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Dumfries Whitesands Fair Rides

Dumfries Whitesands Fair Rides

Another page has been turned in our Dumfries diaries as we attended the Whitesands Fair last weekend. John had to pick up a parcel in the town centre and I tagged along to have a look at the rides near the river Nith – briefly – as it was overcast…

Glasgow street art

Glasgow street art

My previous experience of large scale street art was limited to the taxi tour of Belfast murals John and I took several years ago. Those enormous Irish wall paintings were edgy, highly political and emotionally charged – the tour brought out John’s childhood memories of living there in the seventies….

Spring comes to Dumfries

Spring comes to Dumfries

It’s our first spring in Dumfries. After an almost non-stop inclement weather, hales, floods and rain, I have started to wonder when the springs comes. Then by some trick of nature the skies cleared for two days in a row, the sun peeked out – and the tree across the…

The muted colours of Scottish winter – photowalk

The muted colours of Scottish winter – photowalk

It’s still raining almost every day here in Dumfries, but I braved the outdoors for a photowalk during a brief spell of dry weather last week (it only lasted about 20 minutes, then I had to dash back home). I was looking for soft muted colours of Scottish winter. Nature…

Scottish Contemporary Art Network meeting in Dumfries

Scottish Contemporary Art Network meeting in Dumfries

Here’s a collage of a few photos I took at the Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) informal meeting on 23 January 2014 at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. This meeting was part of the SCAN’s series of Scotland-wide ‘roadshows’ where artists, photographers, event producers and gallery representatives were invited to…

Exploring Dumfries – The Crichton

Exploring Dumfries – The Crichton

So far it was raining almost every day in Dumfries since our move. First it was floods, then stormy winds, then hale, then persistent rain, day and night. For the past few days (not today though – it’s a drizzly day through and through) there have been some sunny spells…

Join the Print2014 trend

Join the Print2014 trend

I have recently made a few posts on social media encouraging you to join the Print2014 trend and print and enjoy your digital photos in a tangible way rather than displaying them on your IPhone or computer screen. I have been inspired by a series of ‘quotes by NoOne’ from…

Exploring Kingholm Quay, Dumfries

Exploring Kingholm Quay, Dumfries

My first photographs taken at Kingholm Quay in Dumfries, about 500 yards from our house, will give you an idea where we live now. It was only several days after River Nith flooded the bottom of the road, so the wonderful expanse of marshland grass where the locals walked their…

We’ve moved from Birmingham to Dumfries

We’ve moved from Birmingham to Dumfries

WE HAVE MOVED – from Birmingham to Dumfries in Scotland! John, my husband, has accepted a research post offer from the University of Glasgow, with the synthetic biology project based at the University’s research park in Dumfries. Like an army spouse, I have to relocate too! I feel overwhelmed and…

Merry Christmas 2013

Merry Christmas 2013

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone!

Brindley Place urban photo session – Taj (Part 3)

Brindley Place urban photo session – Taj (Part 3)

In the final installment of our urban portrait session for Taj we left Brindley Square (Part 1 and Part 2 were more about strong clean lines) and hit the streets looking for colours, textures and some environmental flair. Taj’s coat helps him to stand out against the sea of colours…

Location for Portrait Photography – Columns, doors and arches – Taj (Part 2)

Location for Portrait Photography – Columns, doors and arches – Taj (Part 2)

Time to post the second urban micro sequence for Taj, the man behind The Rakish Gent, a menswear and lifestyle blog. Brindley Square, with its multiple doorways, columns and arches, is a location for portrait photography session that communicates civic authority, order and control. That’s was  what columns and arches…