Author Archives: Bill

About this time last year, we went to Thursley Moat, a nature reserve nearer to Guildford than us, with the objective of photographing dragonflies. I can assert with a high degree of confidence that photographing dragonflies without the right equipment, and lot of patience and even more time is pretty much impossible (the right equipmentContinue reading “1683 – Thursley Moat”

This picture is there for two reasons; It is a living creature, it is not a spider. I do have a picture of a spider in my collection. It’s one I caught with a glass. I had to get the lawn more out. To do that I had to move a couple of sets ofContinue reading “1681 – They’re at it again”

This walk will be a bit different because I have to organise it for The Gosport Camera Club. The plan is through the summer quiet period before the 25/26 season kicks off, I think in early September the club will suggest a few activities, including a number of walks. The next walk (not mine) willContinue reading “1680 – Another Walk”

There were two Egrets at the Cockleponds this morning. One of them a bit nervous, and flew off when I was within about 20 yards. The others seemed much less bothered and let me get about 5 yards away from it. Quite lovely. Definitely my reward for getting up for the morning walk. Parts ofContinue reading “1679 – A Walk”

There’s something about trains that I love. Pretty much any train is very photogenic (this is all my opinion of course). It doesn’t matter if they are in motion or stationary. If I’m on a station platform, and there are no barriers in the way, I enjoy walking the length of the platform. It’s justContinue reading “1678 – What is it about trains?”

I’m reading an article about a chap called Paulo Freire. Paulo was a Brazilian educator. He developed a “philosophy of education” . Based on his experiences of working with people in Brazil who had very low literacy rates. My very simple understanding is there there is conflict in conversation. Paulo talked in terms of oppressorsContinue reading “1677 – Sparking a discussion”

Today’s picture bears no resemblance to the topic. It’s one from yesterday’s trip on a boat. As we were heading towards Old Harry, we were accompanied by a lot of small craft, all determined to get to see the lonely stack. The transit through the narrow straight covered by the Studland ferry is a bitContinue reading “1676 – First BBQ”

Well, most days do start like that, and each day in some subtle way is different, and this one was no different, in that it was different, look I’m beginning to confuse me, so let’s just get on with it. We had a taxi booked for 0720, that took us to the Fort Blockhouse carContinue reading “1675 – it started when we got up!”

St Pancras Station is very photogenic. We had a bit of time before processing through border control. I really quite like the colour and lines in the picture. I’m starting to think about getting g back in to the normal swing of things, so that means what to consider for this blog, and also re-startingContinue reading “1674 – Getting back to normal”