The 2016 Technical Challenge

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Here you can find all the posts for my 2016 Technical Challenge. Four posts each month following a particular theme:

January: My World in B&W

Foggy Horsham Morning

My challenge for January is Monochrome. One month of seeing the world in Black and White. It is something I only ...
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Emsworth Sign

Commute

Week 2 of my month in monochrome, and I'm not quite sure where it went. Lacking inspiration after last week I ...
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Emsworth Harbour Frozen Bench

Harbour Contrasts

Week 3, the week I finally cracked. I awoke early on Saturday to a crisp and clear winter's morning and decided ...
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Horsham Street Wimpy

Horsham Streets

This is my final week of black and white, and whilst I don't have any profound lessons to share it ...
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February: A 35mm Point Of View

Morph having tea

Puppet Portraits

Where do you go when you and your better half get your first afternoon in months without the kids and the ...
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Langstone Mill and Warblington Castle

Langstone Harbour

One of the benefits of this blog is we are now getting out and seeing a lot more local sights; places ...
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Dog walker approaching the sun.

Morning Flare and Classic Chrome

I found myself back in Horsham Park this week as the dramatic low winter sun began warming up the frozen ...
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Hogsweed silhouette

Challenged to Blur

The final week of my month in 35mm is based around the Week 8 Photo Challenge of foreground and background blur, which fits ...
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March: Fujifilm Processing

Remains of the Hayling Billy bridge

Hayling Billy

Last week I made a quick trip to the northern tip of Hayling Island to scout out the Hayling Billy ...
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Finding Stick Man & Gruffalo

The kids are huge fans of the books of Julia Donaldson, particularly The Gruffalo and Stick Man, so they were very ...
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Alice Holt in Classic Chrome

We paid a visit to Alice Holt Forest in Surrey last weekend to take the kids around The Stick Man ...
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Day Out With Thomas

The final week of my March Challenge sees us on another great day out with the kids, this time to see ...
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April: A Month Off

Nore Barn From The Beach

Quick Post: Long Exposures & Nik Collection

The first of my April posts is short and sweet. No specific challenge this month but I took a quick ...
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Kids looking looking over wall

Sunday stroll in Bosham

Another brief post for this week, April is proving to be a busy month. We took a blustery walk along the ...
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May: Cornwall in 16-50mm

St Ive's Beach

A Cornish Adventure Part 1: St Ives

The blog has been quiet for a little while; a big family holiday to Cornwall followed by a busy work ...
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Portreath and Pepperpot fisheye

A Cornish Adventure Part 2: Portreath

Next up in my Cornwall series, the lovely little seaside town we stayed in; Portreath. North of St Ives and near ...
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Caught in the Sights

A Cornish Adventure Part 3: Pendennis Castle

On the most easterly tip of Falmouth sits Pendennis Castle, a fort built by King Henry VIII which saw use ...
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Lizard Cove Long Exposure

A Cornish Adventure Part 4: The Lizard

The final day of our Cornwall trip saw us visit the most southerly point of mainland Great Britain; Lizard Point ...
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