Why this mouse doesn't look like a door at all. Found In: Tilgate Nature Centre

Although ostensibly this website is all about me learning the craft of photography, backed up my me posting some of my creative process and useful information like the EXIF data, in reality most of the posts involve me wandering into situations, figuring it out as I go along, and then all too often never actually returning to try again with the hindsight of having edited the pictures I took.

A pond up on the top of the South Downs Way in Sussex. Found In: Return to the South Downs Way

One of the RAF Red Arrows display team performs a manourvre… manouver? manoeuvre? Manourvrvrere? What was I doing again? Found In: The Red Arrows

A shot of the beach at Eastbourne. Found In: Random Gems #6

A silhouette of some deer, spotted early one winter's morning in Richmond Park. Found In: Early Morning, Richmond Park

Looking along a stretch of track at the Bluebell Railway, taken on my TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 lens at maximum aperture. Found In: Bluebell Railway: Diesel Gala 2025

A lion in a cage. Although, to be fair, despite the title it is in a sanctuary that prioritises the lions' wellbeing over visitor experience. Found In: Big Cat Sanctuary

A red hot poker plant at the London Wetlands Centre. Found In: London Wetlands Centre

A basket of carrots at Borough Market in London. Found In: Return to Borough Market

Two people looking very dapper during a dance show performance. Found In: Dance Show

A closeup of a roaring bonfire at a Bonfire Night celebration. Found In: Bonfire Night

A pile of rubble and metal found somewhere whilst wandering around the south of France. Found In: Massif de l’Esterel

A lovely red squirrel has a drink from a bowl at the British Wildlife Centre. Possibly one of the most detailed shots of an animal I've ever taken. Found In: British Wildlife Centre

A wild flower somewhere in the greens of Dorset. Found In: Wild Flowers

With the Day of the Dead being now or nowabouts, here is a shot of a delicious chocolate skull I bought and ate a few years ago. Found In: Chocolate Skull

The Bluebell Railway’s annual Giants of Steam gala is in the bag for another year. This gala is the highlight of the year for the railway, marking their busiest weekend for visitors, and as you might expect for photographers too. This is usually the gala that brings the bigger names in visiting locomotives too. This year, the theme was new build steam, bringing us the interesting scenario that the oldest locomotive in action this weekend was only completed in 2008.

It's Halloween, so in the absence of any photographs of actual ghosts, here is a photograph for the reason why I've no photographs of actual ghosts. Found In: Ectomobile

A man browses a bookstall on London's South Bank. Found In: West End Wander

A crocheted hippogriff - at least I think that's what it is. I have enough trouble identifying real species, let alone crocheted versions of mythical ones. Found In: Crochet

A paraglider prepares for takeoff at Devil's Dyke in Sussex. Found In: Devil's Dyke

A flamingo sits proudly by the waterside in Drusillas Park. Found In: Drusillas Park

Because no great idea ever started with water. Found In: Random Gems #6

An upside down house on the Brighton seafront. Found In: Hove

A photographer checks a shot on the back of his cameras whilst out doing some street photography. Found In: Hipsters in the Wild