
I cut it pretty close to the wire, in the end – I had to get my Z on New Years Eve. Fortunately, Porthcawl had a number of zebra crossings right on the seafront, so I amused / irritated our hosts Rich & Georgie by stopping at each one of them to take a picture. …

God, I love my new lens! I’m not sure if it’s the super-shallow DOF or the sharpness of the focus on it, but it’s lovely. I will be using it a lot next year, I think. I was fretting about not being able to think of a Y to take a picture of and was …

A bauble on my Mum’s Christmas tree, taken with my present – a 50mm f1.4 prime lens. Have been playing with depth of field all day! Happy Christmas!

Nearly there, only three more to go! I was most disappointed when my camera battery turned out to be flat when I got caught in a brilliant snowstorm in London at the weekend, so this shot of fresh frost and low winter morning sun on a safety barrier on my walk to work will have …