Saturday 26 February 2011

Photo 52 - 2011

After a mate from the football recommended joining the Talk Photography Forum, I decided to join in their 'Photo 52' project; Each week one of the organisers pulls a theme from the hat and participants post their take on the theme.

I thought it seemed like a pretty straightforward way to learn more about photography and so far it's definitely working.

Themes so far:


Week 1 - Accomodation

This was perfect timing for me, having just completed a maternity shoot with Penny, Dave and the soon to be Beau:



Week 2 - New

A trip to see the in laws left me panicking as to whether we'd be able to race back up the M56 in time to get a picture for this theme, but then my ever resourceful future Father in Law produced his new dictionary:

Photo 52 - Week 2 - New


Week 3 - Style
 
My first attempt at light trails, and of course Kate leapt at the chance to justify buying herself yet another pair of Carvela shoes:

Photo 52 - Week 3 - Style


Week 4 - Open
 
My trip to the underground tunnels of Manchester provided the ideal opportunity for this theme. The can, opened with the old school ring pull, has also been left open to the elements since around 1983.

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Week 5 - Hard

Once the playground giggles had subsided, I was planning on spelling the word 'hard' in nails, but on one of our regular countryside adventures with the kids, I spotted this:


Photo 52 - Week 5 - Hard2


Week 6 - Clutter

There's always plenty of clutter around our place, but none I was comfortable publishing a photo of, so instead I opted for our usually tidy (to the point of OCD) condiments cupboard:

Photo 52 - Week 6 - Clutter


Week 7 - Delicate

Izzy is by far the most delicate person I know:

Photo 52 - Week 7 - Delicate


Week 8 - Chaos

Another delve back into the world of light trails for Chaos (Theory):

Photo 52 - Week 8 - Chaos (Theory)

Wednesday 23 February 2011

FC United of Manchester v Hucknall Town

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FC United of Manchester v Colwyn Bay

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Going Underground

A guy at work recently arranged for a guided tour of one of Manchester's many underground tunnels. I've been obsessing over getting into some of these tunnels since I fist found out about them around five years ago, so needless to say I leapt at the chance. As expected, it's pitch black there, so the only light I could use to focus the camera was Pete's pound shop torch...

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