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i'm starting to put a little more time into photography rather than just family photography. finding my way through CS3, browsing lots of tutorials, dgrin has been a big help, and looking at some of the stunning work on smugmug. Please feel free to drop by and comment as you will. Email me

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Crowland : Croyland Abbey was a monastery of the Benedictine Order in Lincolnshire, sixteen miles from Stamford and thirteen from Peterborough. It was founded in memory of St. Guthlac, early in the eighth century, by Ethelbald, King of Mercia, but was entirely destroyed and the community slaughtered by the Danes in 866.

Crowland

Croyland Abbey was a monastery of the Benedictine Order in Lincolnshir ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2009 9:38am PST

photography workshop : I went on a wildlife photography workshop on wed 25/11/09 on a one to one basis with Derek Henderson. Had a super day out following red kites, trying to capture a Kingfisher - we heard one but could not track it down - and generally keeping our eyes open for anything that may have popped out of the wood work!! I used Derek's 5D MKii and a 100-400mm USM lens whilst he was using a 5d with a 600mm prime lens. It really is not as easy as it seems !! BUT I learnt a lot and i know where to go when i want to follow it up. Great day out.

photography workshop

I went on a wildlife photography workshop on wed 25/11/09 on a one to ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2009 1:54pm PST

coome park : on the way to Stroud for the wedding we stopped off at Coome Park and Westbury Court Garden. Had a nice walk in the grounds which had been extensively reshaped by Capability Brown - one of the first landscapes he did. Then moved onto Westbury for a quick visit.

coome park

on the way to Stroud for the wedding we stopped off at Coome Park and ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2009 9:32am PST

Garden : i was browsing my albums and realised that i had a very casual record of our garden from 2003 - so i thought i would put them up just for the hell of it !!

Garden

i was browsing my albums and realised that i had a very casual record ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 8:48am PST

Canterbury : Escaped for a couple of days to Kent and visited Canterbury and the Cathedral

Canterbury

Escaped for a couple of days to Kent and visited Canterbury and the Ca ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2009 3:26pm PST

Lake District : we spent 4 days in the lakes this summer - lots of walking !!

Lake District

we spent 4 days in the lakes this summer - lots of walking !!

Updated: Aug 29, 2009 1:22pm PST

Northamptonshire : visited Canons Ashby the last weekend of June - very nice gardens and house BUT do not take the taster tour - it was awful !!

Northamptonshire

visited Canons Ashby the last weekend of June - very nice gardens and ...

Updated: Jul 02, 2009 9:42am PST

Belgium - Ypres : we visited Belgium in May 2009 - its amazing to think that towns like Ypres were completely flattened during the war and then rebuilt exactly as they were.

Belgium - Ypres

we visited Belgium in May 2009 - its amazing to think that towns like ...

Updated: May 31, 2009 5:49am PST

Norfolk and Suffolk : a record of our visits to various National Trust sites

Norfolk and Suffolk

a record of our visits to various National Trust sites

Updated: May 21, 2009 8:41am PST

Warwickshire National Trust : a record of our visits to various National Trust sites

Warwickshire National Trust

a record of our visits to various National Trust sites

Updated: May 21, 2009 8:39am PST

Northamptonshire : spent the weekend on a campsite near Gayton in Northamptonshire. Cycled along the Grand Union Canal and visited Stoke Bruerne.

Northamptonshire

spent the weekend on a campsite near Gayton in Northamptonshire. Cycle ...

Updated: Jul 03, 2009 12:17pm PST

Grand Union Canal : Had a great day on Saturday cycling on the Grand Union Canal towpath and visiting Stoke Bruerne.

