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Photo of my lovely wife Sarah with her angry birds iPhone case.
This was my first attempt at ColorStrokes after downloading the app for my Mac.
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Tag Archives: Digital Photography
Angry Birds
May 21, 2013 
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Don’t Oversleep
May 18, 2013 5 Comments
If you want your dreams to come true, don’t oversleep. Β Β Β Β Β ~ Nicky Gumbel
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Weekly Photo Challenge: “Look Down”
May 16, 2013 22 Comments
I have been inspired to try the “Weekly Photo Challenge” by Ishaiyafreshlysqueezed.
As this weeks theme is “Look Down” I thought I could use the photo I took when Sarah & I went up in a hot air balloon and the trees look just like broccoli! π
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Marshall Rocks!!!
May 14, 2013 9 Comments
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A couple more shots of my brother-in-law Marshall. π
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Are You STILL Looking At Me??
May 9, 2013 12 Comments
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Some more photos from my animals collection.
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Sleepy 2
May 9, 2013 12 Comments
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This photo of dearly missed Bruce was taken in January 2005 on my Samsung D600 mobile phone before I had any compact or DSLR cameras. I have just stumbled upon this image and didn’t even know I had it (thanks Time Machine backups) π
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Radley Dog
May 7, 2013 14 Comments
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A photo of one of my wife’s favourite dogs. I think its because you get a handbag with it! lol π
This was the first ever macro shot I took with my Big Nikon.
Camera used ~ Nikon D2Xs
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Macassar Ebony
May 6, 2013 10 Comments
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On my recent Sunshine Award post, I answered the following question:
Q. What is your favourite pattern’
A.’Macassar Ebony’
I thought afterwards that maybe some people would knot know about this stunning exotic wood that is sometimes used to make acoustic guitars. So I thought I would take some photos of my Taylor custom acoustic guitar.
I feel so blessed to own this guitar and be ably to play my chords for the Lord on such a beautiful instrument
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V8 Pickup
May 3, 2013 12 Comments
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While on holiday last year in Hunstanton, Norfolk I kept hearing a fat american V8 driving around the town, and one day it was parked up so I could snap it with my camera!
My friends dad always had american cars Β and vans and I’ve enjoyed them for most of my life, so I was excited when I could finally put a picture to that beautiful sound.
Camera Used ~ iPhone 4s
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RNIB Supporter Receptions
May 2, 2013 2 Comments
Yesterday Sarah & I attended anΒ RNIB supporter Reception at the Ageas Bowl in Hedge End. (image above taken using the panorama option on my iPhone 4s)
As part of Sarah’s work as a legacy marketing officer at RNIB andΒ editor of Outlook Magazine, she gets the chance to attend some of RNIB’sΒ supporter receptions, held all across the UK at some amazing locations.Β She interviews people, finds case studies and learns more about theΒ ever changing new technologies and services that RNIB provides to helpΒ transform the lives of blind and partially sighted people and offer themΒ a brighter future to look forwards to. On a personal level we also likeΒ to speak with the people to inspire them and more importantly, for me,Β break their misconceptions of what a blind person should look and actΒ like. (as a blind photographer I often inspire a range of questionsΒ which I am happy to answer)
One of my memorable moments was when John walked to the front and said:
Today and everyday Β in the Uk alone 100 people will be told by specialists that they will lose or have lost their sight and there is nothing that can be done. Yet 80% of those 100 people could have avoided it, see Spot The Signs
The reception ended with this moving video.
It was a great day and we always learn so much, meet some lovely people and leave feeling well informed on all of the amazing services and work that go on behind the scenes to help blind and partially sighted people have a brighter future!
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Chocolate Anyone? :D
April 25, 2013 15 Comments
Our Balloon Flight
April 25, 2013 19 Comments
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A few years ago for Sarah’s birthday present I booked a balloon flight as she has always wanted to go up in one. There were a lot of cancellations last minute due to poor weather but finally one weekend we got to go. The weather as you can see was not very clear, but it was amazing!
Unfortunately I only had my compact camera with me π¦Camera used ~ Samsung WB550
The “ColorStrokes” App
April 18, 2013 4 Comments
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ο£Ώ App 4 2day! Β – Β “ColorStrokes” for iMac, iPad & iPhone
Description from iTunes app store:
ColorStrokes makes ordinary images pop with colors. And brings you creative photo tools that no similar app has.
