Snow Day

Some snow fell last night, although it was turning to slush by the time I ventured out with the camera later on in the morning.

Winter Sun

Rays of hope over the Strait of Dover today.

One Morning

The result of a bike ride today. Naturally the camera tagged along with me.

Bokeh

A bokeh effect is the art of putting the background so out of focus in an artistic way that it blurs into a nebulous type background while the foreground remains in focus. This is achieved by use of an extra wide aperture on the lens thus creating a very narrow depth of field (the point where everything is in focus).

My First Urbex Photograph

I think I've just caught the urbex photography bug! I took this of a loading bay at the town centre shopping centre earlier on today while waiting for an old school friend.

Cinematic Experience

  

       

Got involved with a couple of fellow photographers and spent an evening taking photos of the town's cinema. We had the run of the place for a couple of hours thanks to the manager letting us loose in there with our cameras.

That's Some Pub!

The local Whetherspoons taken during a lull in conversation (this was where I met up with my former greenhouse work mates earlier on today).

Kitt

Although I have done this some time ago as part of a 365 photos project, I thought I'd do a proper polished up version now that I've got to grips with most things photography/camera-related.
  This is a model of the old Knight Rider car, Kitt.

Chad's Afternoon Snooze

The New Michael Fish

My sister knitted this replicate of the infamous Michael Fish jumper, this is me showing it off.

A Grim December's Day

Hook Clouds

Them hook-shaped clouds are virgas, which are pockets of precipitation - snow in this case - being picked out by the rising sun. However, those little snow "streamers" then encountered drier air on the way down and thus evaporated way before it had a chance to reach the surface.
  An hour after this photo was taken, skies become totally clear. It was also a cold morning with a ground frost.

Hard Times

No, I've not become homeless. This was part of a promotional type shoot for my nephew Martin (he's a rap artist).

November Sunrise

Captured this lovely sunrise over the Harbour this morning.

That Ol' House

A house in Folkestone had this mural painted on the side.

Family Affairs

A "rare" family type photo of my sister and mother.

Halloween Night

I know it's a day early but wanted to capture this light as it looked so perfect for it.

Clamped!

A bit of colour section (colour popping). Photo was taken on my mobile while on a stroll through the town.

Puss In . . .

Newspaper?

Just what IS it about cats and newspapers? I was cutting out bits from some newspapers and made a pile of rubbish in the process. Then Chad came along and decided to make it as his official bed for the afternoon.

October Colours

Managed to bag this short but sweet sunrise upon awakening at 6 am this morning. I ran the short distance down to the harbour to get this It was freezing cold where I had the first frosty numb fingers of the season but certainly woke me up and set me up for the rest of the day!

It's A Small World

Checked out a model railway exhibition today.

(The last one isn't a model layout, it's the actual exhibition itself being made to look small by a "tilt and shift" effect - talk about me messing about with your head!).

Grim October's Day

Grim and wet at Folkestone. Yet this time last year we were basking in 84 F heat on what was the hottest October's day on record.

First And Last Light

My favourite subject first thing in the morning (top) and at dusk time (bottom).

Shelltronic

Decided to have another go at light spirographing, but this time I used a colour-changing LED bulb.

A Fine Autumn's Day

A bright and cheerful morning at my street, taken on my mobile phone earlier on today. Note how the grass verges are looking parched after only 5.1 mm of rain had fallen so far this month (we should be onto about 40 mm halfway through September).

Fiery Sunset.

As viewed from my hobby room window earlier on this evening. It has been a while since I last saw one of those!

Shangri La

This little hidden corner of Folkestone has always appealed to me. I think I do understand why it was given that namesake.

September Sky

Captured this brief red sunset this evening, as viewed from my hobby room.

Self Portrait

My sister wanted some photos taken of herself, so I thought I'd do a test portrait studio photo of myself while I was at it. I used the D3100 and a broken blind for the background and ended up being very pleased with the result. I was that pleased with it, I decided to stick it in here.

 Not bad for a cheap knock-about set up!