Faces

Outside the 'Red Lion' at Avebury, Wiltshire. Nikon D2Xs + AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 lens.

Swanage Pier was built in 1895. It is a Grade II listed building.

Shot with a Nikon Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5 lens. Perhaps her name is Maud.

Andre's Cafe, Wells, Somerset. I asked the couple if they would mind my photographing them and I was so intent on making a good job of it that I was unaware of the Ray Winstone lookalike character crossing the street behind them. Serendipitously, he completes the picture nicely.

August, 1933. Left to right: Charley (47); Audrey (10); Doris (27); Allan (20); Alec (14).

I can't remember when I first saw this photograph of the writer Natasha Walter. It is a fine tightly-framed black and white portrait revealing openness and character. It inspired a few lines of doggerel which I have incorporated into a new picture. The typeface is Garamond. I always think poetry should be set in either Bembo or Garamond.

Masumi de Coty was a fragrance launched in 1967. This is a small detail from an advertisement promoting the scent in 'Nova' magazine circa 1969. The harsh black-and-white treatment, and the addition of the colour in the model's hair, are the result of digital processing. The tagline is missing; it read, 'un nouveau mot d'amour ... ' I am guessing the ellipsis was supposed to be significant.

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore. Nikon D2Xs + Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 SP LD lens.

Early morning on the seafront. Nikon D2Xs + Tokina SD 50-135mm f/2.8 DX AT-X Pro lens.

Nikon D2Xs + Tokina SD 50-135mm f/2.8 DX AT-X Pro lens.

Canon EOS 30D + Canon EF 35-135mm f/4 - 5.6 lens. I bought this lens from a bloke on eBay for £37. The low price reflected how badly it was described and presented for sale. There is a scratch on the front element which was concealed by many years' worth of accumulated dirt and dust. I don't know whether the seller was aware of this or not but in my experience scratches on front elements seldom have a bad effect on photographs. I dusted it off with a damp cloth and found it worked well enough. On the crop sensor 30D it behaves like a 55-215mm zoom and is ideal for portraits. It's even more useful when you happen to meet a friendly train driver who doesn't mind being photographed. Cheers, Drive, as we say round here.

Devizes market place. Nikon D2Xs + AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust organised an event called 'Country Comes to Town' in the Market Place at Devizes on Saturday, 26th September, 2015. The sun shone and the stalls were varied and interesting. Nikon D700 + AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF lens.

Photographed using a Nikon D2Xs with a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 AF-D lens.

Nikon D700 + Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 SP LD lens.

Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AF lens.