Pete's Blog

I'm interrupting my Alphabet series tonight to post a shot from today while testing a new Velbon tripod. It's taken from a low viewpoint of bluebells in a wood near Clumber park. I used the Pentax K10D and 100mm macro lens.

I've decided to shoot the alphabet for my next 26 days of my 365 day project. Now I have a purpose! So today I'm on C and I didn't have to look far to see the letter C. No further than my feet in fact and some flip flops

The letter B...a Pentax wide-angle lens hood, cross processed to make it slightly more interesting. A bit of a cop out as I didn't spot anything on my daily walk with a B shape, and time was running out this evening.

I decided today that a series of shots showing the letters of the alphabet would be a good theme and help me through some days where I'm lacking inspiration. On such days I will go out and find the next letter of the alphabet.

The good thing about my photo365 project is I will post stuff that I wouldn't normally post. I tend to post technically good pictures to be viewed by the gallery viewers, but with a blog I've pushed in more obscure directions.

Today is my 100th photo365. It was taken on the patio this morning. At a certain height I could see the glistening trail of a snail, which disappeared when viewed from different directions or angles. I thought I'd shoot with the macro lens

Sometimes you may not be prepared. I'd gone on Stanage Edge today and took the Olympus EP2 with 17mm lens (about 35mm in 35mm format) I intended to do a few landscapes. I spotted a hot air balloon and wished I'd taken a long lens. Here's my shot.

Last week was Mothering Sunday, almost one week later the flowers are wilting. Time for a photo! It's taken against an aluminium camera case backdrop and window lit.

This is what you get if you lay down on the floor and poke a macro lens (set to a wide aperture) through the grass. I moved around to find the most pleasing view. A single blade of grass with its companions totally out of focus thanks to the shallow depth

I pointed the iphone straight up early this evening to record the tree branches filling the blue void. To the bottom left is a vapour trail. Photographers often don't like them in the shot. I think they add an extra element and purposely include them