After some amazing comments on my photos I thought I would share this fantastic app with you. I use this to mess around with some of my photos to get some great effects.Β
I really find this easy to use as it has a clean and simple interface which is great for me as I have no idea how to use photoshop or lightroom etc! π
Please have fun , go check it out!
Also please could you let me know what apps or programs you use and/or like, I am just interested and curious to know how you all get your amazing images! π
Daffodil
April 18, 2013 11 Comments
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I am still messing around with the ‘Colorstrokes’ app! π
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Rainy Ilfracombe
April 17, 2013 0 Comments
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This is another photo from our new years holiday to Ilfracombe. I took this while in the most powerful winds I have ever expierienced and it was raining really hard too, which is why I used my iPhone! π
Camera used ~ iPhone 4s
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Tug O’ War
April 17, 2013 3 Comments
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Bruce used to love playing his favourite game of Tug O’ War with Sarah using his plastic sausages toy! π
Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
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Duck
April 16, 2013 4 Comments
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Photo of a duck from our local pond.
Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Happy Birthday Sarah – Part 2
April 14, 2013 2 Comments
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For part of Sarah’s birthday present I booked a 1 night stay in the Thistle Hotel in Brighton. The hotel was lovely and the view from the room had a full panoramic view of the beach and pier.
We had a meal in the restaurant inside the hotel on the first evening which was lovely as the table had a similar panoramic view, and I had the best scotch egg (cooked in a posh way! lol) I have ever tasted!Β
On the second day my friend Ben (excellent poem creator), Rosie & Vini came down to meet us for the day. We enjoyed a walk along the pier and Vini had a ride on the Horror Hotel!
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The Chocolate!
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Camera used – iPhone 4s
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Meet Ella
April 8, 2013 0 Comments
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My friends Rob & Shelly’s daughter Ella.
I took this photo whilst we were sat in a cafΓ© drinking coffee. Β πΒ
Camera used – Samsung WB550
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Portsmouth Cathedral
April 8, 2013 2 Comments
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I took this photo of Portsmouth Cathedral when we travelled down for our friend Lynda’s ordination.
TheΒ Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, commonly known asΒ Portsmouth Cathedral, is theΒ Church of EnglandcathedralΒ of theΒ Diocese of Portsmouth,Β EnglandΒ and is located in the heart ofΒ Old Portsmouth. It is the seat of theΒ Bishop of Portsmouth.
The Anglican cathedral is one of the two cathedral churches in the city, the other being theΒ Roman CatholicΒ Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, PortsmouthΒ which is located about one mile to the north. (Read more)
Camera used – iPhone 4
Smile! π
April 3, 2013 8 Comments
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π Verse 4 2day!Β
Psalm 118:24Β (NLT)
This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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Photo taken on our day trip to London Zoo.
Β Camera used – Fuji F10
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The Storm Clouds
April 3, 2013 3 Comments
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I took this photo on our annual holidayΒ on a not so sunny day in Hunstanton, Norfolk. Hunstanton is nicknamed “Sunny Hunny” and is usually really sunny and warm (for England anyway!) π
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Lost In Wonder
April 2, 2013 1 Comment
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Photo taken whilst I was over heating & Sarah was cooling off Β in the largest indoor rain forest – “Tropical Biome” at the Eden Project.Β
Β Camera used – iPhone 4s
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Swan Lake Part 2
April 2, 2013 0 Comments
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Another photo taken of a beautiful swan gliding across Β a local lake. π
Camera usedΒ –Β SONY Alpha a100
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Me Playing My Dean USA Razorback “Rust”
March 28, 2013 3 Comments
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I really don’t like to be on the other side of the camera lens as I have very poor blurry sight and no central vision, so I can never see the photographer or look into the camera which normally results with my eyes looking weird! lol, but after Sarah took this shot of me playing one of my favourite electric guitars and after I added a “Dramatic Black & White” effect she loved it and wanted me to post it for you guys to see.
I always find it funny looking at me playing guitar, as it looks like I am watching my fingers but I can’t even see my hands or guitar! π
Β Camera used – Fuji F10
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Cacti
March 28, 2013 0 Comments
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A photo of our old cacti which I also fell victim to while trying to reach across it and got stabbed! π
After that I just had to get a macro shot.
Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
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Brooklands Museum
March 27, 2013 0 Comments
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Shots taken during a day trip to Brooklands Museum.
