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A bit of product photography today – using some black velvet as a background and using some borrowed light stands and umbrellas with my strobes – 2 lights on this one left and right of the camera.
A second job interview found me mooching around the Suffolk coast again this afternoon. This is a shot taken on the edge of the River Stour in an area called Holbrook Bay. I was hoping to get some long exposure shots…but those clouds weren’t moving…at all!
The Bishops Stortford Camera Club visited the local micro-brewery at the Prince of Wales pub in Green Tye this evening for a very informative talk on brewing and, more importantly, some sampling of some very tasty beers.
Wandering around Dunmow this evening looking for a picture when I came across the local tennis courts. These are very well lit by these high floodlights positioned all around the court. No one was playing this evening…you can probably tell why from those clouds 😉
Had a day in London today with Brian from the Bishops Stortford Camera Club. We had got tickets to visit the abandoned tube station at Aldwych, originally called Strand, which has been closed for the last 20 years. The station is still used for emergency service training and for films
A quick run into the garden between football games to grab this macro shot of the stock dwarf we have growing in the hanging baskets.
An accidental photographic opportunity are always good. Debbie was making some coffee and chocolate muffins – she added some sunflower oil to the milk and along I came to capture what happened next. The muffins are lovely, by the way.
Debbie and I have been visiting a few Stately Homes over the last few weeks and today we visited Woburn Abbey. It has to be said, I’ve not been hugely impressed with the houses I’ve visited recently (with the exception of Hatfield House). One of my pet peeves about these
Always look behind you! We had another fairly disappointing sunset this evening, unusually there was more colour opposite the sunset…and the moon had made an appearance as well. If you would like a print of this picture you can get one here – https://shop.markseton.co.uk/Great-Dunmow/i-8NDLVc9/A
The Bishops Stortford Camera Club congregated around the lake at Hatfield Forest this evening to photograph the sunset. It was a beautiful evening…but the severe lack of any clouds meant a very lacklustre sunset. Nevermind when a large group of photographers gather in one place you’ll always be able to
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