Grand Union Canal

Had a great day on Saturday cycling on the Grand Union Canal towpath a ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2009 4:59am PST

HDR : I've been playing with HDR without much success - but followed a tutorial and managed to get results that were a vast improvement on previous attempts

HDR

I've been playing with HDR without much success - but followed a tutor ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2009 8:22am PST

Rutland Water : i spent an enjoyable morning last week just taking a few pictures

Rutland Water

i spent an enjoyable morning last week just taking a few pictures

Updated: Sep 05, 2009 8:24am PST

Cragside : Cragside - home of Lord Armstrong who invented hydro electricity. This was the first house to have running hot water.

Cragside

Cragside - home of Lord Armstrong who invented hydro electricity. This ...

Updated: May 21, 2009 8:33am PST

Bolton Priory : after visiting Berwick and Cragside we headed off to Bolton Priory for a couple of nights. Had a great day walking from the camp site to the Priory along the river Strid.

Bolton Priory

after visiting Berwick and Cragside we headed off to Bolton Priory for ...

Updated: May 21, 2009 8:29am PST

berwick on tweed - april 09 : we spent a very enjoyable two days in a camp site overlooking the estuary

berwick on tweed - april 09

we spent a very enjoyable two days in a camp site overlooking the estu ...

Updated: Apr 15, 2009 2:07pm PST

Peak District Jan 09 : Lorraine and I spent the weekend - 10/11th Jan - in the Peak District walking one of our favourite walks. Monsal Head to Litton Mill and then back to Monsal Head via the the high contour route. The pictures are a mixture of Lorraine's and mine.

Peak District Jan 09

Lorraine and I spent the weekend - 10/11th Jan - in the Peak District ...

Updated: Jan 12, 2009 12:54pm PST

Landscapes : a single gallery for everything - if i ever get enough to split them up i will.

Landscapes

a single gallery for everything - if i ever get enough to split them u ...

Updated: May 21, 2009 8:42am PST

Wildlife : Lorraine - my better half - has decided to start taking pictures of birds - so here are my first attempts. Decided to put any animal pictures in here.

Wildlife

Lorraine - my better half - has decided to start taking pictures of bi ...

Updated: Oct 05, 2009 12:05pm PST

Plant Life :

Plant Life

Updated: Mar 30, 2009 9:47am PST

mix n match : some favourite pictures

mix n match

some favourite pictures

Updated: Sep 05, 2009 9:41am PST

My Smug Mug : just a holding place for google map pictures

My Smug Mug

just a holding place for google map pictures

Updated: Feb 18, 2009 12:53pm PST

Dgrin : not sure if this is the best way to do this but i am using this gallery as a holding place for any dgrin competitions that i enter.

Dgrin

not sure if this is the best way to do this but i am using this galler ...

Updated: Apr 24, 2009 2:18pm PST

Odds and Sods : Anything that catches my eye and doesn't fit anywhere else

Odds and Sods

Anything that catches my eye and doesn't fit anywhere else

Updated: Sep 05, 2009 9:35am PST

Email

Photos I have emailed to smugmug

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 12:20pm PST

Macro : Butterfly Park at Long Sutton near Kings Lynn. Had to sit for 10 minutes to allow my glasses and lens to clear as the hot house is hot !! First attempts with my new canon 100mm macro - all hand held. Visited another Butterfly Park at Stratford on Avon - again all hand held without flash.

Macro

Butterfly Park at Long Sutton near Kings Lynn. Had to sit for 10 minut ...

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 11:47am PST

Paths and Doors : i like old doors and the patterns that paths and stones make - so the obvious thing to do way to create a gallery for them.!

Paths and Doors

i like old doors and the patterns that paths and stones make - so the ...

Updated: Oct 05, 2009 12:21pm PST

Campsites : pictures of campsites that we visit

Campsites

pictures of campsites that we visit

Updated: Aug 21, 2009 11:56am PST

C & C : I have been taking photographs for sometime now but feel that i need to move my skills forward. I hope that joining this group will help me to achieve that.

C & C

I have been taking photographs for sometime now but feel that i need t ...

Updated: Nov 14, 2009 1:59pm PST

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