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….. of crochet kindness! I made a short detour to post a letter a couple days ago, something that is becoming an event these days. There has been another attack of crochet! You may remember a similar one at Christmas, I mentioned it here. I have to say I haven’t got a clue how toContinue reading “Random Acts….”

There is an online shop that I’ve purchased many cameras from over the years. Just recently they have advertised for sale an Olympus Mju II for £275! This is not a criticism of them, more bemused acknowledgement from me. Why would anyone pay this when that would nearly buy a Nikon F3? I’m sorry thatContinue reading “Lament”

The village of Tyneham, lies not too far from Wareham in Dorset was once a bustling place. In history it can be traced back to the Iron Age, is mentioned in the appropriately named, (in this case) Domesday Book, and has at least 30 ancient barrows. There is a small school room which is frozenContinue reading “The Ghost Village of Tyneham”

During my vacation to Cornwall, I rented a holiday cottage, just along the coast from the Geevor Tin Mine. Mining has been a part of this landscape since the late 18th century, and indeed Geevor already had a history dating back a century before it took on it’s current name! The mine has been partContinue reading “Geevor Tin Mine”

One of my photographic hero’s is Henri Cartier-Bresson. Like Vivien Maier, Jane Bown, and James Ravillious, I find his photography very “human”. It is a type of photography that I very much admire but am also not very good at! Therefore you will find that a lot of my photography is of buildings and landscapes.Continue reading “Street Photography”

The Lizard Point is the most southerly point in Great Britain. I made a visit there while on holiday in Cornwall a couple of years ago – pre-covid. I took my trusty Pentax ME Super that had just been serviced. I’ve made a few posts recently with material from this trip. I visited the onceContinue reading “The Lizard Point”

A while back I had to go to the dentist in Weymouth, that’s a whole drama by itself, but to calm down afterwards, I took a walk along the harbour and out to the end of the pier. I had 4 exposures left on a roll of FP4…

A couple of years ago I went to the Pilford Heath Transport and Heritage Group Show. They are a non- profit organisation with a passion for all transport and heritage, mostly steam. Here is Dorset we hold the “Great Dorset Steam Fair” (also known by locals as “Stourpaine” as that’s actually the closest village) I’veContinue reading “Pilford Heath”

Being me, I’ve found possibly the worst possible photographic technique suitable, for the application in hand – namely panoramic images in a post on a blog. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a true skill that’s taken years to develop! The panoramic above was exposed back in 1993, I think. I stopped off very briefly inContinue reading “Panoramic”

Time for a little black and white! As part of the Jurassic Coast – this is part of a world heritage site and is part of the Smedmore Estate in Dorset. It is within a marine Special Area of Conservation. The shallow bay has hundreds of rock pools for kids to safely explore. It’s alsoContinue reading “Kimmeridge Bay”