Coming into Focus

#Promptuarium Creating pretty pictures wasn’t always dedicated to the first thing you saw in the viewfinder Far away things out across the water seemed distant – out of focus Deliberate act? Perhaps… but not always down to the cameraman Yet Captured in Glass in its own little world clear as day – perfect view

Sunday Afternoon Photo Challenge

OKA One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-July 2022 #tsc1to3 with thanks to Kate at thesquirrelchase.com for the image. Photo by Maddie Franz on Pexels.com Here’s the pic i’m going to play with – strange we get more Grey’s than Red’s in Salford (Northwest England being the stronghold of the Reds at present) – but i like this …

A picture from wherever

#socs another time to dive headlong into the inkwells offline archive Swans in the Canal (Image by Inky) I like taking a camera out whenever i go for a walk or tram ride out for this one – i didn’t have to go far armed with some bird friendly seeds i took a snap or …

Oh my word!

#photography Salford, 21st January Regular readers know i set up this website to share my scribbles and the photos and events that go with them well, whilst i’ve been setting up Son of Hex….i received an e-mail for my photography from those wonderful chaps at Viewbug. you can take a look at my profile on …

Changing colours

#Seasons #Autumn #Poetry #Nature Acer’s changing colour scheme (Image by Inky, Camera: Sony H3311) A Sign that winters on the way Up in the trees, the leaves colours are changing There hangin’ on to their branches for dear life but Unless you haven’t noticed – greens have been swapped for Mostly Reds and Browns, with …

Click

#Octpowrimo #Photography #Digital I remember when photos were stored away on rolls of brown film and getting the picture required alchemy Magic paper bringing scenes of colour to life onto white backgrounds with square borders Trips to the chemist a necessity for those precious memories of a warm summers day to be brought to life …

Old & New

#SoCs #Old&New #OldandNew #Photography When it comes to the Old and the new, i always go to the subject of photography for a comparison. When i was little i used a Kodak Extachrome camera to take photos of Mum and Dad and my little sister it had a cartridge that looked like this You knew …