Photography

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The WVIL concept camera

Really interesting idea, I'd love to see something like this come to fruition.

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Sunset in February

It was one of those evenings where nothing much was going on and I just happened to look out of the window in time to grab my camera and head out into the garden.

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Filling up

On our way to Kent for Christmas, we stopped off to get some petrol and caffeine. I spotted this scene and just had to shoot it. Something about the crossed lighting conditions, like the Sun passing the responsibility of lighting the world to the artificial lights as it fades behind

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Joel Meyerowitz

Over the last few months I've been growing more and more interested in photography. Not just the practical side but the rich history that goes with it. On my journey for knowledge I came across Joel Meyerowitz, a photographer based in New York. He is probably most well

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Halifax under snow

I like walking through Halifax first thing in a morning. Hardly anyone around, very peaceful. Even more so when there's snow around.

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Movember 30th

I made it all the way through November without shaving my top lip! It's not as difficult as I thought it would be to be honest so will definitely be taking part again next year. For the final day I decided to do a silly shot.

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Winter wonderland

Well, sort of. Halifax isn't exactly a wonderland. Anyway, here are some Wintery shots taken this morning on my customary walk from the train station [http://gowalla.com/spots/1043555] to the coffee shop [http://gowalla.com/spots/690636].

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Wander through town

Every morning I take various routes though Halifax town centre. The days when Luisa catches the train from Halifax (which tends to be most), I tend to walk up through The Piece Hall [http://www.thepiecehall.co.uk/] en route to the coffee shop and this morning was no different,

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This is me

I took some shots earlier to update my Movember page [http://uk.movember.com/mospace/891812/] and I thought a couple of them were alright so I thought I'd share. The first shot is an outtake which I like purely because of the DOF. The second is the

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Thorpe Park

Went to Thorpe Park for a friend's birthday. Nothing much to say really, I just walked around and shot pictures.

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Coffee and bokeh

This weekend Luisa and I made the journey down from Yorkshire to Kent visiting her family. On the way down the M1 we stopped off to get some much needed coffee. Before we hit the road again, I took a shot of my cup of coffee sitting on the car

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Project 50 // Week seven

On the home stretch and still not completely out of ideas, although some days I was admittedly cut down by late nights and... ahem, alcohol. Day forty-four ~ New boots Tonight we went out for a few drinks and some food. Lu bought some new boots so I thought I'

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Project 50 // Week six

Week six has been a mixture of inspiration and... well, not so much. Despite that I kept on going, really just trying to find my feet with off camera flash. Day thirty-seven ~ Magicman I've been interested in close-up magic on and off for the last ten years. I

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Project 50 // Week five

Five weeks in, only two weeks to go! This week has been interesting as I've made the first small steps in to strobist photography! Using Rick's recommendations [http://ricknunn.com/strobist-startup-kit/], I got my hands on some great gear for a decent price. I'm

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Project 50 // Week four

Nothing much to write as an introduction this week. Some days I've been filled with inspiration, others I've been completely lost for ideas but still keeping it going regardless. Day twenty-two ~ Starman This shot was inspired while browsing a blog post displaying some lovely examples of

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Project 50 // Week three

It's that time of week again, for a round-up of the last seven days. Like last week, it's been pretty tough to come up with ideas and it hasn't helped that the weather has been poor. Anyway, I managed to keep up with a

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Project 50 // Week two

Continuing on from last weeks [https://blog.nocturnalmonkey.com/project-50-week-one/] round-up is week two of Project50. This week has been quite tough, a couple of days I was lacking inspiration and others were no brainers. On with the show! Day eight ~ Reflection First self shot of the project. I experimented

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Project 50 // Week one

It's been 7 months since I finished the behemoth project that is Project365 so I decided it was time to start another one. My decision to start Project50 was greatly influenced by a few photo buddies wanting to do it too. Project50 is very much like 365 in

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283/365 // The Busker

We went to the album launch of Roger Davies' new album, The Busker. It's currently only available on CD but it'll be on iTunes in the near future.

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280/365 // Collie

For my birthday, Luisa's niece and nephew bought me my first Hero of Burgertown toy which happened to be named Collie. It's kinda strange since I've got a mate named Colly who shares a studio with Jon Burgerman. Todays photo is dedicated to those

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276/365 // The Alps at 36,000 feet

Today we flew back from Malta. Lu spent most of the flight resting but I was looking out of the window at the sights. We flew passed Sicily, along the west coast of Italy, over the Alps and across France. Unfortunately, the clouds got heavier the further north we flew

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264/365 // Maisie blue eyes

Tonight we went over to Mum's for tea. One of Mum's cats who usually runs a mile when I'm around came and sat on my knee with no encouragement. I thought I'd document this momentous occasion.

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Making the move to Canon

Since December 2008 I've been using an Olympus E-420 to accompany me on my journey into the world of photography. The camera itself is good at capturing images but a few things have just never sat right with me. I found the interface quite clunky and found the

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Project within a project

Those who read this blog (cheers btw) or follow me on Twitter will know I'm taking part in Project 365 and am currently keeping it up with it, although posting everyday has now been reduced to batch uploading a few days at a time. I hope I'

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Project 365 // 42 days in

So I'm currently stomping over last year's attempt at the project. I'm up to 42 days! There's still a long way to go so I'm not cracking open the champagne just yet. After 6 weeks of taking photos on a