riverside steam and vintage vehicle rally

I visited the Riverside Steam and Vintage Vehichle Rally at the weekend. I have uploaded some of the photo's to my flickr account if you want to check them out, I will upload more over the next week or so. My favourite car was an Austin Healey 100 in blue, made me want one. riverside steam and vintage vehicle rally

Blue Tit

I put this feeder up in my garden a couple weeks ago and went out today to get some photos of the birds on it. Here is one of a blue tit.


Blue Tit, a photo by garyd155 on Flickr.

race car

Another shot in my series of table top silhouette's, a toy car.


race car, a photo by garyd155 on Flickr.


Taken using my Sony A450 and 30mm macro lens (SAL30M28) and using a basic desk lamp for the light source.

A Pink Bluebell

I was out in my garden today and I noticed that one of the bluebells had turned pink. I snapped this shot of it, I really like the colour of it and I will try and collect seed from it later in the year.


A Pink Bluebell, a photo by garyd155 on Flickr.

366 challenge day 100 - 9th april

My Day 100 photo. I had got out of sequence with my photos and thought today should have been day 99. only took me 20 minutes to find out where I had gone wrong.

This shot is similar to another one I took earlier using red grapes.


366 challenge day 100 - 9th april, a photo by garyd155 on Flickr.

Reverse a Lens - Budget Macro

I have bought a reverse mount that allows me to mount a lens backwards on my Sony DSLR. When used backwards a standard lens can be used to take macro photographs. I bought mine from Ebay for £2.99 and it came with a 52mm-55mm step ring so I can mount 52mm and 55mm filter sized lenses in reverse. I'm now on the lookout for a cheap 28mm lens to use with it.

classic car shows

I've been planning days out for the year and I want to visit a few classic car shows - this site has quite a comprehensive list.

Planning Photography Days Out

I have been planning some days out that are coming up this year where I think there will be interesting things to photograph.

I live just outside Preston (in Lancashire, UK) and this year it is the Guild Festival, every 20 years there is series of events to celebrate the Preston Guild. So far there has been the Global Rainbow - link to my photos here - there are a few more events planned for later in the year. There are the usual events in Preston every year such as the easter egg rolling in Avenham Park which I will be taking my daughter to on Monday.

There is a Chinese Kite festival later in the month which should be a good oportunity, there are always fabulous colours at Chinese festivals. There are a lot more events in September that I wil decide nearer the time what to see.
I also plan to visit a few car shows this year, there are two in Southport which is less than 30 minutes driva away. One is on the 21st and 22nd of April, the other is at the start of August. Both look like they should be good but I haven't been to either before.

There is also a musical firework competition in Southport during september as well.

I haven't planned much more than this yet. I'll post liks to the photos here after I have been to them.

Photographers Rights

There is a lot of miss-information about what you can and cannot do when taking photo's in public places. Some of it is people making things up, the rest is confusion as the laws change from country to country. I have found this on the Metropolitan Police website so I think we can trust what it says.

This Hammer Review has been doing the rounds for the last day or so, check it out its worth a laugh or two. Pick your favourite hammer user - I can't decide between MC or Thor.

old spanner

Today's photo, an old spanner shot in colour, converted to black and white with a film grain added.


old spanner, a photo by garyd155 on Flickr.

March 2012 mosaic

I have finished my March photots from my 366 day project. This is the mosaic for the month.

March 2012 mosaic, a photo by garyd155 on Flickr.