As you know, if you’ve followed this blog – I’ve been going to the Brain and Spinal Injury Centre in Salford to aid my recovery. As part of this I’ve engaged in Photography and Arts Classes run by the local College at the centre. The photography class still continues – despite a change in provision …
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Photography @ BASIC – Ed3
As regular readers of my Blog will know, I’ve been attending the Brain and Spinal Injury Centre (BASIC) in my Hometown of Salford , as I aim to address some of the issues linked to my Arrested Hydrocephalus. Apart from Regular sessions of Memory Workshops – I’ve been taking part in Photographic Classes as a …
Memory Workshop
Today at BASICs Memory workshop, we learned about the three different kinds of memory stored in the brain. The first, Episodic – deals with Events in a persons life – it allows you to remember peoples birthdays, sporting events and all those things to do with Dates – such as appointments to the doctor and all that …
Photography Class @ BASIC, Salford
Another Day in BASICs Photography Class – and today we’ve been doing a spot of Motion Photography. It basically revolved about slowing down the speed of the shot to capture the movement in the picture. The cameras were kept steady using a tripod or a flat surface and the shutter speed was brought up to …
Looking for Rainbows
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Seven Wonders.” “Looking for Rainbows in a Cloudless Sky” A seven word Poem in response to the prompt Here’s another one – with my Memory Workshop coming up this afternoon at BASIC – Creative Knowledge Solution to a Lifelong Condition
Rock to Sand
mother nature’s art created on our island for everyone’s eye the rough sands of time eat slowly away at rock carving a coastline aided by the wind and the foam sea in the west the sand carves the cliffs fallen rock is smoothed by the foam of the sea and pebbles shimmer little …
On a Mission
Poem that appeared in “Writers Cramp” in 2010, For BASIC Pigeons, Salford Quays, 2020 The pigeon is skipping down the lane,on a Mission.He’s looking for that bit of fish,from the open sardine tin,left by the daytripperat St Francis’ Basin. Or the Half Eaten Sandwich,Left in the binsBy the Designerat the Outlet by Salford Quays And …
A-Maze-Ing
This weeks session @ BASICs Memory Workshop focused on Attention and Concentration As part of the session, we were given two maze puzzles to do. Now, the aim wasn’t to complete the puzzles – more to concentrate on doing them and maintaining the focus of going round the mazes. As we did the mazes, we …
Broken Biscuits & Jigsaw Puzzles
A poem I wrote for the People with Disabilities group on Allpoetry.com Thought i’d share it here They saved me from that watery end and patchy memories that would send this humble poet, up the creek a simple solution i would seek Memories laid, now they would hide in a dark place, residing inside but …
Out with my Camera
Wednesday morning means i’ve been at BASIC in Salford, learning new stuff around my camera. We’ve worked with items you would find on the shore, including some coloured sand , some pebbles and stones and a great big piece of rock. Its produced some lovely shots, as i practiced the close up of the stones …
The Inkwell 