Ed

Ed has recently retired and is re-connecting with a long-term, but fitful, interest in photography.

Ed's Posts

A photography of a wasp on a leaf in October 2025

24 November, 2025

The October Wasp – A One Shot Story

By Ed

I came across the wasp while walking to town on an unremarkable Sunday afternoon. This modest photo was taken with an ailing Pentax Auto 110 film camera, using a generic colour ...
Vintage Nikon Lens 50mm f1.8 ai requiring repair due to focussing problems

18 November, 2025

Nikon 50mm f1.8 AI Lens – No. 1761389

By Ed

The Nikon f1.8 50mm lens has always been well regarded. In pre-digital days, a ‘nifty fifty’ would have been the first lens owned by many photographers, mounted on a...
Motorway bridge over the River Exe and Exeter Ship Canal
This photograph shows the underside of the motorway bridge that crosses the head of the Exe Estuary. I regularly cycle or walk under this bridge. It’s an impressive struct...