I’ve had my nice new Sony NEX-5 camera for about three months now. I’ve been wanting to write a review of it for ages, but I just haven’t had the time! Anyway I thought this would be as good a time as ever to jot down a few thoughts about it. Before I start I…

Day 192: Amusing – Mark Watson Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a photograph of something that you find amusing today.” Well, there wasn’t much amusing outside today, but one thing I do find amusing is the comedian Mark Watson: he’s very funny. This is a CD of his radio series, “Mark…

On Twitter recently, Simon wrote: I find it fascinating how whenever someone writes something about Apple products 100s of people comment, many saying how rubbish they are. … It’s amazing how 33% of the internet think Apple products are amazing, 33% rubbish and the other 33% couldn’t care less. … I don’t know of any…

Day 191: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a photograph that features a shadow as your subject today.” Well, I’ve bent the rules slightly and gone with a variety of shadows. I love the effect the lamplight creates here – very atmospheric, it’s bright and yet somehow the whole…

Day 190: Guitar Originally uploaded by phillsacre Daily Shoot assignment: “What kind of other art do you appreciate? Make a photograph that celebrates it today.” After thinking about this for a while I eventually settled on a picture of a guitar. There are two reasons for this: 1. I love music as an artform. I’m…

This weekend was the Chappel Winter Beer Festival (as you may have guessed from my cunning usage of those exact same words in the title of this post). On Friday night, as it was half term we didn’t have 21 for once! It’s not that I don’t enjoy doing 21 but it’s nice to have…

Day 188: Speaker Originally uploaded by phillsacre Daily Shoot: ‘Make a photograph illustrating a sound that catches your ear today.’ I didn’t really get much of a chance to get out and about much today due to the weather, but I did listen to some musiuc. This is a photo of a hi-fi speaker, which…

Day 187: Crocuses Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment is: “Make a photograph of something that is glowing today. Use any meaning of the word you like.” Well, one of the dictionary definitions is: “brilliance or vividness of colour”. I think these crocuses qualify 🙂 It’s a definite sign that spring is just…

Day 186: Old Telephone Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment today: “Make a photograph that illustrates the idea of connection”. Well I saw this old telephone today and had to use this as my daily shoot. I love these old style telephones. I tried to make the photo look like it came from…

Day 185: Brick Wall Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a photograph featuring strong horizontal lines today.” I think this fulfils that criteria – just a plain ol’ brick wall, with some creeper on it. Or whatever kind of plant it is! 🙂