Volumes from Verulamium – 2.0

Technical notes: Nikon D90 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF. ISO 200, 1/1050 at f/3.5.  Lots of fiddling with levels in Lightroom to get the Abbey visible without the sun blown out in the sky.

Still catching up… but there’s a treat for you in the next post. No more same old same old.  In the meantime… 75/365 Fellow traveller 76/365 Shore thing 77/365 Tap 78/365 Stern warning 79/365 Last day 80/365 Dinner on the wing A little background may be in order: 78 – this somewhat stern warning is [...]

Technical notes: Nikon D90. 3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX @ 62mm.  1/100 @ f/4.8 ISO 800 In case anyone in the UK hadn’t noticed, it snowed today.   Hey, it even reached the pages of the New York Times, so it must’ve been news!  I went for two photowalks through the park and round the Abbey.  [...]

At the Watercress Wildlife Association reserve in St Albans.  This was the first time I’d taken my tripod and just sat quietly in the hide and waited for a shot or two! You can see at least seven goldfinches.  And there were two more round the other side where you can just see a wingtip [...]

Saturday was time for part 2 of the birthday celebrations.  We met up with some of my pals for an evening at Cosa Nostra.  As ever, the food was great, the atmosphere relaxed (you never seem to be waiting too long for your food, yet you never seem rushed either) and everyone enjoyed themselves. Oh, [...]

Neither Sarah nor I had ever been to a Wassail before.  So we were a little curious as to what to expect.  Well, fans of ancient English traditions wouldn’t be disappointed by the St Albans incarnation.  The event started with three dances by Wicket Brood, a local morris dancing group.  Then we made our way [...]

A gloomy day in St Albans.   A gloomy churchyard (St Peter’s).  A gloomy photo! Technical notes: Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF. 1/80 at f/4.5 ISO 200

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.