2012 on Flickr.Well at this time of year I like to look back at the year if nothing more to remind myself what I’ve been doing. Its been one of ups and downs both photographically and elsewhere, but I have to say the ups this year have outweighed the downs, in no particular order: - I’ve experimented more than ever - I’ve learnt to develop film - I have a new camera - I’ve learnt to manually focus - I cracked my ribs trying to get that last photo - I smashed my camera / lens / tripod to smithereens - I shot lots with my Rollieflex - I was runner up in LPOTY (urban) - I was paid by a magazine for some shots - I grew a beard - I’ve travelled - I met old friends - I met new friends - I lost touch with people - I’ve been in so much pain I cried - twice - I took lots of pictures and published very few - I’ve started a long term project - I’ve been to the beach very rarely and took very few seascapes - I moved to google+, and then back again to flickr - I was published in magazines and a couple of books too So all in all its been an eventful year, one that I’ve really enjoyed, but I didn’t hit my goals for the year although they probably weren’t that realistic. As for next year who knows, I do have some goals for the year - hopefully they’re more realistic and more achievable.

2012 on Flickr.

Well at this time of year I like to look back at the year if nothing more to remind myself what I’ve been doing. Its been one of ups and downs both photographically and elsewhere, but I have to say the ups this year have outweighed the downs, in no particular order:

- I’ve experimented more than ever
- I’ve learnt to develop film
- I have a new camera
- I’ve learnt to manually focus
- I cracked my ribs trying to get that last photo
- I smashed my camera / lens / tripod to smithereens
- I shot lots with my Rollieflex
- I was runner up in LPOTY (urban)
- I was paid by a magazine for some shots
- I grew a beard
- I’ve travelled
- I met old friends
- I met new friends
- I lost touch with people
- I’ve been in so much pain I cried - twice
- I took lots of pictures and published very few
- I’ve started a long term project
- I’ve been to the beach very rarely and took very few seascapes
- I moved to google+, and then back again to flickr
- I was published in magazines and a couple of books too

So all in all its been an eventful year, one that I’ve really enjoyed, but I didn’t hit my goals for the year although they probably weren’t that realistic.

As for next year who knows, I do have some goals for the year - hopefully they’re more realistic and more achievable.

Dec. 31 2012
#Manchester #UK #Urbis #Architecture #Black and White #Long Exposure #ND110 #ND106 #Modern Architecture #Happy New Year #Thank you for the Inspiration
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After work on Flickr.I think I’ve said in the past that I’ve started to take my camera to work most days now. Its a bit of a heavy lump when you include camera, a couple of lenses, tripod, filters, remote shutter etc etc - plus work gear too - laptop books etc. I started doing this towards the end of last year (bought a manfrotto bag so it all fits neatly inside tripod included). At first I wondered whether it was worth it, but I soon realised it certainly was. I can now jump on the earliest train and if the weathers right (read fog at the moment) I can shoot for 30 minutes or so and still be in work for 8am, and then after work I can get another hour or so - but its all dependent upon conditions and being ready. So this is an example of such a shot - taken last week after work. I hadn’t planned specifically on shooting but as I left work the conditions were pretty perfect, so I wandered round the corner to shoot canary wharf reflected in the water at Blackwall Basin. I’ve been to this location countless times and have this shot in just about every condition - but this one is the best to date. It was also my first outing with my ND106 and I have to say its great. Many times in the past I’ve wanted to flatten the water but at dusk the 10 stopper was too much I’d tried upto 20 minutes but never happy with the results and then stacking 0.9 and 0.6 but this wasn’t enough - but the 6 stopper gave me 2 minutes at f6.3 - perfect.

After work on Flickr.

I think I’ve said in the past that I’ve started to take my camera to work most days now. Its a bit of a heavy lump when you include camera, a couple of lenses, tripod, filters, remote shutter etc etc - plus work gear too - laptop books etc. I started doing this towards the end of last year (bought a manfrotto bag so it all fits neatly inside tripod included). At first I wondered whether it was worth it, but I soon realised it certainly was. I can now jump on the earliest train and if the weathers right (read fog at the moment) I can shoot for 30 minutes or so and still be in work for 8am, and then after work I can get another hour or so - but its all dependent upon conditions and being ready.

So this is an example of such a shot - taken last week after work. I hadn’t planned specifically on shooting but as I left work the conditions were pretty perfect, so I wandered round the corner to shoot canary wharf reflected in the water at Blackwall Basin. I’ve been to this location countless times and have this shot in just about every condition - but this one is the best to date. It was also my first outing with my ND106 and I have to say its great. Many times in the past I’ve wanted to flatten the water but at dusk the 10 stopper was too much I’d tried upto 20 minutes but never happy with the results and then stacking 0.9 and 0.6 but this wasn’t enough - but the 6 stopper gave me 2 minutes at f6.3 - perfect.

Feb. 2 2012
#London #Canary Wharf #cityscape #ND106 #monochrome #Black and White #reflections
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