Monday 28th November 2011

More carol singing practice.

59mm, 1/30s, f/5, ISO 400

Monday 21st November 2011

Carol singers warming up for yule.

18mm, 1.50s, f/3.5, ISO 800

Thursday 10th November 2011

I made it back up to the colliery tonight (see yesterday), but with a friend so that I wouldn't get scared off by any hissing noises (there was still much hissing, but I realised it was probably owls). This photo represents various things I've been working on, one being the colliery (see previous photos here and here), and one being a silhouette of a person (which I keep trying down a cave, and failing on). This is one shot, no HDR, just with a bit of 'dodging' in photoshop. I think it looks a little un-real, which I really like about it.

20mm, 30s, f/10, ISO 400

Monday 7th November 2011

I made a little outfit for a friend's baby and persuaded Sam ted to model them for me. Poor boy.

54mm, 1/10s, f/8, ISO 400

Saturday 22nd October 2011

A bit of a failed attempt at cave photography. This is the best of the bunch and doesn't even get close to what I was trying to achieve! Bit more research required before the next attempt.

18mm, 20s, f/5.6, ISO 800

Monday 17th October 2011

The cider that the lots of apples from yesterday made :)

76mm, 0.3s, f/5.6, ISO 400

Sunday 16th October 2011

Lots of apples to turn into lots of cider!

30mm, 1/640s, f/4, ISO 400

Wednesday 7th September 2011

Another music night at the Greyhound, unfortunately camera was still in manual focus but it's the best photo I got today. It's not a shot I'm at all happy with, it's too chaotic and jumbled, but at least the wide angle and its distortion still sort of lead you in to the person playing guitar.

10mm, 1/13s, f/13, ISO 640

Saturday 3rd September 2011

I spent Wednesday to Sunday at a Bluegrass music festival in Gloucestershire. Most of my photo-a-days from this time are of other things as although I had an SLR with me I was carrying my smaller Ixus around and it isn't really suited to this kind of environment. However I did get this photo which I was pleased with. This is Laura Carrivick, who in this photo was playing dobro with the band "'Andsome and some". Quality musicians and lovely vocals.

17.3mm, 1/60s, f/5.8. (auto)

Wednesday 3rd August 2011

More Cajun antics down the Greyhound with the ever entertaining Boat Band.

32mm, 1/50s (auto from aperture priority), f/4, ISO 800

Saturday 9th July 2011

This is the look you may wear when it is suggested that this lady, who swings a mean right hook with the bag, could be your wife.

The photo is a little grainy as it was taken at a fairly high ISO from the back row of seating at an outdoor theatre production at full zoom! I think it's acceptable though.

250mm, 1/100s, f/6.3, ISO 1600

Wednesday 6th July 2011

Another play with light-painting. After I took this I realised I hadn't managed to point the torch completely away from the camera (the idea was to strangely illuminate the subjects, not to make light trails), so I took another. However I got the zoom wrong (I'd forgotten a tripod so had the camera resting on the ground and the zoom changed when I picked it up and replaced it). Then I tried a third, but I used too much light and there wasn't any subtelty or pattern to it. Then my friends had to leave! So I'm going with this one.

18mm, 1/30s, f/5.66.3, ISO 200

Thursday 26th May 2011

A little light painting with a little help from my Dad!

32mm, 30s, f/5, ISO 200

Friday 20th May 2011

Friends.

25mm, 1/60s, f/6.3, ISO 800

Wednesday 30th March 2011

You can't beat a bit of folk at the monthly Boat Band night in Stoke.

92mm, 1/6s (auto from aperture priority), f/5.0, ISO 800

Monday 28th March 2011

First proper go at underground photography, with my dSLR - lighting up an old mine. I'm quite pleased with this, given it was something I haven't tried before and you can't see the result until the shutter closes and it pops up on the screen.

18mm, 15s, f/7.1, ISO 400

Saturday 5th February 2011

This was taken at Peveril Castle in Castleton on a fairly wet, grey day that provided a few interesting photos despite the weather, mostly due to the great company.

29mm, 1/100s, f/4.0, ISO 400