An old transparency, taken by my paternal grandfather who was a keen photographer himself, of myself grappling with an empty camera case during the sweltering hot summer of '76. Obviously this particular three year old couldn't be trusted to hold the camera itself!
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A walk on the braes above my dad's home town of Barrhead offers fantastic for miles around. Sunshine was a bit patchy, which worked for and against me, and strong winds were buffeting the lens but it's given me a taste for a return visit in different lighting conditions. Roll on the summer - it's long overdue...! 🌞
Being an astronomy (and all things Space) enthusiast it's only natural to test my new 600mm lens by pointing it skywards...! 🌒 This focal length also enables me to explore enhanced aesthetic qualities of squashing everything between the foreground and background together which the eagle-eyed will identify in examples throughout this website. Just to note that the Batbike stuntman in the dramatic telephoto shot (in the Events page) was completely unharmed and continued his impressive work on a replacement Batbike. Please keep your eyes peeled for further 600mm commissioned and non-commissioned shots...!
This is my first ever blog post *number one* and I'm going to keep the writing part to a minimum as my pictures will be at the forefront. I'll add accompanying explanatory notes and anecdotes when anything interesting comes to mind. To start my photo blog I thought I'd add my first photo self-portrait, circa 1981, taken with my first camera, the trusty Kodak Instamatic. Here's looking at you, kid :)
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