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Blog 2022-Part 2
My Favourite Images of 2022
My favourites images of 2022, bucket list experiences, holidays, trips out…

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Best 9 of 2022
The best nine shots of 2022, but this is according to social media Instagram and the photography-centric site VERO.

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Southwold Sunrise
A sunrise visit to Southwold on Christmas Eve captures some different shots.

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Landguard Sunrise & Cobbold’s Point
A trek into Suffolk at Landguard Point and a stunning sunrise sky makes for some great shots. A quick call in at Cobbold’s Point delivers a few keepers too.

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Herringfleet Mill
A cold frosty sunrise shoot at Herringfleet Mill in Suffolk. A really good morning exploring and shooting.

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POTY Round 2 (Powerful Black & White)
Shots from Aldeburgh and Scotland bag me an overall 82.5% in scoring in round 2 of the club’s Photographer of the Year (POTY) competition.

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How Hill Sunrise
A relaxing and enjoyable sunrise shoot where the lack of sun did not detract from an enjoyable morning and a set of very nice Images.

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Aldeburgh Sunset and Sunrise
An awesome stay in Aldeburgh, just long enough to do a sunset and a sunrise.

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Landguard Point
A fantastic, relaxing and interesting wander around Landguard Point with plenty of photo opportunities.

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Cobbold’s Point
A return visit to the iconic anvil shaped sea defence structures at Cobbold’s Point Felixstowe.

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Pin Mill
A late afternoon visit to the famous Pin Mill in Suffolk captured the classic shipwreck shot and a few other pleasing images.

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Flatford Suffolk
A walk around Flatford in warm sunny weather bags some lovely photos courtesy of my Fuji camera.

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Framlingham Castle
A club sunrise trip to Framlingham Castle in Suffolk. Not the best light but an enjoyable trip out.

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NDPS Annual Exhibition 2022
All four of my images make it into the Norwich & District Photographic Society (NDPS) 106th Annual Exhibition 2022, with one image winning a trophy and a highly commended rating and another image receiving a commended rating.

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POTY Round 1 (Urban Life)
An average round 1 of the club’s Photographer of the Year (POTY) competition.

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Street Photography Newbie
My first attempts at ‘Street’ Photography spurred on by club competition theme of Urban Life.

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Watkin Path Snowdon
The last day of our North Wales holiday and one of the two best ones with amazing waterfalls.

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Cwm Idwal
One of our favourite places in North Wales which we will return to again in future.

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Plas Newydd / Dinas Dinlle
An enjoyable wander round a National Trust woodland and gardens, and a quick coastal seascape shot on the way back.

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South Stack Lighthouse
A visit to the famous South Stack Lighthouse on Anglesey: Not great weather but good some good shots anyway.

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Miners Track Snowdon
A return trip to Mount Snowdon this time via the Miners Track.

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Great views of Snowdon, leading lines with flat and cobbled paths, and waterfalls.
Llyn Padarn Sunrise
A return to the iconic lone tree location in North Wales but this time at sunrise.

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Llyn Dinas
An enjoyable walk round a legendary lake provides quite a few photo opportunities.

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Trefor
First trip out while in North Wales takes us to Trefor on the north west coast of the Llyn peninsula.

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The Photography Show 2022
My first return visit to The Photography Show at NEC Birmingham since 2019.

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Sky Replacement Using Software
In this blog post, I write about replacing skies in images but I expand to include image manipulation in general.

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VERO and Watermarking
I’ve joined many other photographers on VERO and I’ll now no longer watermark my photos.

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Roydon Common
A summer evening visit to Roydon Common to capture the heather and what turned out to be a fantastic sunset.

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City Walk - Three Bridges
Another enjoyable evening wandering along the riverside with the challenge to capture the essence of three of the city’s bridges.

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Stiffkey Salt Marshes
A summer evening club trip to Stiffkey North Norfolk to capture sea lavender.

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Am I Getting Rich?
One year on from learning to produce images suitable for printed output, am I rolling in money?

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Evening City Walk
A summer evening walk along the River Wensum in Norwich yields some keepers!

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Blog 2022-Part 1
Hickling Nature Reserve
Marsh harriers, egrets, herons, black-headed gulls, swallowtail butterflies and my best shots from a surprise swan take-off.

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Brancaster Staithe
A club meet at a popular North Norfolk location delivers a couple of keepers.

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Leaving Scotland
As we leave Scotland, there’s a church, a mountain, waterfalls, and a red kite.

