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Do Not Be Lazy, Complacency Can Cost

A valuable tip for everyone.

The time is just before midnight. Right now in early 2023 I am at my sons house just outside of Washington DC in the USA. Relevant? Oh yes. I have had to write this as this week I learned one massive and nearly a very costly lesson. Thankfully I was able to salvage my cock up and make everything good, but, it could have all gone wrong and I would be angry, annoyed and feeling pretty damned…

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Beautiful capture of today's partial solar #eclipse. Heavy clouds looked like they were going to ruin things but, in the gaps I was able to grab some frames of the #sun from outside my house. Never used such crazy light levels on the camera and an aperture if? F51. Yep. #mad Cam: Canon EOS-R5 Lens: Canon RF100-500mm at 500mm. Aperture: f51 ISO: 100 Shutter:1/5000th. @canonuk @canonemeapro @dailyexpress @expressandstar #canonstories #liveforthestory #nofilters #sun #appicoftheweek #potd #stormhour #naturephotography #solareclipse #dcwow #ig_naturelovers #ig_astrophotography (at Dudley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkIuR4XosLJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Morning all. What axwicked start to the day. Mount Olympus soaking up the early morning sun, the moon putting up a fight to stay visible, a flat calm sea and a frappe. Life is good. 😎😎😎🇬🇷❤️ Wishing you all a great day. Xxx #Canon #canonstories #stormhour #sunrise_and_sunsets #nature #halkidiki #Greece #beachlife (at Néa Kallikrátia, Thessaloniki, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiWp8dkIQx7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Tonight's location for another stunning sunset. Limani (port) of @neakallikratia @halkidiki.greece As always it did not dissapoint plus gave me a chance to try out some filtered long exposure shots. @canongreece @stormhour @benbo_uk @globalgreekworld @discover.greece #canonstories (at Néa Kallikrátia, Thessaloniki, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVqPZMLEnM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Morning all. The perfect place to be, down on the beach just before sunrise. Perfect, just perfect. @canongreece @benbo_uk @halkidiki.greece @visithalkidiki @thessaloniki.travel #canonstories #stormhour (at Néa Kallikrátia, Thessaloniki, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiRgR8EohKm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A special moment walking with my grandson. (at Columbia, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfkjcC_rsuc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Morning all. The most eagerly needed #coffee of them all. The first one of the day. Hmmmmm. #sunrise shoot, done. Time to do some work I guess. 😎😎😎🇺🇸 @canonusa @benbo_uk @apple @shenandoahnps @stormhour #LiveForTheStory #FreeYourStory (at Shenandoah National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfd1e5yOCaE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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From Above The Trees The Milky Way. First time in a long time capturing the Milky Way over the Blue Ridge Mountains, #virginia #USA. Absolutely stunning view and one of many. Untracked and single frame 30sec exp ISO6400. 📷 @canonusa #eosr5 🔍@sigmaphoto 14mm F1.8 DG ART. Location: @appalachiantrail @virginiastate_photos @ap_magazine @photopluscanonmag @stormhour #LiveForTheStory #FreeYourStory #ig_astrophotography #astro #ig_naturelovers #igamerica #igersoftheday #potd #appotd #cdwow #dpmagfaves (at Shenandoah National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfch09FPasK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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You don't try you don't get. Simple as that. 😎👍 (at Columbia, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXjSb5LiQW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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No gimmicks, multilayer, stacking etc. A single frame of our orbiting #satellite. The #moon Just me, my camera, tripod and remote wired shutter release. Camera: #Canon #eosr5 Lens: Canon #rf100500 Tripod: #benbo One Remote trigger: #neewer remote release. Location: #Dudley #UK @canonuk @benbo_uk @neewer @moon_hour @photopluscanonmag @ap_magazine #moon_of_the_day #moonphotography #space #moonlight #moonlovers #night #nightsky #nature #ig_astrophotography #astro #igdaily #igersoftheday #igersblackcountry #liveforthestory (at Dudley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdlvvUIIblw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hire Cars.... This is a goodun.

Thinking of hiring a car for your holiday?

You have your next great trip planned and if you are going abroad an obvious enquiry would be to find out if you need to travel while you are there, if so, how? If like me you are sure you will want to visit a lot of places that are of the beaten track, small towns, villages, coastal resorts etc you will find that any public transport will be on a restricted service and will only have limited…

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The Capitol Building, Washington DC. @canonuk @benbo_uk @nbcwashington #bloomwatch #nature #usa #springtime #washingtondc #cherryblossom #nationalmallnps #washington #nationalcapital #liveforthestory #igdaily #igtravel #igamerica (at Capital Washington Dc) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQOiz4LtYS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Oh Please, Who Really Cares?

Camera Snobbery. I hate it. This is my opinion, with a few tips thrown in for those thinking to take up photography.

After all of the years I have been taking photos it still amuses me that some people judge others simply by what make or model camera another person uses. With all that is going on around, and, I must admit in my time I have met some amazing and fascinating people on my little journey, that use different equipment to mine. Does it bother me? Not in the slightest. From the start to my recent…

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My Style

My first blog of 2022. A good excuse for a cuppa and 5 minutes of your time. Enjoy.

Over the years I have often been asked “What is your style?”. From a sunrise shoot on Mt Olympus, Greece. It is a question I cannot answer as I really do not know. What I do know is that after a while you develop a kind of “look” with your images, I cannot narrow it down in my case as my photography is extremely diverse, one day it could be doing a food shoot for a restaurant the next it could…

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Purely Majestic.

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Switching to Mirrorless

My progression in photography has been a relatively slow one. In saying that from getting my first 35mm SLR camera (Praktika B200 Electronic) when I was 16 I did not take the photography seriously. More as the occasional user, would have a binge on taking photo’s, get the shots developed, show the results, then store the images in a cupboard somewhere until the next outing for the camera. 15…

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Inbound For A Snack. This gorgeous signet Swan making a bee line to see if I have any goodies for it. Image taken at #himley Park. #Dudley @canonuk @canon_photos @eos_r5 @ap_magazine @photopluscanonmag @dudleymbc @dudleyisbeautiful @dphotographermag @marcolonghimp #swans #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #potd #nature #canonpro #dudleynews #expressandstar #itvcentralweather #bbcmidlandsweather #lake #ig_naturelovers #igdaily #ignature Cam: Canon R5 Lens: Canon EF100-400mm (at Himley Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/COScGmkl3ak/?igshid=8897ux5roedy