Category Archives: Canon 50mm f 1.4

A wee Puss Puss and a Handsome Doggie Woggie

Nothing much to say here. Misty is a beautiful Maine Coon, and Finn is a handsome retriever. Prime lenses, high ISO and no flash. Aren’t they adorable. That’s all folks. Aren’t they gorgeous portrait victims.

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The Viper Parade 3

I was at the Winnock Hotel last Saturday to hear my new acquaintances, The Viper Parade play. It was a cramped pub gig, with the usual poor lighting conditions, and the usual pile of amplifiers and speakers in the way of the best shots. Out of consideration to the good folk of Drymen, who were...

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Malta

I’m never sure to what degree I want to say anything too personal on my photo-blog. The truth is that this hasn’t been a great year; my dad died this year and my poor mum is in care now as my dad was her full time carer, (she has dementia sadly). A dear friend and...

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The Vampire Parade

Last Saturday I was at the Drymen fair in the evening to photograph my new friends the “Viper Parade” as seen in my previous post. I hoped for some lovely lighting to get some magnificent pictures; ha, the portraitists lot is never so easy:-) I believe the problem is that I haven’t actually sold my...

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The Viper Parade Rehearsal

Last Monday, following on from visiting Mike Ritchie at his guitar workshop in Fintry, I visited Mike with his band in a rehearsal studio in Glasgow.  The Viper Parade, like all bands rehearse in very photography unfriendly, windowless room. I used one flash on a stand which I moved around the room to introduce some...

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