Category Archives: Cambridge

Macaw Alert

Alien invaders at Wandlebury Tuesday.  Elsewhere it’s no joke. ‘Tens of thousands of invasive parakeets live in the EU, with the largest populations found in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Ring-necked and monk … Continue reading

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Night Moods 7

Shutter Hub has put out a new call for submissions. NIGHT MOODS is an online exhibition project celebrating the creative possibilities of image-making when the sun goes down. Whether you’re interested in seemingly mundane street scenes or evocative nocturnal landscapes, … Continue reading

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Night Moods 6

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Night Moods 4

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Night Moods 3

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Night Moods 2

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Night Moods 1

Exploring Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, in the evening.

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Sparrow Hawk

Joined the sparrow hawk club on 24th November. Alerted by the alarm calls of a magpie, I looked out the kitchen window to see a sparrow hawk plucking the breast of a collared dove on the patio. The magpie continued … Continue reading

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Shutter Hub – Everyday Delight

An announcement from Shutter Hub. ‘The selected photographers have been announced for our latest book, EVERYDAY DELIGHT. It will soon be available in the Shutter Hub shop, as well as with some lovely stockists across the UK. It’s a beauty. … Continue reading

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From my window

Resurfacing paths along Mowbray Road, November 2022.

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Radical Art in Cambridge

I thought I knew all about the origins of the Cambridge Darkroom.  But I didn’t know how much depended on a tour of British photo galleries in a rusty Renault 4 van with a packet of biscuits and a flask … Continue reading

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Colour -Ginkgo

‘Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of tree native to China. It is the last living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago.’ Wikipedia

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King’s College Chapel 2

Parts of the Chapel are being shrouded is scaffolding.  The 150-year-old lead roof will be stripped off, melted down and reused over the next few months.  There are plans are for the new roof to support solar panels.  Two hits … Continue reading

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King’s College Chapel

When Henry VI laid the foundation stone for King’s on Passion Sunday 1441 he aspired to have his college, and in particular its Chapel, without equal in magnificence in either Cambridge or Oxford.  His successors saw his aspiration realised, at … Continue reading

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Shutter Hub – Everyday Delight

Further to my post of 10th August, I’ve submitted five photographs to Shutter Hub for possible inclusion in its Everyday Delight publication. My accompanying text is as follows: ‘What is ‘everyday delight’?  That which brings delight every day; or everyday … Continue reading

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