Brooklands Museum Trust LtdΒ operates the independent Brooklands Museum as aΒ charitable trustΒ and a private limited company incorporated on 12 March 1987; its aim is to conserve, protect and interpret the unique heritage of theΒ BrooklandsΒ site.
The museum is located south ofΒ Weybridge,Β SurreyΒ and was first opened regularly in 1991 on 30 acres (120,000Β m2) of the original 1907 motor-racing circuit. It includes four Listed buildings: the 1907 Brooklands Automobile Racing Club Clubhouse and Members’ Hill Restaurant buildings, the 1911 Flight Ticket Office and a 1940Β BellmanΒ aircraft hangar. Surviving sections of the 1937 Campbell Circuit, the 1907 Finishing Straight and Members’ Banking (the steepest section of the former racing circuit), the 1909 Test Hill and a WW2 ‘Bofors‘ gun tower are all important parts of the BrooklandsΒ Scheduled MonumentΒ which was extended in 2002. The entire Brooklands site having been designated a Conservation Area byΒ Surrey County CouncilΒ in 1989. TheΒ Brooklands Trust Members,[1]Β formed in 2008 after the Friends of Brooklands Museum and Brooklands Club amalgamated, and is the official supporters’ organisation for the Museumβ¦.read moreβ¦.
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Christ Church Epsom Common
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
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Photos taken during a walk around the beautiful epsom common.Β
Quote from website:Β We are a Church of England (Anglican) parish church in a beautiful area of Epsom, Surrey. We are part of theΒ Guildford Diocese,Β which covers much of Surrey and part of North-east Hampshire. We also have responsibility forΒ Christ Church on the Wells, our church plant, which meets on a Sunday at the community centre on the Wells estate (the part of Epsom where Epsom Salts once came from!)
We are also part of the Epsom Group Ministry, a confederation of Anglican churches in Epsom, which includes the churches ofΒ St Martin with St Stephenon the Downs, and St Barnabas. Along with the Group Ministry, we also have a very good relationship withΒ Epsom Methodist Church, in the centre of Epsom.
Our beautifulΒ Victorian churchΒ (do have a look at theΒ slide showΒ or theΒ photo gallery!) has been home for many years to a lively Christian community. We hope that, if you are able to visit us, you will find space here to discover more about God and the Christian faith, time to pray and reflect, and also the opportunity to make new friends.
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Monkey! π
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
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Just found this whilst looking through some old photos and thought you might like it!
Sarah loved Monkey so much she even knitted his own roll neck jumper so he won’t get cold! π
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Meet Alfie
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
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A photo of Alfie taken while enjoying a game of rounders on Old Hunstanton Beach.. πΒ
Cameras used – Nikon D2Xs & Samsung WB550
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Castle Rising Castle
March 21, 2013 3 Comments
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While on holiday at the lighthouse Me, Sarah & Ben took a day trip to Castle Rising castle.Β IΒ gave Ben my big Nikon as Sarah &Β IΒ were doing an audio described tour provided by the ticket office for Β£1. It was a fun tour as the audio description was dramatised!Β IΒ still got to get my compact camera out and shoot the shots above! π
Castle Rising CastleΒ is a ruinedΒ castleΒ situated in the village ofΒ Castle RisingΒ in theΒ EnglishΒ county ofΒ Norfolk. It was built in about 1138 byΒ William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, who also ownedΒ Arundel Castle. Much of its square keep, surrounded by a defensive mount, is intact. It is currently owned byΒ Lord Howard of Rising, a descendant of William d’Aubigny.
Castle RisingΒ is aΒ villageΒ andΒ civil parishΒ in theΒ EnglishΒ countyΒ ofΒ Norfolk. It is best known as the location ofΒ Castle Rising Castle, which dominates the village. The village is situated some 8 kilometres (5.0Β mi) north-east of the town ofΒ King’s LynnΒ and 60 kilometres (37Β mi) west of the city ofΒ Norwich.TheΒ River BabingleyΒ skirts the north of the village separating Castle Rising from the site of the lost village ofΒ Babingley.[1]
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Camera used – Samsung WB550
Norfolk Lavender
March 21, 2013 0 Comments
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Photo taken during a beautiful sunny walk around Norfolk Lavender, Heacham
Norfolk Lavender Ltd was founded in 1932. Linn Chilvers supplied the plants and the labour. Francis Dusgate of Fring Hall provided the land. The firstΒ lavenderΒ field was planted on Dusgate’s land at Fring and in 1936 Dusgate acquired Caley Mill on theΒ River HeachamΒ and the ground around it, not for the building but for the land. Lavender has been grown there ever since. A kiosk was erected from which bunches of lavender were sold to passingΒ pre-warΒ trafficβ¦..Read More on Wikiβ¦.
