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Little doll by the wall. Alone in a café. Tricky to get this one right as the lighting was very bright and harsh.

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More graffitti on the wall. I like the contrast and the texture of the wall. The painting has given us lovely sweeping shapes. I have gone for shooting the painting in an abstract way and using the shapes not as intended, but in my own way.

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Another picture of mints on black cloth. I like this shot a bit better. The depth of field is nice. The texture of the mints is shown of beautifully. There is a sense of the mints floating in space.

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An outdoor floral shot. Not to sure if this picture works or not. I like the colour and texture of the flower and plant. But I feel the composition is a bit weak.

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The tunnel leading to nowhere.

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A path in the green. Where does it lead? It looks lush and inviting. But in real life it leads into a back alley with loads of rubbish everywhere. People do not look after nature in England.

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The 100th picture to be posted on this blog. A fun picture of mints on black cloth.

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Boats moored at Wivenhoe. A beuatiful day, but tricky to get a good shot in the bright sunlight.

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Postcard view of the river Colne and the University of Essex. I've treated the shot to give it the look and feel of an old photoraph. I like the colours of old colour pictures.

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I haven't updated my blog for a while. Therefore I have a picture of old news for you.

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Another shot of the Unicorn Gundam model. This image was taken using my new flash. A sharp picture. But not everyone likes models.

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Living down by the river there are a lot of boats by the quays. There is also the wreck of an old river boat. It is just a empty wooden shell filled with mud and grass growing all over it. It's bow still stands proud.

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St Botolphs church and the ruin of St Botolphs priory. The priory was established in the 11th century and was left a ruin after the seige of Colchester in 1650. The new church was built in 1837. For me the ruin shows the rich history of Colchester.

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My latest model build. Shot using my new flash. Due to the limitations of the flash on my camera controlling the power of the flash is quite difficult. I used fabric to diffuse the light from the flash.

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A shot of the lights running along the ceiling in a tunnel. This was a tricky shot to get a good exposure of the lights and not underexposing the wall and ceiling of the tunnel too much.

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I have just recently bought a flash for my camera. Found a very cheap flash that is really meant for a Minolta film camera and not a digital camera. However, it works nicely with my camera although with some limitations. This shot is a test shot with the flash mounted on the camera. Some good light considering the room was very dark when taking the picture.