Rapids!

Rapids!

Funny how opportunities present themselves. My Redweb connection introduced me to Rob Murray, social media blogger and guitarist for Bournemouth band Rapids!

Rapids! are one of those rare bands that actually sound…

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Summer Weekend

Pensive

Nikon D700, AF-S 24-70 @70mm, 1/125 @ f/5.6

It’s been a busy week in the Forest after the relaxing Bank Holiday weekend. The long weekend turned into lots of preparation at work and…

Red kites in flight, Photographer’s delight

Red Kite Powys

Nikon D700, 70-200 VR with 1.7 Teleconverter at 320mm, 1000th @ f/5.6, ISO 320

This Bank Holiday weekend I spent some time with fellow photographer Andrew Keen in Powys, Wales. We…

Wide angles and classic cars

morgans

Nikon D700, 17-35mm AF-S at 17mm, 1/400th at f/8

Local hotel and restaurant Sway Manor hosted an event for the local Morgan sports car owners club last weekend. One of…

Fotomoto – Sell your photos online with two lines of code

Techcrunch featured a report on a new startup yesterday which aims to let photographers sell images from their site without sending visitors off to a third party store. Currently in closed beta for US customers only,

The filter holder to polarise opinions

ckxp164knk1Cokin has launched a specialist X-Pro filter holder for the Nikon 14-24mm wide angle lens. The 14-24 has a bulbous front element with no filter thread so the holder attaches to the lens hood itself.…