Volumes from Verulamium – 2.0

From tomorrow I shall hopefully be (a) marginally less busy at work, so able to take a lunch break and (b) warmer!  So you will get some outdoors shots. Till then, an indoor shot of some wooden flowers Sarah has had for years.  Very nice they are two – a splash of colour in the [...]

Mirror, mirror, on the bedside table… who’s the fairest of them all? Brad the bear checks himself out in the mirror. Technical notes: Nikon D90, Sigma AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG @70mm 1/60 @ f/4 ISO 200.

From Blackfriars Bridge – waiting at Blackfriars station for a (delayed) train. Next time I’m planning that particular journey I’ll take the wide-angle lens.  This one can’t really do justice to this view! Technical notes: Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/50 @ f/4 ISO 800.

It has been truly freezing the last few days.  Monday’s snow took till Wednesday evening to thaw.  Here’s Tuesday’s picture; a warming shot of fire.   Keeping the faith with the 50mm lens.  More variety coming soon though – promise! Technical notes: Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 800. In-built flash.

Snow on the ground; first shoots of spring. Still keeping going with my 50mm ‘plastic fantastic’ lens.  Need to re-learn how to use it to its’ best effect. Technical notes: Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/100 @ f/6.3.

Lazing on the spare bed on a Sunday afternoon. Again, I’m trying out using my 50mm f/1.8 lens without flash.  Yes, everyone should get one, whether Canon or Nikon owner – and I’m sure there’s an equally fabulous cheap prime lens from the other major manufacturers too… Technical notes: Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF [...]

New wall lights put up this morning.  Tripped the trip switch, the light’s a lot more fantastic than it was.  Result – we’ve got rid of the old horrid cheap-looking ones, and no longer need to buy a separate reading light as there’s now enough room light from three of these. Technical notes: Nikon D90, [...]

I met a man who wasn’t there.  Day 2 (in a Big Brother sort of voice). And for the observant amongst you, noooo shoes! Technical notes: Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/60 @ f/1.8, SB-800 flash Note to LJ readers: I will fix this so you don’t have to see big images inline at [...]

There’s a great article over at Photojojo of New Year’s Photography resolutions – check it out here. Having read all of the suggestions, I decided that I already do some of them. Others aren’t practical for me. But… I might just try Project 365. It might be a bit more difficult to actually have the [...]

So, I failed to post this from way back in, oh, October… Yes, I finally got around to buying the camera I’d promised myself from the bonus I got in January.  And by waiting a little, I got a new but cheaper model than I’d intended… Ah, the tell-tale bag from Grays of Westminster. For [...]