by susan | Jul 19, 2019 | Competitions, Stories
My prize for winning a short story competition this week was a pair of cashmere hand warmers. I don’t suppose I will be writing in the cold, but useful for taking photos and needing access to the controls. Of course the main prize is having a story published,...
by susan | Jul 10, 2019 | History, Out and About, Uncategorized
Paid a brief visit on Sunday to snap some folks in 1940s costume at the Aln valley Railway. A brand new railway station and visitor center has been constructed by volunteers on the outskirts of Alnwick from where the railway follows the original trackbed towards...
by susan | Jun 18, 2019 | Out and About
Colourful houses at Alnmouth St Lawrence’s church at Warkworth View across to Tynemouth from Cullercoats Evening light on Beadnell limekilns
by susan | May 27, 2019 | Competitions, Stories
Not my image, this one, but a photo prompt for writing from “Creative Writing Ink” website, which requires the use of a blog page for submission. Photo by William Felker on Unsplash They never learn For the mother, this day hadn’t gone according to...
by susan | May 21, 2019 | Out and About
I drink dew for wine, and hearken to The voices of the birds, and dance To the rhythmic swaying of the grass. I am the lover’s gift; I am the wedding wreath; I am the memory of a moment of happiness; ...
by susan | May 18, 2019 | Exhibitions, History
Beamish museum have a display of photographs in mid May, not themed, but it nevertheless seemed relevant to print and display my updated Beamish gallery there: Beamish people For some reason I can’t quite explain, my new favourite is this grabbed shot of a...
by susan | May 7, 2019 | Competitions, History
The festival is a gathering of people who come together to enjoy the traditional culture of Northumberland and the wider NE region, though it becomes a bit like a village show with so many competition categories that almost everyone is a winner. As a subject of much...
by susan | Mar 27, 2019 | Competitions, History, Out and About, Techniques
I have been determined to return to this lovely cathedral for a while after seeing it briefly last year, and managed to spend a couple of hours there, after purchasing a photography sticker. The time-consuming bit was taking multiple exposures at each spot. Combining...
by susan | Feb 22, 2019 | History, Out and About
The sculpture project that I have helped with for the last nine months was featured in the Guardian this week:...
by susan | Feb 17, 2019 | Competitions, Techniques
Having always sworn by colour photography, it was, unusually for me, my 3 monochrome prints that caught a judge’s eye this week. The use of monochrome on the Hexham abbey image allowed the detail on the screen , roof and windows to take pride of place, without...
