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Photographer, I take pictures of where I live & walk around a lot ๐Ÿ“ธ A left-handed Leftie, I love reading sci-fi / fantasy, I write an occasional blog & I adore poached eggs on toast. ๐Ÿ’œAston Villa F.C.๐Ÿ’™
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London From that day we went to London. Took some pix & had a blast ๐Ÿšƒ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿคฉ #streetphotography #streetportrait #fujifilm

The Weirdness of Green Green, it's the colour of nature, fertility & life. Right? But add green to an image, by changing the light & dark tones, and suddenly green is becomes otherworldly, sinister, alien. It's a technique exploited wonderfully in modern cinematography. Green is weird! ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ’š

Donโ€™t forget to pop and see the wonderful work on display from the Gallery365 community. Itโ€™s on until March 5th. #Gallery365in2025

Selective Focus People get so hung up about their 'creative journeys' that they forget to have a bit of fun. This is me, having some fun, experimenting with a tilt/shift lens & having an absolute whale of a time doing so ๐Ÿ˜„ #birmingham #streetphotography #tiltshift

What the sign says.... Birmingham, November 2024. #streetphotography #Birmingham

The Middleway. On an icy morning back in February 2023, I walked the 11 mile circumference of Birmingham's ring road, the A4540 Middleway. The photos that I made on my walk that day form a small part of a fantastic exhibition by www.thegridproject.org.uk Now on at the Library of Birmingham ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Fourth of August 2022. Pictures can be deceptive. A beautiful day by the sea, warm sunshine on the sand as the waves gently lapped at my feet. I'd just been told my Dad was dead. I don't really remember making these images, but I'm glad I did. They feel like childhood memories ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป Holga ๐Ÿ“ธ

Deeply proud of the fighting spirit showed by the Villa Boys #avfc tonight. Two fantastic goals to earn a deserved point against the Arsenal goblins. Shout out for wonderful performances from Furious-Youri Tielemans and young Lamare Bogarde, superb! Up the Villa!!

Pinky Blue A quartet of recent images from around Brumtown, leaning into pink and blue. And yes (if you're old enough) it is a reference to Altered Images, cuz Claire Grogan was ๐Ÿ˜˜

Thrilled to share news about this exhibition that will be opening next weekend. thegridproject.uk/urban-happin...

Birmingham Fog. A kind of wonderful madness comes over me when I see fog. I just love it, especially when it comes right into the city centre like today. Early this morning, I grabbed my camera & bolted into town on the bus. I then spent an hour wandering around, joyfully lost in the fog ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ“ธ

Crikey. Worst performance I've seen at Villa Park under Unai Emery, and yet we won! Brilliant to see Emi Buendia pulling the strings in midfield & Jacob Ramsey hitting the post AGAIN! We didn't deserve the victory, but on we go! HI HO ASTON VILLA! #avfc #astonvilla #inunaiwetrust

Snowy Night 1am last night, I was on my doorstep in my pj's & slippers, watching billowing clouds of snow falling in almost total silence. Ten minutes later (still in pj's & slippers ๐Ÿคช), I was wandering around the close, snapping pix & grinning like a big kid. One day, I might grow up ๐Ÿคฃ

Claret & Blue Fabulous day out down the Villa with Sue. Met a Villa legend and some wonderful new friends, sang our hearts out, and Villa won to boot! A perfect Claret & Blue day ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™ #inunaiwetrust #astonvilla

Dark before dawn. To blow off the Christmas cobwebs, I went for a very, very early morning walk on Boxing Day. The air was cool & laced with a lingering fog that lent the local high street an intriguing atmosphere, great for taking photos!

Up on Monument Hill. This morning, my eldest, Rhiannon, took me out for a Christmas ramble across the Lickey Hills. As we drove up, we were delighted to discover the hilltops blanketed in thick fog. Maybe not a white Christmas, but I'm happy with a foggy one ๐Ÿฅณ Merry Christmas One & All ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

The Colours of Night. I love making images at night, capturing abstracted, colourful scenes from my hometown, Birmingham. Seeing the City at night it's transformed, familiar places become mysterious & strange ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Thank you for looking ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป I wish you all a happy holiday and a fabulous new year ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅณ

"Olor" His vaporous clouds Stank like sweet cherries Rotting on the tree. @gallery365.bsky.social #Gallery365in2024DailyPrompt #Gallery365in2024

Nocturnal Animals I freely admit I'm an awkward person, anxious & ill-at-ease in social situations. Perhaps that is why I enjoy making images at night, I'm able to look in at other people's lives, fading myself away into the dark... โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ @gallery365.bsky.social #Gallery365in2024 #streetphotography

Storm Darragh Last night, at the height of Storm Darragh, an eighty foot poplar tree that bordered our garden came crashing down. Lord knows how the heck we're going to clear this mess up ๐Ÿฅบ @b31voices.bsky.social @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social @theguardian.com

"I'm only Human, of flesh and blood I'm made". Despite Storm Darragh โ›ˆ๏ธSue & I are off to see Human League this evening. This song seemed particularly apt for these portraits ๐Ÿ™‚ @gallery365.bsky.social #Gallery365in2024EverydayMusic #Gallery365in2024 #humanleague

'Columbae' Sign, sealed & delivered @gallery365.bsky.social #365in2024

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'Duo' ๐Ÿ™‚ @gallery365.bsky.social #gallery365in2024 #gallery365

A Field in England. On this rather glum day, I find myself remembering fondly a day trip across the Midlands on the hottest day of the year. My eyes, already filled to brim by the cooling towers of Ratcliffe Power Station, were blown away by the surreal sights awaiting me in a nearby field ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ“ธ

City of Light. Four pix from a night walk around Birmingham. I wasn't really in the zone that night after a migraine took the wind out of my sails. Still, I'm glad I went. The cold air shook the buzz out of me, and I like how these images came out ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ“ธ Thanks for looking ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Camera Obscura After the Lockdowns ended, I started experiencing anxiety & exhaustion from being around people. It would rear its ugly head as a monstrous need to escape, which I didn't always handle well. I'd disappear, a rude anti-social partypooper leaving without a word of excuse โฌ‡๏ธ