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Classic Cars
My first excursion lineside at the Bluebell Railway was originally inspired by the chance to photograph some classic Jaguars (the cars, not the animal). Sadly, there was no sign of the sort of...
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Drusillas Park
Nestled in the Sussex countryside not that far from Eastbourne is Drusillas Park. It’s one of those places where I can take photographs of animals and my kid can have fun on some rides (and also look...
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Bluebell Railway: Brighton Works Weekend
Although I had a lot of fun at the Bluebell Railway’s Branch Line Gala in May, it was a few months before I was able to find the time to get back out onto the railway to take some photos. Kit...
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Nymans
When we moved to the countryside we quickly signed up for National Trust memberships, granting us access to all sorts of places nearby for an entirely reasonable monthly fee. We don’t use it anywhere...
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Bluebell Railway: Diesel Gala
As I have mentioned on most of my recent posts about the Bluebell Railway, I’ve been looking forwards to the Diesel Gala for the best part of six months, pretty much ever since my first excursion...
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Hove
Yesterday I found myself with nothing but time and a camera on my hands. As you may know, this is quite an ideal situation to find oneself in. Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM...
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Return to Sheffield Park & Gardens
Last winter, I hired a RF 24-70 f/2.8 L lens in order to give it a whirl and scratch the itch I had to buy one. I had a couple of plans for stretching its legs and putting it through its paces. One...
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Bluebell Railway: Giants of Steam
It is finally time for Giants of Steam, the heritage railway gala that, if you’ve been following my visits to the Bluebell Railway over this year, you will know I have been working towards since I...
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Ectomobile
Ghostbusters is one of my all-time favourite films. It has been for as long as I can remember – probably because it came out a few months before I was born, so I can’t remember a time before...
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Big Cat Sanctuary
A little while ago, and for reasons I don’t particularly remember, my wife was given an experience day voucher by her work. She ultimately chose to visit the Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent to feed some big...
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The Return of Sir Nigel
I couldn’t resist. Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM Jump to Gallery After its appearance at Giants of Steam, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley stuck around for another week at the...
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Crochet
Creative Splurges take all sorts of shapes and sizes. Although this website has ended up being by and large predominantly devoted to photography, in theory when I started it I was intending to share...
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Steam Trains on the Mainline
’Tis the season to be jolly and joyous, the season of mince pies and Cadbury’s Roses, and of the joy of gifting. It is also, apparently, quite a busy season for heritage railway tours on the national...
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2024: the Year of Photography
I don’t often write reviews of the year. Back in the early days of this site I used to do them regularly, but more recently I’ve only done them when I felt I had something worth saying – or, more...
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Bluebell Railway: New Year’s Steam Up
My obsession with photographing steam trains has survived successfully into 2025. I am still enjoying it immensely, to the point that I went out on New Year’s Day – a day that was cold, and wet, and...
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To the Skies
For the Christmas just gone I was gifted a drone, something I’ve been tempted to add to my kit bag for a little while. I’ve obviously only had a small amount of time to play about with it, but I’ve...
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Shoreham
A lot of my explorations of our local area are brief, especially when it comes to the amount of photographs I take, and not always particularly planned. One day in January 2022 we found ourselves on...
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British Wildlife Centre
For Christmas a year ago, my wife got me a photography experience day at the British Wildlife Centre. The centre is only open at weekends and school holidays, so when I went on my visit last June, me...
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Return to the South Downs Way
The day after I braved the elements on New Year’s Day to photograph steam trains in a storm, we were blessed with much nicer weather, so I couldn’t resist heading back out into the countryside to take...
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Bluebell Railway: Branch Line Gala 2025
This weekend marked the return of the Bluebell Railway’s Branch Line Gala. Last year’s gala marked one of my first excursions lineside. This time I’ve gotten a lot more practise in photographing steam...
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