It goes without saying 2020 has been an odd year to date. Lockdown has brought a myriad of different challenges and impacted all of our daily lives. The one thing that has been a constant for me is getting out with a camera every day to take photos. Throughout this period I have been working …
I have two images of birds I have been photographing in the garden. One image was a big surprise so I grabbed the camera and got a lucky shot, and the other one was fledging of the Great Tits which I did expect and was lucky to get. Sharing the bath water I was …
Walking through the Wilds of Wing. During the weeks of lockdown, I decided to work on a project to photograph natural beauty I found during three walks around Wing, the village in which I live.. I always carry my camera. a Canon SX620HS, in my pocket, because I love to photograph the textures, shapes and …
During lockdown I guess some ImageZ members have chosen to explore their gardens or the route of their local walk for inspiration and images. I decided to use lockdown to fulfil a longstanding ambition to get some of my digital images off the hard drive and into more permanent form in photobooks. This was partly …
Lock down. Self Isolation. Social distancing. Words we’ve all become used to. To keep busy, I’ve photographed almost every flower in the garden – roses, lilies, freesias, bluebells and tulips. Beautiful though they are, that’s not really my scene, but keeps the hand in. However, a little bit of nature and landscape – it would …
About a year ago I started photographing Red Kites with Spam as bait. I waited hours for a kite to dive in but if I turned around for just one second, the Spam disappeared; they were too fast. My next bait was chicken wings. I set up a small shelter in the garden with a …
It’s been ‘interesting and challenging’ couple of months to end the season! Thank you to all members for your loyalty and determination enabling the club to continue through the on-line system of Zoom. No decision has yet been made for a return in September to our usual venue but we will consult with you before …
At this week’s meeting Glyn Dewis presented his views on the importance of personal photographic projects. Glyn has substantial experience of this, running his personal project: The World War 2 Portraits Project (www.3945portraits.com). He had arrived here following his first venture into photographic projects – animals, where he had developed and tested his understanding of …