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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2024 in Modern life

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all, and thank you to everyone who has stopped by my blog in 2024!

Christmas pudding and flaming brandy!

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Recent posts

2025
- Mar 14, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kirkini (7): gear etc. Mar 14, 2025
- Jan 29, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kerkini (6): details and abstracts Jan 29, 2025
- Jan 28, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kerkini (5): portraits Jan 28, 2025
- Jan 26, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kerkini (4): feeding Jan 26, 2025
- Jan 23, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kirkini (3): Dalmatian pelicans in-flight Jan 23, 2025
- Jan 20, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kerkini (2): some background Jan 20, 2025
- Jan 13, 2025 Postcards from Lake Kerkini (1): Dalmatian pelican Jan 13, 2025
2024
- Dec 29, 2024 Twelve pictures from 2024 Dec 29, 2024
- Dec 27, 2024 Boxing Day 2025: grey and damp, but still... Dec 27, 2024
- Dec 25, 2024 Merry Christmas! Dec 25, 2024
- Dec 11, 2024 The Denge Sound mirrors at Dungeness Dec 11, 2024
- Nov 27, 2024 Barn owls after dark Nov 27, 2024
- Oct 7, 2024 Postcard from Nice: sur la Prom Oct 7, 2024
- Sep 12, 2024 Short Telephoto Primes Sep 12, 2024
- Sep 8, 2024 Battle of Britain Operations Room, RAF Northolt Sep 8, 2024
- Sep 2, 2024 Using the LA-FE1 adaptor for portraits Sep 2, 2024
- Jul 4, 2024 July 4th 2024: election day Jul 4, 2024
- Jun 28, 2024 Skomer 2024: scenes and impressions Jun 28, 2024
- Jun 21, 2024 Skomer, May 2024: predation Jun 21, 2024
- Jun 19, 2024 Skomer Island, May 2024 Jun 19, 2024
- May 17, 2024 Revisiting Skomer Island May 17, 2024
- Apr 26, 2024 Two walks, 45 years apart. Mile End to Limehouse Basin (3) Then and now. Apr 26, 2024
- Apr 26, 2024 Two walks, 45 years apart. Mile End to Limehouse Basin (2) April 2024. Apr 26, 2024
- Apr 25, 2024 Two walks, 45 years apart. Mile End to Limehouse Basin (1) April 1979. Apr 25, 2024
- Feb 8, 2024 Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN I Contemporary at night Feb 8, 2024
2023
- Dec 29, 2023 Twelve pictures from 2023 Dec 29, 2023
- Nov 24, 2023 Three sessions with short-eared owls Nov 24, 2023
- Oct 1, 2023 Four days Cobra Warrior Oct 1, 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 Two months with the Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN I Contemporary Lens Sep 18, 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 On 50mm lenses Sep 18, 2023
- Aug 23, 2023 Three singles Aug 23, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 Some further aspects of hands Aug 8, 2023
- Jul 3, 2023 Photographing the phonographer Jul 3, 2023
- Jun 20, 2023 Newly emerged dragonfly Jun 20, 2023
- Jun 1, 2023 First goes with Even Longer app Jun 1, 2023
- Apr 10, 2023 One lens, one camera and a perfect spring day in London Apr 10, 2023
- Mar 10, 2023 Photographing the Women's Eights Head of the River race Mar 10, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Monster adapter LA-FE1 (5): firmware v04 Feb 16, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Some resources for online location scouting Feb 16, 2023
- Jan 31, 2023 Walking along the Thames from Battersea to Westminster Jan 31, 2023
2022
- Dec 22, 2022 Twelve pictures from 2022 Dec 22, 2022
- Dec 8, 2022 Umm ... I might be about to shoot some film again Dec 8, 2022
- Nov 18, 2022 After the rain: Shard in reflection Nov 18, 2022
- Nov 12, 2022 Monster Adapter LA-FE1 (4): Revisiting birds in flight Nov 12, 2022
- Oct 19, 2022 EFIAP Oct 19, 2022
- Sep 15, 2022 Flowers for the Queen Sep 15, 2022
- Sep 11, 2022 9/11 — 21 years on Sep 11, 2022
- Sep 11, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 Sep 11, 2022
- Sep 6, 2022 Summer 2022: all dried up Sep 6, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Aircraft in formation: overlapping or not? Aug 9, 2022
- Aug 2, 2022 Black Eagles Spiral Aug 2, 2022
- Jul 25, 2022 Oh, so out of practice! Jul 25, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Monster Adapter LA-FE 1 (3): Another go with the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 E FL Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 8, 2022 Ukraine flags (2) Jun 8, 2022
- Jun 8, 2022 Visual souvenirs of the Platinum Jubilee Jun 8, 2022
- May 24, 2022 Monster Adapter LA-FE 1 (2): AF-C for moving subjects May 24, 2022
