Life & Times

This is an interesting article from Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace that ranks political parties’ election manifestos ahead of polling day on 4 July. After scrutinising the details, Labour scores four times higher than the Conservatives, but the Greens and Liberal Democrats claim first and second place, respectively. friendsoftheearth.uk/system-ch…


Lightroom’s Generative Fill is impressive. This is a before and after photo of the tower on Glastonbury Tor.

a photo of Glastonbury TorA photo of Glastobury Tor

Sony a6300, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


We met this swan on the estuary on our walk this morning.

A photo of a swan with a nice reflection in the water

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


Anyone interested in how Britain’s water companies are letting us down should read this article in The New Statesman. The piece by Will Dunn discusses how privatisation and the pursuit of profit lead to the devastation of England’s waterways.


It was misty in the valley this morning.

a landscape photo of mist in a valley

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


Day 30: hometown #mbapr

a photo of a red ford sierra car parked on a drive in 1985

Scan of a photo of my first house taken in 1985, processed in Lightroom Classic πŸ“·


Day 29: drift #mbapr

a photo of a woman drifting in a pool on a float

Sony a6300, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 28: community #mbapr

a photo of a street party in a devon village

Canon EOS M6, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 27: surprise #mbapr

a photo of a surprised looking morris man

Canon EOS 20D, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 26: critter #mbapr

a photo of a monkey in a tree

Fujifilm X100V, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 25: spine #mbapr

photo of a woman reading a magazine from behind

Canon EOS 77D, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 24: light #mbapr

a night time photo of a palm tree  lit by a torch and spotlight

iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 23: dreamy #mbapr

a photo of the sun breaking through a dreamy landscape

iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 22: blue #mbapr

a photo of bluebells in a wood

iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·


Day 21: mountain #mbapr

a photo of small mountains in southern spain

Fuji X-T1, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 πŸ“·