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As a follow on from the last post - This blog is going to practically close for the next two weeks but please visit photoblog.nicklewis.net for the next few days to see some great new shots.
Where posts are mainly photographic, they go up on the Photoblog and where posts are more text based they go [...]

I went down to Titchfield Haven today and was a bit worried at first as the weather was very grey when I woke up this morning. It picked up a bit by the time I completed the 45 mile journey from home but it remained mostly grey which isn’t ideal for photography. However the sun [...]

I have recently been exploring the potential of using Google Maps in pinpointing places that I’d like to explore for photographic ideas and likewise for marking locations I’ve found to be good.

Sometime back I slapped my satnav on the windscreen without much thought and pointed my camera at it. This took all of 2 minutes to take but has netted me two sales in a very short period of time. The same image has sold twice netting a total of $242.09 (via Alamy) which ain’t [...]

I was mortified to hear the news this morning about the Cutty Sark. If it is arson as they are suspecting, I hope they catch the culprits responsible. If it wasn’t then its quite simply a terrible tragedy. The news is that its severely damaged and its hopeful that it can be restored to its [...]

Travel photography throws many challenges at the photographer and in this case I wanted to capture the essence of the cathedral without using flash. In my opinion using flash in sacred places such as this is a definite no no - and in any case its annoying for those around you, ruins the ambience and [...]

I quite often enjoy browsing other photographer’s sites and was browsing David Noton’s this morning. I read his latest despatch (May 2007) and cannot agree with it more. If you (like me) are a die hard photographer, its worth reading as it really sums photography up…

I am really pleased with my little Lumix camera and this photo was taken with it. We had just been out for a meal in Windsor (go to Don Beni’s its brilliant) and were walking off our meal. I sometimes can’t be bothered to take my Nikon camera gear with me everywhere and to be [...]

Just in case you are wondering if I had any luck at all with getting a half decent shot of a Red Kite, I have yet to achieve that goal!
I have found a couple of great places where I can get the shot I am looking for but its going to take a little more [...]

If you are ever staying in the Dorset town of Poole (as I have been for the past 2 days), you must visit Hardy’s, its a gem of a restaurant and the food is some of the finest I have eaten in England. I had a wonderful starter of Duck breast served in mixed leaves [...]