- Apr 25, 2022 Adapting Nikon lenses to Sony Alpha: Monster LA-FE1 autofocus adapter Apr 25, 2022
- Apr 12, 2022 Local note (2): Operation (Super)-Brock Apr 12, 2022
- Mar 31, 2022 Local note: Ukrainian flags Mar 31, 2022
- Mar 20, 2022 Postcards from Madeira 2022: (3) some wildlife Mar 20, 2022
- Mar 16, 2022 Postcards from Madeira 2022: (2) Doors and walls Mar 16, 2022
- Mar 14, 2022 Postcard from Madeira 2022: (1) Light, shadow, and colour Mar 14, 2022
- Feb 25, 2022 Franklin waves Feb 25, 2022
- Jan 26, 2022 Valkyries, Rocketeers, Lightnings and Eagles at Lakenheath Jan 26, 2022
- Jan 15, 2022 January light Jan 15, 2022
2021
- Dec 29, 2021 12 pictures from 2021 Dec 29, 2021
- Dec 13, 2021 Rainbows and Omicron Dec 13, 2021
- Nov 20, 2021 A curtain of autumn colour Nov 20, 2021
- Oct 1, 2021 Black-tailed godwit, petrol crisis edition Oct 1, 2021
- Sep 28, 2021 Lulu in layers Sep 28, 2021
- Sep 25, 2021 Lulu on limestone Sep 25, 2021
- Sep 11, 2021 In memoriam, on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Sep 11, 2021
- Sep 4, 2021 Crossness Pumping Station: seduced by symmetry Sep 4, 2021
- Aug 29, 2021 Gannets in high key Aug 29, 2021
- Aug 28, 2021 Two days with gannets. 2: all at sea Aug 28, 2021
- Aug 26, 2021 Two days with gannets. 1: Bempton cliffs, with an added albatross Aug 26, 2021
- Jun 21, 2021 It is always about the light Jun 21, 2021
- May 31, 2021 Two herons and a drowned rat May 31, 2021
- May 30, 2021 Channel storms May 30, 2021
- May 18, 2021 Vaxxed! May 18, 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 Olympus OM 300mm f/4.5 on Sony A7III Mar 26, 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 Olympus OM 50mm f/1.8 on Sony A7III Mar 26, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Olympus OM 28mm f/2 on Sony AIII Mar 1, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Olympus OM 24mm f/2.8 on Sony A7III Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 12, 2021 Olympus OM 100mm f/2.8 on Sony A7III Feb 12, 2021
- Feb 8, 2021 Olympus OM 35mm f/2.8 on Sony A7 III Feb 8, 2021
- Feb 4, 2021 Olympus OM Zuiko lenses on Sony Alpha 7 III Feb 4, 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 Happy New Year 2021 Jan 1, 2021
2020
- Dec 27, 2020 Christmas in corona-time Dec 27, 2020
- Dec 21, 2020 Tier 3 to Tier 4 Dec 21, 2020
- Dec 5, 2020 Lockdown 2 to tier 3 Dec 5, 2020
- Nov 8, 2020 Here we go again: lockdown 2 Nov 8, 2020
- Oct 12, 2020 Brief encounters with wrynecks Oct 12, 2020
- Aug 16, 2020 A hot morning at Lakenheath Aug 16, 2020
- Aug 3, 2020 A few Virgin Atlantic 747 aircraft Aug 3, 2020
- Jul 20, 2020 Farewell to the Queen of the Skies Jul 20, 2020
- Jun 25, 2020 Back to Oare Marshes Jun 25, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020 The path to AFIAP Jun 22, 2020
- Jun 19, 2020 AFIAP Jun 19, 2020
- Jun 18, 2020 5 enduring pleasures (and one more) Jun 18, 2020
- Jun 3, 2020 5 books of lockdown Jun 3, 2020
- May 18, 2020 Wild garlic at Yocklett's Bank May 18, 2020
- Apr 29, 2020 Sign o' the times: closed, spaced and empty Apr 29, 2020
- Apr 16, 2020 Before the lockdown: displaying lapwings Apr 16, 2020
- Apr 8, 2020 Sign o' the times: a wonderful spring, despite everything Apr 8, 2020
- Mar 29, 2020 Fulmars before the lockdown Mar 29, 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 Sign o' the times: bog roll edition Mar 12, 2020
- Mar 4, 2020 Postcards from Madeira: 1, impressions of Funchal Mar 4, 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 Turnstones after storm Ciara Feb 20, 2020
- Feb 14, 2020 The Nikon Z6 and street photography Feb 14, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020 Bearded reedlings: a brief encounter Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 1, 2020 A dozen favourites from 2019 Jan 1, 2020
2019
- Dec 28, 2019 A day in London with the Nikon Z6 Dec 28, 2019
- Nov 26, 2019 Postcards from Harris: 7, white-tailed eagle Nov 26, 2019
- Nov 16, 2019 Postcards from Harris: 6, shapes on the horizon Nov 16, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 Postcard from Harris: 5, Impressions Nov 12, 2019
- Nov 11, 2019 Postcards from Harris: 4, Luskentyre beach Nov 11, 2019
- Nov 10, 2019 Postcards from Harris: 3, sheep Nov 10, 2019
- Nov 8, 2019 Postcards from Harris: 2, Downpour Nov 8, 2019
- Nov 7, 2019 Postcards from Harris: 1, Land of Rainbows Nov 7, 2019
