I went into town yesterday and took my camera and had a great day. Funny how things can change. Very impressed with the Nikon Z6 ii . Full frame does make a difference compared to DX. I also had a look at some pictures I took in the garden the other day at dusk. Unbelievable : 200mm , 25600 iso, 1/8 second and got a pretty reasonable picture, it was… Read More »A Good Day in Stratford
Ok, So this morning I am going into town , taking my powered wheelchair, camera (Nikon Z6 ii) and get around and about. Get my hair cut. It’s often a good feeling 24 hrs later and I feel good about things again and optimistic. It’s a bit of a dull day, so not great for photography but I will give it a go. We are off to France in a… Read More »Getting up again
New post which I will keep private for a bit. I am having a sit down after walking around the fields. Felt ok-ish this morning but as I was walking up hill on the far side of the fields, I over balanced and fell backwards . I hit my head on the ground so a bit dizzy and it’s difficult to get up off the floor. I carried on and… Read More »Falling at the first hurdle
So , regarding photog stuff – have you noticed how the word ‘so’ is over used to start a sentence ? Start again- Regarding photog stuff. when I started doing my photography back in the dark ages, I used to have a hand held lightmeter reading which then had to be manually entered into the camera . I used manual stop down lenses , mostly fixed focal length lenses. Black… Read More »Regarding Photography Gear
The thing about having a disease which puts you in a wheelchair most of the time is that your perception , view and scope changes. This is not always a bad thing because you sometimes see things that other people don’t . I had real problems mentally getting a wheelchair but in the end I got something quite special. I was struggling to walk any distance and it’s always painful.… Read More »A changed viewpoint.
A new post . The weather has cooled down a bit now , so I am a bit more mobile. Hot weather affects my MS it was in the late 30s at times . Pretty awful . I did a circuit (using two sticks) of the field which I haven’t attempted for a while so I found it pretty exhausting. I have to keep doing it or I will get… Read More »Post heatwave
This is my first real post on my website. I have spent some time learning how to set all this up and I am starting to get the hang of it. So here goes. Why write a blog ? Well I guess some of my background may help answer that. I was married for over 20 years and we have two daughters , all was well when my wife became… Read More »Get this out of the way First !
I am going to make this post mainly about art and painting with some photography. It’s Feb 2023 and I have not done any painting recently so I must get on with it but there are some difficulties to overcome . It will be worth it in the end . I will carry on with acrylic paint. I have some problems with the space where I do my painting so… Read More »Artwork