Category Archives: Photography

60 Years On…For the Record.

Posted on January 24, 2021 by rhbblog

Some years ago I inexpertly scanned a lot of my dad’s slides, particularly from their/our time in Nigeria (1950s to early 60s) and have been part of a ‘Nigerian Nostalgia’ group on Facebook, sharing some of these. The images tend … Continue reading →

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Woodland Wandering

Posted on October 25, 2020 by rhbblog

A touch of Narnia…

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Injecting some colour into my life!

Posted on May 12, 2020 by rhbblog

The other day I had a play with a couple of online colourising tools. It was coming up to what would have been my parents’ 70th wedding anniversary, so I played with a few photos to post elsewhere on the … Continue reading →

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Belated Happy New Year!

Posted on January 13, 2020 by rhbblog

And an even more belated post. I can’t blame the art summer school (August), daughter’s wedding (end of September), various forays into printing and a flurry of bookmaking for my first ever demo (November) or even the post-election depression and … Continue reading →

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Blue

Posted on July 20, 2019 by rhbblog

Revisiting some photos I took in Lisbon aquarium earlier this year and a re-version of some blue and blurry shots (deliberately blurred this time, honest, guv!)  – intentional camera movement and longer exposures – and thought I’d give them an … Continue reading →

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Around the garden

Posted on May 15, 2019 by rhbblog

There seems to be a seasonal colour theme going on in the garden today… Montage of a  few phone snaps. I do feel a bit guilty at robbing the poor embarrassed moai of their dignity with the pansy hats!

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You can take the girl out of Halifax…

Posted on April 20, 2019 by rhbblog

I managed to come over all decisive today and finish off the mixed-media piece I started a few weeks ago on a course at Malvern Hills College. It was acrylic-based and also I learned how to do gelli prints and … Continue reading →

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Spring on the farm

Posted on April 19, 2019 by rhbblog

Popped in on Lower Smite Farm briefly today. The cowslip meadow is in fine fig! Enjoy…

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Zeroth Law

Posted on April 17, 2019 by rhbblog

A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. Arthur C. Clarke. Let’s hope they take action soon…

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Back to Westeros…

Posted on April 17, 2019 by rhbblog

Just a bit of phoneography fun – and Game of Thrones is back!

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