- Oct 4, 2019 Seasalter minimalism Oct 4, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019 Oystercatchers and the Windfarm Sep 20, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019 Some thoughts on the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF lens Sep 20, 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 RIAT 2019 Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 Two days on Skomer Island Aug 8, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 A year with the Panasonic Lumix GX9 – A full frame user's first encounter with micro-4/3 Jul 9, 2019
- Jun 27, 2019 Some recent awards Jun 27, 2019
- Apr 28, 2019 Extinction Rebellion in London Apr 28, 2019
- Apr 19, 2019 Sculptural nude (and shooting a blank) Apr 19, 2019
- Apr 5, 2019 Brexit demonstrators at Parliament Apr 5, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 Three ways of listening, 2019 Mar 11, 2019
- Jan 29, 2019 Oh dear ... Patisserie Valerie Jan 29, 2019
- Jan 24, 2019 Super Blood Wolf Moon, 21 Jan 2019 Jan 24, 2019
2018
- Dec 29, 2018 10 favourite street photos from 2018 Dec 29, 2018
- Nov 28, 2018 Tate Modern shapes: the big ? Nov 28, 2018
- Nov 19, 2018 Cranes, trains ... and an ex-power station Nov 19, 2018
- Sep 25, 2018 Airshow photography Sep 25, 2018
- Aug 26, 2018 On reading: London, August 2018 Aug 26, 2018
- Aug 4, 2018 One picture, two interpretations Aug 4, 2018
- Aug 4, 2018 Workshop with Tim Pile and Lulu Lockhart Aug 4, 2018
- Aug 2, 2018 The human scale redux: from the archive Aug 2, 2018
- Jun 17, 2018 Dancing in the rain Jun 17, 2018
- May 13, 2018 Postcards from New York and San Francisco. 4: On reading May 13, 2018
- May 12, 2018 Postcards from New York and San Francisco. 3: From a Berkeley women's cooperative. May 12, 2018
- Apr 29, 2018 Postcards from New York and San Francisco. 2: The human scale Apr 29, 2018
- Apr 27, 2018 Postcards from New York and San Francisco. 1: Physically Graffitied Apr 27, 2018
- Apr 2, 2018 Millenial with a mobile Apr 2, 2018
- Mar 18, 2018 Night shoot without a tripod: not the recommended procedure, but it can be done Mar 18, 2018
- Mar 2, 2018 Evening light on Harty Ferry Slipway Mar 2, 2018
- Jan 2, 2018 Blog note, cataract edition 2: Seeing 2018 through new eyes! Jan 2, 2018
2017
- Dec 23, 2017 Twitter and the Christmas Turkey Dec 23, 2017
- Dec 15, 2017 Blog note: cataract edition Dec 15, 2017
- Sep 20, 2017 Three faces from the Military Odyssey Sep 20, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 Saying farewell to my first long zoom lens: the Nikon 80-400mm AF-D VR Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 Fairford RIAT 2017: part three, a small miscellany Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 1, 2017 Fairford RIAT 2017: part two, Thunderbirds Aug 1, 2017
- Jul 17, 2017 Fairford RIAT 2017: part one, the U-2 Jul 17, 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Converting pictures to black-and-white in the (nearly) post-Silver Efex era Jun 28, 2017
- Jun 2, 2017 Congratulations! Jun 2, 2017
- May 6, 2017 Chasing Lightnings, Raptors and a Rivet Joint May 6, 2017
- Apr 19, 2017 Bude sea bathing pool in different moods Apr 19, 2017
- Mar 28, 2017 Northolt nightshoot - not to be Mar 28, 2017
- Mar 19, 2017 Chuck Berry 1926-2017 Mar 19, 2017
- Feb 18, 2017 Multiple exposure shooting – trying the Olympus live composite mode Feb 18, 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 Lapwing silhouetted in the light of dawn Jan 26, 2017
2016
- Dec 31, 2016 Aviation favourites from 2016 Dec 31, 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 December sea front, Broadstairs Dec 13, 2016
- Nov 22, 2016 Walking in London, Nov 2016 Nov 22, 2016
- Oct 31, 2016 Comic Con London 2016 Oct 31, 2016
- Oct 20, 2016 Standing out from the background: bokeh panoramas with aircraft Oct 20, 2016
- Oct 11, 2016 Cycling in Orange: Amsterdam Oct 11, 2016
- Aug 6, 2016 South Manhattan seen from Brooklyn at sunset Aug 6, 2016
- Jul 31, 2016 Early morning Manhattan Eastside Jul 31, 2016
- Jun 28, 2016 RCN Care on Camera Gold Award Jun 28, 2016
- Jun 12, 2016 RCN Care On Camera exhibition Jun 12, 2016
- Jun 6, 2016 Postcard from Berlin Jun 6, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 Late remains of summer Jun 5, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 The Seven Dials Rapscallions at the Rochester Dickens Festival, December 2015 Jun 5, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 The Drowned Pool Jun 5, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 ComicCon London October 2015: characters and experiments in flash Jun 5, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 Welcome! Jun 5, 2016

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