27Oct

Dark nights…

Today was the first day after the clocks went back and it’s that time of year again when I only see daylight at home during the weekends. Dark mornings and nights on the commute to and from work. It’s not my favourite time of year I must be honest but […]
13Aug

Summer!

  Summer so far has been great. My favourite time for taking photos. As you can see from the photo, I invested in a fisheye lens. Not an expensive one though – just an Opteka HD2… it screws on to the end of your lens and creates a fisheye one, […]
02Feb

Macro Photography

  A few days ago I received some Polaroid macro lens filters in the mail from Amazon. I’ve always wanted to try Macro photography but could never justify spending a few hundred pounds on a macro lens. So these filters for £14.99 have to be worth a try right? Above […]
27Jan

Another year, another purchase!

Happy New Year folks! So I’ve just bitten the bullet and ordered a Nikon SB700 Flash Gun while the Nikon cash-back offer was still on. I was tempted with the more powerful SB910, but at the end of the day I probably won’t need all the features for a while […]
03Jul

I need a tripod!

First things first, I need a tripod. My good friend Karl Austin posted online a good deal the other day and suggested a Manfrotto 190XB + 804RC2. However upon reading a few reviews (and me being the traveller that I am) I’m opting for the Manfrotto ‘BeFree’. I’m not one for […]