main problem and so this in conjunction with shooting at its maximum range resulted in this sort of image – … Continue reading →

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Just playing around

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Pete

Various layers used to create the atmosphere from the original image below.

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Practice, practice practice

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Pete

I’ve been carrying out some research as well as practicing with my 100-300mm lens and am moving forward slowly. My challenge is to get good sharp results. I know you can do so with this lens as the people on … Continue reading →

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Zoom Zoom

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Pete

I’ve been playing with a 100-300mm zoom lens today. I’ve had the lens for five years but only taken 228 images with it and so today was aimed at getting to know the lens and how best to set the … Continue reading →

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A broken computer, a camera and boredom

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Pete

Karen and I both have rotten colds at the moment. Its cold and wet outside so I haven’t even gone to get the Sunday papers (what would they say anyway – lots of nothing about Trump and Brexit….) So I … Continue reading →

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Just who do I think I am…

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Pete

I made a submission to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition today. But when considering doing so a voice in the back of my mind was constantly saying “Who am I to do such a thing?! Do I really expect my … Continue reading →

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Keeping pace…

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Pete

On April 29th 2016 I had a pacemaker fitted because doctors found that I had complete heart block.  You can see the day’s experience represented here. Since then I have been back to hospital (for this particular ailment) twice to … Continue reading →

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