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Return to Sheffield Park & Gardens

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Published: October 4, 2024 18:45

Last winter, I hired a RF 24-70 f/2.8 L lens in order to give it a whirl and scratch the itch I had to buy one. I had a couple of plans for stretching its legs and putting it through its paces. One was a family gathering at Christmas, which we ended up not…

Hove

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Published: September 20, 2024 18:59

Yesterday I found myself with nothing but time and a camera on my hands. As you may know, this is quite an ideal situation to find oneself in. Kit List Canon EOS R6 Mk II Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM Hove is about half a step up the coast from Brighton.…

Bluebell Railway: Diesel Gala

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Published: September 8, 2024 15:41

As I have mentioned on most of my recent posts about the Bluebell Railway, I’ve been looking forwards to the Diesel Gala for the best part of six months, pretty much ever since my first excursion trackside. Kit List Canon EOS R6 Mark II Canon RF 24-70mm…

Nymans

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Published: September 6, 2024 19:13

When we moved to the countryside we quickly signed up for National Trust memberships, granting us access to all sorts of places nearby for an entirely reasonable monthly fee. We don’t use it anywhere near as much as we should, but that’s a whole other…

Bluebell Railway: Brighton Works Weekend

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Published: August 26, 2024 16:28

Although I had a lot of fun at the Bluebell Railway’s Branch Line Gala in May, it was a few months before I was able to find the time to get back out onto the railway to take some photos. Kit List Canon EOS R6 MkII Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L This last bank…

Drusillas Park

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Published: August 23, 2024 18:47

Nestled in the Sussex countryside not that far from Eastbourne is Drusillas Park. It’s one of those places where I can take photographs of animals and my kid can have fun on some rides (and also look at the animals, because he likes those too). Kit List…

Classic Cars

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Published: August 9, 2024 17:57

My first excursion lineside at the Bluebell Railway was originally inspired by the chance to photograph some classic Jaguars (the cars, not the animal). Sadly, there was no sign of the sort of classics I was hoping to see (specifically an E-type or two),…

Dorset Again

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Published: July 26, 2024 17:20

I struggled to come up with the title of this post for a while. I have a standard format of naming posts, but it’s based around places where I make infrequent, occasional trips. I’ve been going to Dorset for long enough that it predates that nomenclature,…

Bluebell Railway: Branch Line Gala

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Published: July 12, 2024 19:07

My first excursion lineside at the Bluebell Railway gave me a new obsession. Even though it was a short trip and I, in essence, only got to photograph two trains, the results I got were way above what I was expecting and I really enjoyed the experience. As…

Brighton Aquarium

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Published: June 28, 2024 19:13

Because either I’m a glutton for punishment or I love a challenge, less than a year after facing all the difficulties in photographing at Weymouth Aquarium, we visited Brighton Aquarium for more of the same. I’ve covered it before, but photographing in…