Members of ImageZ met through zoom on Tuesday to discuss some of their summer projects, share photographs and catch up with any new and exciting pieces of equipment that have been purchased or tried. Derek told the group about the Country File Calendar competition this year which is titled “Living Landscape” and some of the …
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 …