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Corpach Sunrise
An early morning for sunrise, a shipwrecked boat, Ben Nevis and reflections in the Loch provide some awesome images.

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Skye to Fort William
Leaving Skye, the weather at Elgol means no photos, but Loch Slapin more than makes up for it, and a change in plan sees us stay overnight in Fort William.

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Old Man of Storr
A return trip to The Old Man of Storr provides new experiences and some awesome shots.

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The Quiraing
A late afternoon visit to the jaw-dropping location The Quiraing.

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Neist Point
A honeypot location but standing on the edge of a cliff brings home my best shot.

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Dunvegan Castle
An impressive Castle, otter sporrans, lovely gardens and a waterfall.

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Leaving Lewis
Visiting a few more places before we leave Lewis and Harris.

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Callanish Stones, Gearrannan blackhouses village, the Lewis war memorial, the Iolaire disaster memorial and Lews castle.
Lure of Luskentyre
A visit to the amazing honeypot location of Luskentyre Beach.

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Butt of Lewis
A visit to the most Northerly point on the Isle of Lewis, and rated the windiest place in the UK.

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Huisinis (Harris)
Red deer, sea eagle, highland cattle, amazing beaches, patterned rocks and amazing coastline.

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South West Coast of Mull
Exploring more of Mull on our last day, beaches, castles, churches…

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The Eagle Has Landed
The eagerly awaited boat trip to photograph sea eagles.

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Staffa and Treshnish Puffins
Amazing boat trip to see caves, puffins and lots more.

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Tobermory and Cake
Arriving on Mull sent us straight to Tobermory where misty rain was offset by one of the best cakes I’ve ever had…

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Morecambe Bay
A fantastic day at Morecambe Bay with a surprising array of images.

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Horstead and Coltishall Riverside Walk
A late Sunday afternoon walk in Horstead and Coltishall delivers lots of pleasing images.

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POTY Round 5
I had an average final round scoring 15/20 as per three of my four other rounds but I made it to the top 10 competitors in my league.

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Snettisham Spectacular
A great event where flocks of wading birds can be seen repeatedly taking off to avoid the incoming tide.

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Lackford Lakes
A trip to a Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve in Suffolk. No kingfishers but one very friendly Robin!

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The Story Behind the Tulip Shot
A superb tulip shot but what is the story here?

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Cley Windmill Sunrise Shoot
A trip to the North Norfolk coast for another windmill sunrise shoot.

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Cley Marshes
Another wildlife reserve trip to test out the second camera body.

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A Second Camera Body - Why?
I’ve bought a second camera body but why?

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POTY Round 4
Both of my images scored 7.5/10 - read more here.

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Carlton Marshes
A very enjoyable walk round Carlton Marshes, a Suffolk Wildlife Trust location.

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The Best Camera Bag No-one Owns!
Spoiler Alert: There is no perfect camera bag…

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Snowdrops and a New Lens
A pleasant wander around Walsingham Abbey during snowdrop season, and a chance to try out a new lens.

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Hardley Mill at Sunrise
A dawn / sunrise trip to Hardley Windmill, Norfolk.

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Photography Admin
Storms, gale force winds and continuous, relentless rain meant no trips out.

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But there’s a chance to catch up on some important photography-related admin that’s been building up to a point which would bite me if not addressed.
POTY Round 3
My best results to date in the club’s POTY (Photographer of the Year) competition.

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Winning the themed round with top marks 10/10 and scoring a 9/10 with my free choice image.
Filters Explained
A blog post to explain to anyone interested what the common filters are in most photographers kit bag.

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Cromer New Year Fireworks 2021
My first attempt at shooting fireworks.

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ICM at Cromer
My first attempts at intentional camera movement shots. I was surprised that I enjoyed it.

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Bawdsey Sunrise Shoot
A superb sunrise shoot in Suffolk. Came home with flat tyre but an image which I’ve hung on my wall - the image in the thumbnail, not of the flat tyre!

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Blakeney Boat Trip & Titchwell
A dawn meet for a boat trip to Blakeney Point, followed by a heart-warming breakfast then a trip to RSPB Titchwell and Beach.

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How Much? Judging the Value of Art
In this post, I explore how we may have pre-conceived assumptions about the price of art, the costs of printing and framing, and the concept of earning a crust from photography.

Buckle in, it’s a long one…

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Return of the Grads
An article about why I’ve reintroduced graduated (grads) filters back into my bag.

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