Photo albums have come a long way over the decades, from their very humble beginnings when photography first became popular in the 1860s through to the modern-day photo books of the 21st century! Photo Albums Collaborative Feature I remember as a kid looking at very old family photo albums of my parents, grandparents, and even […]

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This free Project 365 calendar days free printable is exactly what you need to keep track of your photography project for the new year! For leap years, you will need Project 366 calendar days! Project 365 Calendar Days Project 365 is a wonderful photography project that many people start on January 1st. The concept is […]

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Autumn. The three months of the year nestled between the long sunny days of summer, and the cold darker days of winter. It’s always been my favourite time of year, for many reasons. It starts off with my birthday in September, through to Halloween in October, and Bonfire Night in November… and lots of other […]

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I’ve been taking part in Project 365 – a photo a day for one year, since 2011. I took a break in 2016, but couldn’t leave the photography project behind completely, and so did Project 52 – a photo a week for one year. I decided at the very last moment, that I would come […]

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If you are a long time reader of my blog, you will know my love of photography. I have always loved taking photographs, from my first Kodak when I was a child, to my very first digital compact in my early 20s. I turned into a Panasonic girl in 2006 when my husband, Steve and I […]

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Wow, where has this week flown to? I had planned to write about our Easter weekend during the week, but Old Father Time has been chasing me (again)… Anyway, I thought I best write about it now, and since it is the Orthodox Easter Sunday today, and since my dad is Greek-Orthodox, I feel that […]

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Project 365 ideas and tips… Juxtaposition… two things close together with contrasting effect. I just like the word juxtaposed so needed to get it in as a tip! Click here for more ideas and tips for Project 365 : 2015 Check out last year’s ideas and tips for Project 365 Here is my photo for day […]

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If you are new to this photography project, here are 365 Ideas and Tips for Project 365. After 5 years of Project 365, I like to think I’ve built up enough experience and knowledge to pass on my ideas and tips to you! These are ideal for beginners and novices, or for veterans of Project […]

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A few days ago I went out for a walk with my mum. We’ve made a pact to try and do this once a week, so we can both get a bit of exercise and have a catch up. I work full time from home, she’s retired, but works part-time, and in between that we […]

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I want to visit all of England’s counties, and in between, we’ve taken to making more of the weekends, by visiting places of interest in our home county of Essex as well as neighbouring counties. It’s quite nice to go out for a drive and just discover things along the way! When we visited St. […]

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I want to visit all of England’s counties, and in between, we’ve taken to making more of the weekends, by visiting places of interest in our home county of Essex as well as neighbouring counties. It’s quite nice to go out for a drive and just discover things along the way. On a recent drive […]

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I want to visit all of England’s counties, and in between, we’ve taken to making more of the weekends, by visiting places of interest in our home county of Essex as well as neighbouring counties. It’s quite nice to go out for a drive and just discover things along the way. On a recent drive […]

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If you read my blog regularly, you may have seen some of my previous Fungi Friday posts where I’ve shared photographs of various ‘shrooms I’ve seen when out and about. There is something magical about finding a mushroom/toadstool/fungi in the wild (I don’t know the difference, I really should learn) and to me it’s like […]

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Project 365 Tip! Colour Splash III I took a photo of a rose, I started messing around with curves and levels, and ended up with a black background. A bit of cloning to cover some bits that didn’t turn black, and then a crop, I ended up with this! I love it. I wish I knew […]

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My favourite local place – Bedfords Park is a changing for autumn. The leaves are starting to turn brown, more fungi are poking their way through and conkers are falling from the trees. We went for a walk around the park, and as usual, I stop to take photos along the way!    

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A really random series on my blog where I share photographs of fungi, mushrooms, toadstools…that I find when out on one of my woodland walks, here are my latest bunch of photos… Check out my other Fungi Friday posts Mushrooms, toadstools, ‘shrooms, fungi…whatever they’re called, I just love finding them when out walking in the […]

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It’s been a while since I added to my Things To Do For Free In… series, and this one, we actually went and did for free back in March. Seriously, where has time gone? I kept meaning to write about The Chase Nature Reserve, but it just kept getting pushed to the bottom of my to-do […]

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It’s been a while since I shared some of my photographs from a walk around my favourite local park – Bedfords Country Park. It’s especially lovely in the summer months when lots of wildflowers, and the planted gardens near the visitors centre are in bloom. I also love seeing the deer and stags (awesome when it’s […]

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I hadn’t actually planned to turn this into a series, but since I have another batch of mushroom photographs, I thought I’d share them today and have another Fungi Friday! This batch were all taken on my iPhone5 because, for once, I walked around the park without my camera. However, I couldn’t resist taking photographs! […]

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