Last On The Card January 2026
Posted on February 1, 2026
This is the last photo I took in January, although it was only during a particularly cold snap, as far back as the 5th.
Monochrome Madness: Triptych
Posted on January 31, 2026
Lens-Artists Challenge: Monochrome minimalism
Posted on January 20, 2026
‘What is it?’ you may ask.
The answer is: raindrops on the bonnet (hood if you prefer) of our car.
Monochrome Madness: Markets
Posted on January 20, 2026
(Bit late: apologies)
The central fish market near the Rialto Bridge in Venice is well worth a visit. There are lots of stalls, all vying for the potential buyers’ attention, so an eye-catching display is important in order to grab the punters’ interest.
This particular fishmonger proffered these carefully constructed sardines, which certainly caught my eye.
Monochrome Madness: Leaves (And Berries)
Posted on November 28, 2025
My guess is that the greater part of flower photography is principally concerned with colours. However, a monochrome conversion of an image of a colourful flower can reveal otherwise hidden textural complexities.
Lens-Artists Challenge: On the move
Posted on November 18, 2025
The Lens-Artists Challenge this week is all about means of transport. Well, here’s a rather unusual one.
This is a very large (look at the human figures) mechanical elephant, which gives rides to visitors in a theme park in the city of Nantes, in western France.
Monochrome Madness: Clocks
Posted on November 14, 2025
The clock on this tower – on the island of Burano, in the Venetian Lagoon – is unusual insofar as, if you look closely, it only has an hour hand and no minute hand. Perhaps time wasn’t so over-ridingly important, and the need for precision less pressing, back in the Middle Ages.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Landscape revisited
Posted on November 10, 2025
This aspect is about a two-minute walk from our house (our hamlet is pretty well surrounded by fields for a least a mile in every direction).
On a bright winter’s day, what made this particular view stand out for me were the strong leading lines provided by the tractor tyre tracks in the mud. With the sun relatively low in the cloudless sky, the reflections in the puddles in the furrows also increased the definition in the scene.
Cellpic Sunday: Hot stuff
Posted on November 9, 2025
We’ve had a decent, if not bumper, crop of homegrown chili peppers in 2025, but I reckon these two will be last we get until next year.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Ephemeral
Posted on November 4, 2025
“The only constant in life is change” – Heraclitus
This week, the challenge is to capture an image of something ephemeral: something here now, but gone probably well before tomorrow. My first thought was clouds: ever-changing, always moving.
My second thought was fireworks. I really enjoy capturing firework displays (feux d’artifice they’re called here) and with a bit of luck it’s possible to get yourself some really arresting images.
However, I decided to stick with my original inspiration. This is a view from the Caen-Portsmouth ferry just before it set sail one early morning in August this year. The clouds will soon roll by and the sea will flow with the changing tides. The view might look the same five minutes later, but in reality it will be different, unique – and transient.
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