Life in Pixels

2012-01-15T13:00:00.001Z

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

2011-11-27T20:33:00.001Z

Reflections

2011-06-19T13:12:00.001+01:00

Bridge at Matlock Bath

Close Encounters

2009-11-28T07:39:00.002Z

As a child, I had a recurring dream of alien craft, not unlike the ones in Close Encounters of a Third Kind, passing by the house on a moonless night.

When I looked through the lens and saw this, the dream came back.

Autumn Colours

2009-11-18T19:31:00.002Z

A Cold One

2009-06-16T14:34:00.004+01:00

For the second shot of the pint glass I set the camera's white balance to Tungsten which resulted in a different cast at the rear; a wider aperture gave the left side of the glass soft focus.

Texture: Woodworm

2009-05-17T13:54:00.003+01:00

A friend told me about this tree and I just had to get a picture. It will be interesting to see how long it is before the tree falls down.

The Lonely Row

2009-05-12T15:04:00.002+01:00

I can only guess that, at one time, these houses would have been occupied by farm workers, or possibly by people who worked for the Duke of Devonshire.

A Lamp in the Dark?

2009-05-09T16:16:00.000+01:00

I decided to add two new labels which would feature Shapes and Silhouettes. These are two easy subjects for the amateur, like myself, to capture.

The lamp and alarm clock are pretty much the things that most of us see first upon waking and our eyes usually take a little time to adjust to any light that might be present.

With these shots, I wanted to show how my eyes see things in that first waking microsecond of a morning, that time when I am usually cursing at the alarm clock.

Seaside Drinkers

2009-04-06T15:06:00.001+01:00

I took this shot of my dad and one of my older brothers at Ingoldmells, near Skegness, on the east coast of England.

Skegness and the surrounding places have a reputation of being "tacky". This reputation is all wrong. Lots of families holiday here and it's just gold old fashioned fun, fairgrounds galore, donkey rides for the kids on the beach, markets, pubs, cafes...just places to have fun.

In the last ten to fifteen years it's been cheaper to holiday abroad, in the "Eurozone", than to visit the east coast of England. Now, with the pounds value against the Euro, perhaps these places will become popular again.

Certainly, there isn't much in the way of history, and the weather always unpredictable on the Lincolnshire coast, but holidays shouldn't always be about weather and history, they should be about fun. And if the label of tackiness is applied here, then I don't mind being tacky if it means having fun.

Oops!

2009-03-02T19:46:00.003Z

First ever picture taken with my new camera. Of course, it was taken by accident, but at least I didn't shoot a picture of my feet as usual.

Portrait

2009-02-12T07:49:00.001Z

2009-02-11T07:36:00.000Z

A 13 second exposure and f/2.8 aperture captured my PC tower perfectly.

Rise of the Machines

2009-02-10T08:01:00.001Z

Freightliner

2009-02-09T08:08:00.002Z

Even with a shutter speed pf 1/160sec there was some blur on this shot.

Journey Home

2009-02-08T07:55:00.003Z

Lens Aperture: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/5 sec.

I was lucky enough to open the shutter just as the motorbike was coming the other way. Given the slow shutter speed, you can tell how slow it is going.

Town Hall

2009-02-07T19:59:00.000Z

I wish I had got there before it got too light and while the lamps were still lit. Does the fact that some of the snow had been cleared add or detract from the photo.

Before I hit the button on this shot, I was unaware of the car sliding all over the place in the right hand side of the shot.

Church Spire

2009-02-06T08:16:00.000Z

With the camera angled backwards, this created the impression that the whole thing is leaning, rather than just the spire.

18th Century House

2009-02-05T07:30:00.000Z

The sky is overexposed in this one.

Lens Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec.

Turntable

2009-02-04T08:01:00.001Z

The Chains

2009-02-03T08:52:00.000Z

Lens Aperture: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec.

Will these survive, or will the smaller firms outlive them?

Black and White Portrait

2009-02-02T08:30:00.001Z

Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec.
Lens Aperture: f/4

There is quite a lot of glare in the mirrors and from the wall lights but everything else is exposed quite well. I would appreciate any tips on cutting out the glare in such shots.

Order Amongst Clutter

2009-02-01T08:00:00.001Z

Obviously, some herbs get used more than others.

One Minute to Midnight

2009-01-31T09:34:00.000Z

ISO: 100
Lens Aperture: f2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
Flash fired

Shower Tap

2009-01-30T09:20:00.002Z

Cropped from the original. I just like the craftsmanship that went into making the tap parts; simple but elegant.

Lens aperture: f2.8
Shutter speed: 1/15 sec

Sunset and Clouds

2009-01-29T07:38:00.001Z

Lens aperture: f8
Shutter speed: 1/100 sec

For some reason this shot always reminds me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Traditional British Pubs

2009-01-28T07:33:00.001Z

Lens aperture: f8
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec

This is one of the few remaining traditional pubs in the area.

Canal Side

2009-01-27T19:27:00.006Z

Taken in March 2007 - I tried to capture as much of the building as I could in the reflection on the canal. In hindsight, I think somebody on the footpath would have served the image well, maybe someone walking a dog.

Beads

2009-01-26T19:18:00.003Z

Lens aperture: f2.8
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec

I think I was lucky with how the light changes shade, from left to right, as the sharp focus of the beads becomes blurred.

Travelling Back in Time

2009-01-25T17:41:00.004Z

If I could go back I would have framed this shot differently.

Lens Aperture: f2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/25 second