Monday 31 December 2012

365. Showbiz



364. High Speed


The year has almost come full circle. This shot is very similar to one I posted at the start of the year - a long exposure on Waterloo Bridge. These light trails are made by cars driving over the bridge - they give the impression of high speed. 

Saturday 29 December 2012

363. Success


I think this must have been won by my great, great-grandfather. 

362. Justice


361. Glamour


360. Quality


Really good quality afternoon tea at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. 

359. Liquid


Lovely Champagne with afternoon tea on my birthday. 

358. Mountain


A lovely mountain of presents for us to open on Christmas morning - weren't we lucky!

357. Christmas


356. Objects




355. Real Life


354. Rare


A lovely - and rather collectible - edition of a Ladybird classic children's story.

353. Professional


Here's Skipper the cat, getting on with some business. Apparently cats don't stop for Christmas.

352. Fashion


Knitted garments in Fair Isle or Scandinavian patterns seem to be in fashion at the moment. These cosy slippers were actually given to me last Christmas and I absolutely love them.

351. Manufactured


By Mr Jim, B's dad. I love this sort of Christmas decoration.

350. Large


Giant inflatable polar bears at Bitton Station: why not?!

349. Duty


No, I wasn't really on platform duty on the Avon Valley Railway...one of the guards gave me his hat to wear.  I obviously didn't take this photo - B's mum did, so thanks for this one Bette! I thought it was more fun than a photo of the real guard on duty. 

348. Slowly


The steam train very slowly entering Bitton Station on Christmas Eve.

347. Junk


The junk yard at Bitton Station, on the Avon Valley Railway.

346. Private


345. Exercise


344. Refrigerator


Filled with yummy food in preparation for Christmas.

343. Statement


342. Strength


40%

341. Insignificant


Or is it?

340. Body



339. Somber


I was really struggling to find something to fit with this theme - particularly around the festive season which has been anything but somber for our very fortunate families this year. Then I found this sheep's skull and thought it would fit well enough - it's not exactly joyful is it?

338. Athletic




337. Panorama


This set of photographs were actually taken in Polperro, Cornwall, earlier this year. I have only just stitched them together to make this panorama. Not the best, but it was done sans-tripod so I had to make do with a few slightly misaligned bits!

Wednesday 19 December 2012

336. Heavy


This little lady was finding her younger cousin a bit to heavy to hold.

335. Desire




This adorable little man was very taken with the bubbles I set up for his family portrait shoot. He just wanted to chase, catch, hold and stare at them...which made for some great photos. 

334. Fear


When Florence gets frightened of something - such as the sound of the post being pushed through the letterbox or a leaf - she hides in amongst the CDs. Crazy cat.

333. Speed


The London Eye does look as though it's spinning at some speed here, but it's just a long exposure (slow shutter release) which has meant the light trails are left. 

332. Awful


B and I played a truly terrible game of Scrabble on Friday. There were nearly tears - I'm not a good loser. 



331. The Office...


...is wherever I shoot, edit and package photographs. This year I have managed to turn photography from a hobby into a business. How lucky am I?

330. Tools


The tools I was using to package up photographic prints for clients last week. My living room was in total disarray. 

Monday 10 December 2012

329. Spot


This is my new favourite 'spot', to sit and read with a cup of tea and a hot-water bottle.

328. Destructive


Florence gets up to lots of mischief - including trying to eat Mum's flowers. 

327. Electricity


They certainly wouldn't have been there when the railway original opened, but I loved these little coloured light bulbs, bringing a Christmas feel to the station platform. 

326. Quests


A lovely journey through the Churnet Valley, by steam train.

325. Status


This dude definitely had status on the Churnet Valley Heritage Railway. Check out that hat!

324. Prosperity


Sitting in a steam train - one of the Victorian symbols of prosperity - while using an iPhone, the modern equivalent. 

323. Used


Vintage luggage on the Churnet Valley Heritage Railway.

322. Daybreak


The view from my living room window one morning last week.

321. Machine


On the Churnet Valley Heritage Railway.

320. Weight



Some very old luggage weighing scales at the Churnet Valley Heritage Railway.

319. Parts


The internal mechanisms of a vintage typewriter.

318. Smooth


Such lovely smooth coats, these two had. 

317. The Team


The B Team.

316. Domestic


B proved himself to be something of a domestic god by hand-making this Formula One cake for his dad's birthday. I was amazed.