Monthly Archives: April 2019

North Norfolk Days

Posted on April 23, 2019 by brianhuman

Sunday 14th April A10 north to King’s Lynn – fields of rape glowing in the sun against an ashen sky.  A149 to the NN coast and through Holm, Thornham and Titchwell.  Down to the beach at Brancaster in a chilly … Continue reading →

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Blakeney Angels

Posted on April 18, 2019 by brianhuman

Panel from a south window in St Nicholas, Blakeney.  Gregory’s quote is conveniently shortened, if Wikipedia is to be believed: ‘Non Angli, sed angeli, si forent Christiani.– “They are not Angles, but angels, if they were Christian”.  Aphorism, summarizing words … Continue reading →

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Take a Seat – Take a Moment 5

Posted on April 13, 2019 by brianhuman

Another book of moments (see post 21st March 2019) is People Kissing by Levine and Ramey (Princetown Architectural Press 2019).  More active that quiet moments, the sub-title is ‘A Century of Photographs’ and it reveals the shifts in social and … Continue reading →

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Take a Seat – Take a Moment 4

Posted on April 9, 2019 by brianhuman

Alasdair and I are planning a session for the U3AC Photography Forum loosely titled ‘Alternative Photography’.  The aim is to get people to play, experiment and have photographic fun, by using film, for example.  So, I loaded an Olympus Trip … Continue reading →

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Everything I Ever Learnt

Posted on April 8, 2019 by brianhuman

DaveH got to see Everything I Ever Learnt before I did.  He commented: ‘Was rather disappointed.  Maybe that because I am a Philistine!  The quality of printing did not help but I rebel against out of focus images and poor … Continue reading →

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Take a Seat – Take a Moment 3

Posted on April 2, 2019 by brianhuman

Black+White Photography magazine runs a regular feature, ‘Smart Guide to Photography’.  It concentrates on still lives and other static subjects and rarely ventures out onto the street.  The helpful advice at expertphotography.com/smartphone-street-photography-tips/ shows that B+W is missing something.  I don’t … Continue reading →

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