Angus

A well cared-for angus yearling shelters from the cold winter in Wallhouses, Northumbria. If you open it full-size you can even see a tear in its eye. Aw.

Paddy Freemans

Wedding Day

Klarty Kids Collection

Babies and kids are always so much more natural when they're covered in food! These are some of my favourites from my great niece's first birthday party at the weekend.

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EXIF: 50mm : Av Mode : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4

Summer Portrait

Candids are just as tricky as expected with a manual focus prime, but I’m getting better at it. It’s like learning photography all over again!

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EXIF: 50mm : f/1.8 : 1/2500sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4

Salt Lick

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EXIF: 50mm : f/1.8 : 1/3200sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4

Nom, Nom, Nom

My nephew Cameron enjoying an ice lolly at the English Civil War Re-enactment at Hylton Castle.

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EXIF: 50mm : f/1.4 : 1/6400sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4

Horse

A horse enjoying the magic-hour sun at Beamish.

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EXIF: 50mm : f/1.8 : 1/800sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4

Air Harmonica

I’m falling in love with this lens. Manual focus is taking some getting used to, and rules out certain types of photography, but the colour rendition compared to my Canon lenses is incredibly accurate. Little or no correction required.

EXIF: 50mm : f/1.4 : 1/3200sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4

Tabitha

Portrait of my niece Tabitha, another test shot with my dad’s old 1960’s Helios 44-2 58mm f/2.0 lens.

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EXIF: 58mm : f/2.0 : 1/125sec : Canon EOS 5D Mark II : Helios 44-2 58mm f/2.0