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So do I. An interesting long frame and the warm tones of the light softens the beach hut colours.

Been a sad lack of butterflies in my garden for the last couple of years but this morning a surprise visitor, a Speckled Wood. Hastily taken with my phone and cropped so quality not brilliant. Don't remember seeing one in the garden before.

According to the BBC it's not happening.

Can't resist a winding path and a bit of backlighting.

That last paragraph is the best bit of advice you will receive. The most important bit of equipment you have are your eyes and an understanding of light, colour and texture.

I think that saying was attributed to Benjamin Disraeli.

One of my favourite autumnal scenes from Hove Park. Early morning dog walk taken with a soft focus filter.

The colours and textures of nature.

Another book I've just remembered, which in my view is excellent in many different photo situations, is "Within the Frame" by David du Chemin, a Canadian photographer. He puts great emphasis on vision and taking pictures which tell a story. Take photographs which tell the viewer what it feels...

I can recommend " The Photographer's Eye " by Michael Freeman. It covers many aspects of composition including the image frame, texture, light and colour. The other thing I would recommend is looking at images from photographers who are well respected in their field and analysing their...

Lovely Greek Island sunrise from back in September. A bit of calm and colour after Storm Bert

Time for some Autumn Colour. Eartham wood a couple of weeks ago.

He was excellent as Horace Rumpole in the BBC radio series to.

Not in flight but managed to get this one of a bee swinging on the Fuschia in my garden looking rather like a trapeze artist.

Also born in Brighton but in 1941 but still following East Clintwood’s philosophy ‘don’t let the old man in!’