First outing of my new Christmas present – a pair of green waders.
I used them to get across the river at Black Clough. Seen here using a Lee Filters Big Stopper to photograph very blurry water
Peter Bargh
Sights & Sounds
Went to football match at Hillsborough – Sheffield Wednesday vs Walsall – with Will and and Joe
Visited Doddington Hall and gardens to photograph snowdrops.
A walk around old moor nature reserve.
Entrance fee £4. Hoping to see kingfishers but they must have been hiding.
I decided to join Pinterest last night and finished off my profile today. It’s easy to use and looks visually great, but will it have any benefit? Will it be just another site to sap your time and energy.
I’ve bookmarked loads of great photos on ePHOTOzine. When they’re all brought together it shows what superb talent we have on the site.
Have a look and if you join feel free to follow me 
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Today the builders came and fitted my new kitchen worktops. I’ve had them sat around for a few weeks ready to go ahead with the refurb.
The worktops are Omega Ebony Stripwood, and the new sink is a Leisure Uniline Neostone in Granite black. They look quite good together:
The builders are coming back tomorrow to plaster the walls and do a spot of tiling.
Headed off up to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park for some photography and it rained!
The weather was dismal – drab grey sky and rain.
First stop was the YSP cafe for home cooked chips and a hummus & olive wrap, followed by scones with cream & jam…yummy!
I used my infrared converted Pentax *ist D and a 28mm f/2.8 lens for today’s photography. No tripod, flash or filters. I was lucky enough to catch the back end of the exhibition by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. A few of his statues were still on display in the grounds, sadly I missed the indoor exhibition as that closed on the 22nd.
Here is the final of 12 sets of pictures from my photo365 project. This one covers the month of December 2011
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See the individual pictures each day on my blog
I was intending writing Happy New Year with a sparkler for my last photo365. But I’m going to be rather busy this evening so I thought I’d have a go now as it’s technically the last day, even though it’s only half one in the morning!
So I set the Olympus E-P2 up on a tripod and used a torch to help focus on the bird table which will be at a similar distance to me. And then I set the 14-42mm to wide angle to ensure a good space. I did a few practice dry runs writing the message.
The camera was set to manual exposure and a 30second shutter speed and f5 aperture. I set the timer to 12 seconds to give me enough time to light the sparkler and then position myself ready in front of the camera.
In my few attempts I found it hard to write the three words clearly. So I decided to try the wire wool light orb technique, using a sparkler instead of wool. I attached one to a piece of string and made a knot in the string so I knew where to hold it.
A few test shots and I worked out that a 20sec exposure was enough time to do a complete orb…and I’m quite pleased with the result.
In the New Year I will combine the orb technique with a star trail and painting with light.
Well that’s it for me…one picture every day for the last year. I nearly gave up several times, but can now feel proud of my achievement, thanks for viewing.
In 2011 I have taken 17699 photographs (many more if you count those I have deleted along the way) That’s equivalent to nearly 492 rolls of 36 exposure film – nine rolls per week. It’s the most I’ve ever taken in my 30 years as a photographer. While many of the photos were taken near or in my home I’m pleased with the variety, especially as I lead a busy work life.
Happy New Year everyone and thanks for your contribution in making ePHOTOzine a success.
And here’s that failed new year sparkler message
