Long time, no blog...

It's been a while since I posted on this site, so I may have to make up for it! I've been experimenting with my 10x macro lens, which has produced some fun results especially with close-up shots of plants... Predictable, but quite quirky.

Here goes...

Take one beautiful baby...

This is my best friend's 8 and a half month old son, Cameron.

For one so young he is extremely comfortable and inquisitive in front of a camera and photographs particularly well - he has a wonderfully characterful face and is very animated now. Gorgeous!

Sacred Places

"Centring"

"The Good Shepherd"

"Virgin and Child"

Holland Park - the sequel

Taken in Holland Park, Kensington.

My baby

I have finally taken the plunge and invested in my first SLR camera: a beautiful, full-of-potential Nikon D40, with 18-55mm lens.

Over the next few months I'll be posting more photos on here and hoping that in time they improve.

Instead of posting details I shall try to let the photos speak for themselves from now on.

Moody Shots

Here are a couple of the shots I took with a black and white film - I'm learning through experience that lack of light = shutter open longer = wobble...

These two shots were taken in and around Holland Park, Kensington.

Ventures into the realm of SLR

I spent last weekend in Devon, armed with a Canon E0S 300 SLR (film - that's a blast from the past) on loan from a very trusting friend. Lens was a 28-105mm with a 58mm Hoya Skylight filter. I had a lot of fun with the autofocus facility and this experiment has resulted in a back catalogue of 'arty' seaside shots.

Used 400 ISO film which in retrospect may not have been the correct one but - these are the outcomes and I'm pleased with them!

My grasp of light is a little amateur at the moment, but the camera picks up colour extremely well, so I got some pretty good shots, I think, for a first trial with SLR.