Monthly Archives: December 2021

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Christmas Eve morning view from my window.

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Fen Landscape – Rampton

Cow Lane, Rampton, Sunday 19th December, shortly after photographing the sheep posted on the 20th.

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Fen Landscape – Cottenham

Sheep have been grazing on land east of the Cottenham Race Course for several months. No grass here – they seem now to be surviving on some kind of break or cover crop. (And no seasonal shepherds watching the flock.) … Continue reading

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Shutter Hub – Road Trip

A new call for submissions from Shutter Hub. We’re inviting you to put your images forward for our second publication, ROAD TRIP. Shutter Hub Editions, our new publishing house, launched in 2021, creating a collection of beautiful printed publications, featuring … Continue reading

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Five Facets of Photography: Ideas that Changed Photography – The Web

The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.  On 18th July 1992 he uploaded a promotional image of four slickly dressed women, the first photograph to be published on the web.  The most radical innovation in disseminating … Continue reading

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Five Facets of Photography: Ideas that Changed Photography – William Eggleston

In 1973-74 William Eggleston discovered dye-transfer printing. The process resulted in some of Eggleston’s most striking and famous work, such as his 1973 photograph The Red Ceiling, of which Eggleston said, “The Red Ceiling is so powerful, that in fact, I’ve … Continue reading

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Sainsbury Sunrise

Yesterday, the advantages of: shopping early; and carrying a camera.

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Five Facets of Photography: Photographs that Changed the World – Alexander Gardner

The American Civil War Battle of Antietam, 17th September 1862, was the bloodiest day in American history, with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing.  The photographer Alexander Gardner arrived there two days later and set up his … Continue reading

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Park Street Car Park, Cambridge

Contractors are putting up scaffolding round the unlovely and unloved Park Street multi storey car park.  It is to be redeveloped as an apart-hotel with 250 public car parking spaces in the basement.  It closes on the 4th January. I’ve … Continue reading

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Shingle Street 31

In my last post about Shingle Street (9th September 2021) I mentioned ‘a final visit to be made’ before completing the edit of the photographs.  I made that trip on Sunday 5th December – it’s only a final visit for … Continue reading

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Oak, Fulbourn Fen

Oak tree shadow, Fulbourn Fen, Saturday 4th December 2021

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Fen Landscape – Swavesey

With the walking group at Swavesey, Wednesday 1st December 2021.  Parked in Market Street and headed NW out of the village, across the Guided Busway and along the bank between the Lagoon and Swavesey Lake.  Strong cold wind from the … Continue reading

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