Lionheart's photography

Photography

Once upon a time...
I dreamed of being the next Don McCullin (see here for a little taster, and use the next link on that page to see a few more photos if you are not familiar with his work). Then reality kicked in. Today, I'd probably settle for being the next Ansel Adams (this is a wonderful site).
And as much as I love London, you can't beat a day (or more) out in wide open places for sloughing off the stress. Silence, apart from the sound of the wind whipping into you. Space to think. Or just let your mind freewheel. So it's no surprise that a lot of the pictures here are big moody landscapes.
I don't do weddings. I only shoot things that appeal to me. I can go out with a camera and, if the inspiration isn't there, taking nothing all day. Or, if my eye is in a groove, I can easily take more than a hundred photos in a day.

A word for the anoraks...
I went digital almost two years ago. So most of my recent work has been shot on a Canon EOS 350D. The two lenses getting the most use are a Tamron AF 18-200m f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II, which is an excellent all-rounder, and a recently-acquired Canon EF 70-300m f/4-5.6 IS USM. I'm still getting to grips with the Canon zoom, but the extra weight (and cost) of the image stabilisation seems to be well worth it.
Until early 2005, almost everything was shot on a Canon A1. An ageing warhorse that gave me years of loyal service. If I had to choose my best friend in the world it might well be one of those Canon bodies <G>...
The A1 was used with an assortment of lenses from 24mm to 500mm. When I go out walking for the day, the rucksack often contains more camera gear than walking gear, so the lightness of the 350D is a distinct benefit, though I'm not sure it would be quite as robust as the A1.
Most of the pictures on here have, on the whole, not had much done to them in Photoshop. Not because I'm such a purist that I disapprove of manipulating images; but simply because I never seem to have the time. One day (maybe) I'll go back and experiment with some of the images.
I've also got a little 4 megapixel Konica to slip in my pocket for times when I don't want to lug the serious gear around. I have been remarkably impressed with its performance so far; all of the Brooklands, Cornwall and east Devon pictures were taken using it.

A word for the non-anoraks...
Each "subject" has its own index page, with just one image here as a "taster" so explore and enjoy.

Aldeburgh 6 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Andalucia 104 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Barcelona: La Boqueria 27 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Barcelona: Casa Mila (La Pedrera) 8 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Barcelona: Font Magica 8 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Barcelona: Montjuic sunset 8 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Barcelona: Parc Guell 14 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Barcelona: Las Ramblas 29 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Barcelona: Sagrada Familia 19 photos (page updated: 18-01-08)	Birds 15 photos (page updated: 27-02-07)	Bluebell Railway 11 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Borough market 23 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Brighton 37 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Brooklands 14 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Burano 15 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Cambridge 7 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Canals 6 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Canvey Island 16 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Cazorla 16 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Cornwall 7 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Didcot railway centre 6 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Docklands (page updated: 29-07-07)	Dover 34 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Duxford 13 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
East Devon 13 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Essex 24 photos (page updated: 09-08-07)	Exbury Gardens 20 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Fens 10 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Finisterre 12 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Gibberd Gardens 15 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Granada 48 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Grand Union canal 35 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Greenwich and Docklands Festival, Grupo Puja 48 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Greenwich and Docklands Festival, Nitro 22 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Hastings 24 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Hever Castle 9 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Husavik 18 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Hyde Park funfair 11 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Iceland 12 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Jokulsarlon 17 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Kensal Green cemetery 38 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Kew Gardens 57 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Leigh on Sea 6 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Leonardslee Gardens 23 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Lincoln 30 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: Bankside 15 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: Blackheath 10 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: Buildings 14 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
London: Butterfly House 12 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: Diwali 10 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: East End 16 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: Markets 18 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London: Thames Festival 12 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	London Transport 26 photos (page updated: 06-05-08)
London: Zombies 40 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Lundy 9 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Mallorca 49 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Margate 33 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Medway 22 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Mersea Island 9 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Murano 37 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Newcastle 20 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	New Forest 42 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Norfolk 8 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	North Downs 16 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Northumbria 58 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Norwood cemetrey 20 photos (page updated: 06-05-08)	Nymans Garden 23 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Oxford 16 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Penshurst Place 15 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Purfleet 18 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Ramsgate 25 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Regent's canal 21 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	River Blackwater 8 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	River Colne 12 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Rivers Lea and Stort 16 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	River Stour 18 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	River Thames 22 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Romney Marsh 54 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Rye 20 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	St Osyth 11 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Sheffield Park Garden 19 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Sheppey 22 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Southend 12 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Southend Shakedown 46 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	South-West Coast Path 10 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Sturminster Newton 5 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Venice (page updated: 27-02-07)	Wakehurst Place 19 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Walton on the Naze 11 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)
Whitstable 35 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Wildlife 15 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	Woolwich 24 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	York 13 photos (page updated: 15-01-08)	... and finally (page updated: 27-02-07)

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