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Leckhampton Hill

February 7, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

On a good day the views from the summit of Leckhampton Hill to the south of Cheltenham are spectacular.

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: Cheltenham, Cotswold Way, Devil's Chimney, GCHQ, landscape, Leckhampton Hill, Malvern Hills, views

White Horse Hill

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My aim this year is to make an effort to get out and about with my camera as I am…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: footpath, landscape, Oxfordshire, route, Uffington, White Horse Hill

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

Oxford in Lockdown

November 23, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

In late October I paid a visit to Oxford, my first since last year. Despite it being half term the…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: architecture, buildings, landmarks, Oxford, Oxfordshire, tourism, travel

100% Squirrel

November 13, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

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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

Collapsed Wall

October 7, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

The wall at the front of our house collapsed overnight…….

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Uncategorized Filed under: boundary, collapse, damage, dry stone wall, garden, wall

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