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Upper Slaughter

July 19, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

Whilst Lower Slaughter on the banks of the River Eye is perhaps more well known and photogenic its neighbour the…

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Posted in: Photography, Plants, Travel Filed under: colourful, Cotswolds, flowers, Gloucestershire, houses, Lower Slaughter, photogenic, plants, seasonal, summer, Upper Slaughter, village

Cotswold Lavender

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At this time of year, July/August, the lavender fields at Cotswold Lavender are in flower. They make a spectacular sight,…

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Posted in: Photography, Plants, Travel, Wildlife Filed under: attractive, colourful, Cotswold Lavender, Gloucestershire, lavender, plants, purple, seasonal, Snowshill, summer

Rugby Saturday

April 3, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

I enjoy watching rugby and paid a visit to Kingsholm yesterday to watch Gloucester play Wasps. Sadly the result did…

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Posted in: Photography, Sport Filed under: English Premiership, Gloucester, Kingsholm, lineout, rugby, stadium

Is Spring finally here?

April 1, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

Spring came to this part of England a couple of weeks ago which meant the I was out and about…

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Posted in: Photography, Travel Filed under: architecture, buildings, Cotswolds, countryside, Guiting Power, villages

Oxford Canal Walk

January 18, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

To start the year off I drove to Thrupp on Sunday 2nd January and went for a walk along the…

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Posted in: Photography, Travel Filed under: canal, fishing, Oxford Canal, paddleboarder, towpath, waterway

London Images

December 13, 2021 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

These days camera lenses tend to be “computers”. I have a Tamron 150-600mm lens and in order for it to…

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Posted in: Photography, Travel Filed under: London

Photoshop’s Sky Replacement Tool

August 5, 2021 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

Adobe’s Photoshop software continues to evolve with more additions being added all the time. One recent new feature is Sky…

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Posted in: Aircraft, Hobbies, Photography Filed under: aeroplane, aircraft, aviation, DHC Chipmunk, Photoshop, Sky Replacement, static, Turweston

2021 Posts

March 1, 2021 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

I realise that I have been remiss and have not posted anything for a couple of months. We are now…

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Photography, Travel, Weather Filed under: cold, landscapes, snow, snowfall, sunshine, village, winter

Nikon Z6 – First Impressions

November 12, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

I recently treated myself to a mirrorless SLR. Having used Nikons for as long as I can remember I went…

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Posted in: Hobbies, Photography, Wildlife Filed under: Camera, high ISO, images, Nikon 24-200mm lens, Nikon Z6, photos, quality

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