11 July, 2025
Jumping from the Canopy – One Shot Story
Hidden deep on Mount Tsurugi on Shikoku Island, is the forest adventure park. It involves moving through obstacles while attached to a harness suspended roughly 30-40 feet above...
10 July, 2025
5 (plus one or three) Frames of Raglan Castle – A Return to Velvia with the Best Camera Ever Made.
The ruins of Raglan Castle dominate the landscape mid-way between Abergavenny and Monmouth in South Wales and will be familiar to anyone travelling the A40 between the towns. Th...
10 July, 2025
Tokyo Street Photography – A One Shot Story
First, an admission: I don’t get the term “street photography.” I’ve always assumed that’s what we did when we just called it photography. But I realize this is probably a gene...
9 July, 2025
One roll of film, two cameras
Like my last post this story begins with a purchase at a flea fair. I already had one Zeiss nettar, but was tempted by seeing what seemed a more modern one that took 6×6 pi...
8th May is when this day is celebrated in many countries, Britain especially rejoices for Peace in Our Time. Alas, there’s no peace, but war, war and more war everywhere. ...
To begin with what may seem like a cliché: in today’s world, avoiding screens has become nearly impossible. Sitting in front of a laptop monitor, sketching on a tablet, with a p...
4 July, 2025
5 Dyptichs with an Olympus Pen EF
For your consideration, an Olympus Pen EF. Released in 1981 this little camera makes me happy, let me tell you about its best qualities! The Pen EF has a nice little 28mm lens. ...
3 July, 2025
Meet Me Mum – One-Shot Story
Of course, my mother isn’t a rubber frog! But this one may have been her second message to our family when she died. (More about the first one later.) It did not surprise us tha...
