http://blog.glnphotography.com Tales from a passionate photographer Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:00:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in September 2008, I posted an entry called Tribute to Tom, which showed some of the reporoduction photos I'd done from the collection of my recently deceased father-in-law, Tom Sharp. I wanted to make something of a lasting tribute so I turned Tom's memoirs into  a published book. There are ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/185 A good end to 2008 when the February issue of DSLR User Magazine dropped through my door on New Year's Eve; I was featured in the User Profile section of the magazine! This is a small, regular section of the mag which spotlights two of the regular magazine website users. It ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/178 After nearly 3 weeks of suffering with a trapped nerve in my neck/shoulder, I've not been able to get out to do any photography. So on Christmas Eve I stuck the camera on a monopod & stood in my living room watching the feeding stations. All shots were done with ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/173 Exactly two weeks ago I suffered a problem with my neck/shoulder. I described it as a trapped nerve which sent pain from my neck into my shoulder & down my arm. I'm not sure how I did it but it may have had something to do with sitting awkwardly for ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/170 I may have mentioned before that I intend to upgrade my equipment in January 2009. This will involve replacing the trusty old 20D with something a little more updated. Initially I was toying with the idea of the Canon 1D MkIII or the more expensive 1Ds MkIII, however, the Canon rumour ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/165 Of course, the perils of leaving food out if you have squirrels in the area are that they invade your feeding stations. The following shots were actually taken last week, before the previous post on setting up the feeding stations. Sadly, we've not had any black squirrels on a day where ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/162 We've been in the current house for a number of years & every year we feed the birds. This is an ideal opportunity for some wildlife photography. Although we live in the middle of a town, we have a nice selection of garden visitors, given that the garden isn't really that ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/157 Inspired by a thread over at the forums of DSLR User Magazine, I took my Canon 50mm f1.8 for a walk over the town centre this week. It's fixed focal length, unlike the standard zooms which come with most cameras these days, so you can't use zooming to help compose the ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/154 Welcome to anyone who is visiting my blog as a result of all the business cards & free pens which I gave out this week! (you know who you are, and so do I!) The least you can do - in return for the pens & cakes - is to add ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/150 There must be something about walking around in public with a decent camera & a large, expensive-looking lens. Whenever I go to an event with my gear I invariably get someone ask if I'm a professional & am I from the press. If only I was earning a living from ... http://blog.glnphotography.com/archives/148