This is a ruined Italianate mansion in England, not far from me, 20 minute drive or so. It was ravaged by fire and never restored, but the structure remains. You can find photos online of what the interiors looked like before, stunning! Eerily, when I took the photo (although I didn’t realise at the time) the dark clouds above the mansion ruin, looked like smoke! Almost hinting at its own tragic past. 🤯 📸
Hi all, I hope you’ve had a good weekend! 😁 out and about with the camera today as I’ve wanted to grab some images of Worcester’s beautiful old black & White buildings for a while now! Ended up being a long walk capturing some of the amazing architecture around town and some of those typical British looking scenes for you guys🇬🇧 🤘🏻 This is Worcester in photos; The old buildings, the swans, 🦢 the cathedral and a very flooded river! (Look at the signpost in the photo of the swans, it’s very flooded!) – all these things scream Worcester, but I tried to get some new scenes and slightly different angles of things I’ve shared with you before, I hope you enjoy! ☺️
In fields of red, long ago,
Bullets fell, where poppies grow.
Silence now as gunshots fade,
Courage born through prices paid.
By remembering them, their stories stay,
As sacrifice still lights our way.
We bow our heads, our hearts align,
For those who fell, unchanged by time.
Remembrance Day 2025. Photo by me, words written by me. 😌
I thought I was going to miss another Supermoon when I noticed the thick dark clouds outside, but astonishingly they weren’t able to hold back the Beaver moon’s beaming light! – Wednesday’s moon lit up the clouds so brightly it looked like it had punched a hole of light straight through them! 🌕 ☁️
The November full moon is called the Beaver Moon, a name that originated from Native Americans (I think) because It marked the season when beavers were busy building their winter dams before the rivers froze. It’s kind of a nice reminder for us too, to make our homes winter proof, ‘hibernate’ and get cosy for the colder months ahead.
This shot was taken while the clouds were rolling past, I did a long exposure out the side window of the house. I didn’t do my usual mega zoomed in shot because I thought it looked stunning half-hidden through the little window in the clouds. Very mystical. ✨
Of course I had to get a portrait of my little buddy before I left Somerset – He’s slowly becoming my little mascot for this blog 😂 ..you may be familiar with the face – it’s Fred! (or Freddie) 🐶
Just a quick snap of him lay on his bed, waiting to play – with some nice soft natural light lifting the image from the right of the frame: I love shooting with natural light. I remember once upon a time I used to strive for clean cut imagery in a lot different of areas of my photography, everything had to be perfect, especially with portraits, clean, uncluttered and fresh looking, nothing wrong with that but sometimes I started heading towards a little too “perfect” and not “real”. While clean imagery is nice, I now strive for authenticity in a lot of my portraits, a messy dog bed will do just fine, it’s life, it’s how it is, it’s how I want to remember things, just as they are. 😌😃 Happy Wednesday to you all, have a great day ahead!
(I had to leave a t-shirt behind for Fred so he had something with my scent on to sleep with, apparently it helps him settle better after I disappear! Until next time, little buddy 😌)
Autumn has settled into Somerset with a real burst of colour! Leaves turning, berries ripening, and the countryside quietly changing its palette. I’ve been out with my camera today so I can share some of the amazing details with you here: reds and golds tucked into hedgerows, clusters of bright berries, wild flowers, and the soft light hitting damp leaves. 🍂📷 I absolutely love it when everything around you looks like this, you can feel the damp air and smell the smouldering bonfires lit by neighbours nearby, that always unlocks the nostalgic feelings from when I was a young child at this time of year.
There’s definitely something about this time of year that encourages you to slow down. That’s exactly what I’m doing – ‘not much‘…. as I visit family down south. There’s always lots to capture, whether it’s a seed pod catching the last bit of afternoon sun or a branch holding five shades of yellow at once, these details make autumn feel cosy, yet spectacularly alive with colour. My camera helps me notice these things, it gets the eyes looking for details amongst the colour. Hope you all have a lovely weekend ahead of you. 😃
Went on a nice Sunday stroll round town with my camera on the weekend just gone. Some of these locations I’ve shown you before but maybe not with the autumnal colours, so I thought you might want to see. 🍁🍂📸 Coat and scarf were on, headphones were on too 🎧 camera in hand – absolute perfection! Here’s a few shots of the Cathedral, the river Severn, one of the Spire, the swans 🦢 and Worcester bridge (original bridge dates back to 1781!) – this is home, I love it here. 🏠 Hope you enjoy flicking through the images 😁
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It’s my 12 year anniversary on here! 😆 You all know the story by now, I started this blog, wide eyed, photography obsessed and in need of a creative outlet, and I got just that. This blog truly does document my journey from the beginning, although I’ve had quieter years here – I haven’t deleted any of my posts from when I started it You’ve got my whole journey, from pre- photography qualifications or real life photography world experience through to now. I love that, it’s authentic and real, it’s my creative world. I still have the rest of the journey ahead of me too. 😄 This has been a very active year for me on here, and I’m so grateful for all of you who cheer me on, those who relate to my posts, people who are kind to me (there’s so many!) …and the people who genuinely inspire me, every day. You’ve really helped me through some tough days. Thanks for tagging along with me! Here’s to many more years!
This was one of those quick travel shots, taken in a fast moment but becomes timeless. I’d just come from St. Peter’s Basilica, the rain was steady but not dramatic, and the Swiss Guards were holding their posts like clockwork. The colours of their uniforms the bold orange, blue, and red stripes, really popped against the wet stone and ironwork.
I didn’t plan the frame, just reacted to the moment. One of the guards noticed me just as I lifted the camera; No shift in posture, just a glance – it all came together in a way that felt almost cinematic. Sometimes the best travel photos aren’t about landmarks, but about the people who hold the place together.
Hey guys! A big splash of colour for you today! You know me, always trying to brighten up your feeds a bit 😅😆 Hope you’ve had a good week. I’ve been flat out at work, I think I’ve already mentioned, but running up to Christmas is always the busiest time for us, so if I’m a bit quieter on here that’s why, but I will be trying catch up with your posts where I can!
I’ve been doing a lot of Christmas product photography still and also a bit of plant photography too, which brings me to these colourful images, of Heather (Calluna) such a vivid combination of colours! This particular type is called Calluna vulgaris – Beauty Ladies Trio.
Heather itself is a symbol of protection and often used to be planted near homes or carried as a charm or ward off evil spirits or bad luck.
As you can see this trio is made up of pink, purple and white Heather and each has it’s own individual symbolism; Purple – Represents admiration, solitude and beauty. White – is luck, purity and spiritual protection and Pink stands for romance and passion.
I remember seeing purple Heather on the moors of Exmoor, makes for fantastically dramatic landscape photos, but I’ve never seen a vivid combo such as this, easy to photograph on its own because it looks great!
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