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Sunset over Weston on Trent 23rd February 2012, a three shot panorama photographs taken with my iPhone.

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More experimental photography this time using a technique called focus stacking. Individual photographs are taken of an object by focussing first at the front then in stages until the last photograph is taken focussing on the rear of the object. These examples from four to twelve shots. Adobe Photoshop does all of the hard work in aligning and stacking the images. The programme also choosing the sharpest part of each image to blend.

Here are a few examples.

Five shots

Six shots

Four shots

Eight shots

Twelve shots

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Photographs taken on a visit to Lumsdale 12th February 2012.

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Candid street photographs taken in the City of Nottingham on Wednesday 1st February 2012. The circumstances were very cold, with very contrasty lighting conditions.

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Photographs taken in the City of Nottingham on Wednesday 1st February 2012.

This is one of the many buildings in Nottingham and surrounding districts built by my favourite architect, Watson Fothergill. He was born Fothergill Watson, on 12th July 1841 in Mansfield. He later changed his name to Watson Fothergill (in 1892) to continue his mother's family name.

This building was built for Nottingham & Notts. Bank as their Head Office in Thurland Street, Nottingham. Subsequently it was absorbed into the National Westminster Bank. It is now a tasteful clothing store "All Saints"

Built between 1877-1882, the bank's head offices were designed to give it's customers a feeling of security and permanence.

The building is dominated by a central tower and has many wonderful carvings of animals, beasts and foliage both inside and outside. High up externally there are three panels in Portland stone, depicting the principal industries of the region - mining, textiles & agriculture. The names of the towns where the bank had other branches are carved in stone along its frontage.

On the first floor of the bank was a large apartment for the manager and his family. He had his own entrance from the street.