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Camera used – Samsung WB550
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Fun on the Beach!
March 21, 2013 0 Comments
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These photos bring back some loving and happy memories of Bruce having fun on Old Hunstanton Beach! π
Β Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Hampton Court Palace
March 21, 2013 11 Comments
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Photos taken on my one and only trip to Hampton Court Palace (a few years ago now!) π
Hampton Court PalaceΒ is a royal palace in theΒ London Borough of Richmond upon Thames,Β Greater London, and theΒ historic countyΒ ofΒ Middlesex; it has not been inhabited by theΒ British Royal FamilyΒ since the 18th century. The palace is located 11.7Β miles (18.8 kilometres) south west ofΒ Charing CrossΒ and upstream ofΒ central LondonΒ on theΒ River Thames. It was originally built for CardinalΒ Thomas Wolsey, aΒ favouriteΒ ofΒ King Henry VIII, circa 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged itβ¦β¦read more
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Camera used – Fuji F10
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Epsom Clock Tower
March 20, 2013 2 Comments
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I took this photo whilst walking around the market place in Epsom, Surrey.
Epsom Clock Tower was built in 1847, replacing the watchhouse which stood from the 17th century, and was built to 70 feet of red and suffolk brick, withΒ heraldic lionsΒ ofΒ Caen StoneΒ at the four corners of the tower base. A bell was added in 1867. By 1902 the lions had been replaced by lanterns, (which were replaced by the current globe lights in 1920) and the toilet buildings added either side of the towerβ¦..read more…
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Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
Meet Maddie
March 20, 2013 0 Comments
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Meet Maddie my sister-in-law. π
Β Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Spokes
March 19, 2013 3 Comments
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This is the result of me messing around using a macro lens with Sarahs old bike as the victim! π
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Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
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Marshall 2
March 19, 2013 3 Comments
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Another photo of Marshall whilst enjoying a family game of rounders on Old Hunstanton Beach!
Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Marshall
March 19, 2013 0 Comments
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Meet Marshall, one of my brother-in-laws.
The photo effect is from a new Mac app I am experimenting with at the moment so please be patient with me! I am trying to do more black and white photos as I really struggle with colours as i’m also colour blind.
I am really enjoying creating life from my old images though! π
Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Lambs
March 18, 2013 4 Comments
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Our friend Ben offered to take Sarah & I out for the day to take some photos of nearby countryside. We found the lambs! π
Camera usedΒ –Β Nikon D2Xs
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The Old Lighthouse, Hunstanton
March 18, 2013 2 Comments
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As you may already know from my previous photos of “The Old Lighthouse” this is our favourite place to hire for a holiday in Norfolk.
“The Old Lighthouse is a holiday home with a difference! Built in 1666 on the cliffs of North Beach in Hunstanton, The Old Lighthouse was fully restored and converted to holiday accommodation in 1997.”Β
Β Camera used – Samsung WB550
Barb Wire
March 18, 2013 0 Comments
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Taken during a day trip around Leaf Hill, Surrey and the surrounding areas.
Β Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
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Bruce loved having fun! π
March 18, 2013 0 Comments
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Bruce loved running around the garden and having fun! π
Β Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Bruce Collage
March 16, 2013 0 Comments
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A collage I created for Sarah & I to remember the great life we shared with Bruce! π
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Looking to the Heavens
March 13, 2013 1 Comment
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I think this photo has a real peaceful feel to it. Or maybe its just me as I still miss Bruce and its been over a year since he passed away!Β
Camera used – Nikon D2Xs
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Koote
March 13, 2013 2 Comments
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Photo of a Koote on our local lake.
Camera used – SONY A;pya a100
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Monkey 2
March 13, 2013 0 Comments
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One of the monkeys at London Zoo! π
Β Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
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Big Brown Eyes! :D
March 12, 2013 2 Comments
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Just wanted to let you look into the big brown eyes of the furry angel that brought me so much love, comfort and peace when I needed it most!Β
Β Camera used – SONY Alpha a100
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Broads Wildlife Centre
March 11, 2013 0 Comments
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On a holiday on the Norfolk Broads we visited this Wildlife Centre. π
Β Camera used – Fuji F10
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