Barter Books....

....is probably the biggest secondhand bookshop in Britain. It is in the lovely market town of Alnwick in north east England. We went there last Sunday, and I was playing around with my new (to me) f1.7 50mm manual focus prime lens. Now this is so different to my usual autofocus zoom lens, and I am struggling to use it well.
I need to practise lots!!
Anyway, here are some photos of the bookshop-most have been deleted!!

Ducks for Sale

Just some quick snaps of some rather surprised looking ducks in the shop at Alnwick Gardens, using my prime 50mm manual focus lens-which I'm having a hard time coming to terms with.

Waiting..

I like the contrast of the humble phone box and bikes set against the grand Bank of Scotland building in Edinburgh.

Three photos

of the same thing..

Slow..

getting faster..

and faster...

moonlighting

There was a fantastic moon tonight, and the weather was lovely-crisp and cold, but no wind. I hate wind! So I ventured into the city centre to practise my night photography. I've got a lot to learn, but I quite like this one:

Long exposure

I bought a tripod the other day-from 7dayshop.com-£12.99 including delivery!
Anyway I took it out the other night and tried a long exposure shot.
This is the result:

I love the starbursts-but shame about the traffic cones!

Craigmillar Castle

Emily and I went to craigmillar Castle today. I can't begin to describe how cold it was. The castle is, as ou can see, a ruin, and the wind and rain blew into every nook and cranny. I would like to go back again when it's warm enough to really explore it, and to enjoy the views from the top!