Day 287: Shiny Leaf Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Daily Shoot assignment: "Make a photograph of something shiny today". This is a leaf which was spraypainted recently. I don’t think it was spraypainted on purpose, but someone was graffitting the side of an old WWII pillbox and this leaf kind of got in the…

Day 286: Amplifier Grille Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Daily Shoot assignment: "Make a photograph that features a grid of some sort today." This is the grille on the front of my guitar amplifier. I quite like how it tunred out – quite abstract!

This was the weekend of Colchester Summer Beer Festival 2011 – but more on that story in a moment! Just a quick round-up of the weekend’s events. On Friday night, as there was no 21, we had AJ and Jen round for dinner. As always it was a pleasure to see them both, we showed…

Day 283: Knife and Apple Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Daily Shoot assignment: "Focus on an edge today and make a photograph" Here the edge is a knife edge. I’m not sure it’s very clear that’s what the focus is, but still!

Day 282: Symmetric Leaves Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Daily Shoot assignment: "Illustrate symmetry in a photograph today." Well these leaves are reasonably symmetrical at several levels (both within the leaf and as part of the branch). Symmetry in nature.

I read an interesting article the other day: ‘The Hangover’ and the age of the jokeless comedy. This is a subject I’ve been wondering about for a while. When we first watched The Hangover, what I originally said about it back then was “I’m not sure whether it’s a difference between British and American humour,…

Day 281: VW Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Daily Shoot assignment: "Make a photograph of a symbol today." I wasn’t sure whether company logos counted exactly but still! This is a Volkswagen logo from a wheel hub.

Day 280: Gas Canister Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Daily Shoot assignment: "Make a photograph dominated by the color orange today." This is a gas canister not far from where I work. I think it’s just been dumped there, and it makes quite a contrast to the surrounding grass and shrubs etc. That said,…

It looks like June is going to be a busy month for us: we’re sorting out the forms for where we’re going to live next year, we’re sorting out our house for next year (mortgage and so on), we’re sorting out finance forms for next year, and on top of that I have two or…

Day 279: Spiny Flowers Originally uploaded by phillsacre Via Flickr: Some spiny blue flowers in our garden. No idea what they are but they’re quite interesting!