Postcard

What would you do if you lived somewhere like this?

Answers on a postcard....

A new blog post!

It's been a long, long time since I updated this blog. Hopefully not too long (I did at least remember the name of my blogging host).

Quite a few things have happened since my last update last summer. I finished taking a photo everyday, I had just run out of motivation to keep it going. Saying all this though, taking a photo every single day for three years is pretty impressive and is a good record of my life - the good times, adventures and how boring a day can sometimes be.

The major change though has been going from an engaged woman to a married one! Proper grown up now. Wedding snaps, thoughts and ramblings to follow. 

I best post some photos here, as that is why you are looking on this page.

Well that is all for now.

Photography Roadshow

Every once in a while a photography opportunity comes by which you cannot let pass you by. I had heard about the photography roadshow whilst googling things to do at Stowe Gardens (one of my favourite National Trust places), I put it in my diary and hoped that it wasn't just one of these events that you read about and nothing comes of. The night before, I fretted about getting there and there not being any sign of an event, or there not being any cameras to borrow, but these things thankfully didn't occur. We arrived and were greeted by a large Panasonic marquee and a wide selection of cameras to try. 

I first opted for a small, almost compact camera, as my Iphone was small and my DSLR is somewhere feeling unloved.
I struggled with a few things with this camera:
Getting the focus right, and to get the focus on the correct object.
The battery quickly ran out due to having an automatic zoom.

The second camera I tried was a bridge camera, and perhaps should have been the one I picked from the beginning. This camera just felt more right than the other. Ok, so I still couldn't get the focus spot on, but the layout was easier and I could scroll through different options easily (who knew cameras these days would have a star effect!)

I found I struggled with the focus on both these cameras, maybe it's a Panasonic thing, or maybe it's just that technology has moved on from me looking at DSLR's many years ago.

Camera 1

Camera 2

New thinking

My apologies, it has been far too long since I have done anything amazing/special/great with this blog. When I think about the neglect I have shown this blog I think back to conversations that I had with fellow bloggers and promises we made, so guys where are your updates?! It is far too easy to say that life gets busy and make excuses.

What has actually been happening in the world of my photography? Well, not a huge amount. I have finally finished my second year of taking a photo a day. This time, I was ready to be finished. I was thinking about restarting it for a few days, but no, I opted not to do it for a third year. The pressure is now off, I can take and post photos of what I want, no stress (and be able to go out and enjoy life and microadventures)

Night 1 of adventuring

Moring 2 of adventuring

Meow, woof, squeak, quack, chirp

As per usual I can't remember where I have put all my memory cards, so I've been through my phone and pulled out a few animal photos I've taken this year. As I haven't yet found my USP maybe, with some work and practice this could be it, I might need to get a few pets first though!

Stained glass

So, I may have forgotten about this blog, what with getting a new phone, not having wifi access and various other reasons.

I will try to post a few photos here from my here and at some point try to get this page fully updated :/

So for some reason my phone blog cannot access recent photos, so these are from March.

These are photos of my most recent stained glass project. It's still a work in progress, hopefully to be completed this year!