Tuesday 31st January - Rosie

A whole month gone before I have to resort to a photograph of the Mutt

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 24-85 USM

Monday 30th January - Car park

Wouldn't want to park to close this this it looks like it's ready to collapse

Blackberry

Sunday 29th January - International Football

Rather easy today as England under 18 schoolboys played their Australian counterpats at Castlecroft stadium home of the mighty AFC Wulfrunians,.in the absence of any fans dressed as kangaroos I have gone for my favourite shot from the match involving England's Andrew Venning and the descendant of a convict Kieren Paull (And yes there are 2 L's in his name)

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 70-210 IS USM

Saturday 28th january - Foul

A moment from the Gornal Athletic v Wellington Sports West Midlands league match as Gornal forward Mark Swann is brought down,serves him right for leaving AFC Wulfrunians

Canon EOS 400D
Canon 70-300 IS USM

Friday 27th January - Scotland

As I drove back from Edinburgh the evening light was gorgeous

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 24-85 USM

Thursday January 26th - Shape

A bit of a grotty day in Edinburgh so its a hotel room shot and I rather liked the shape of the lamp in the bedroom

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 70-210 f4

Wednesday January 25th - Chimneys

I was hoping for some glorious scenery on my journey up to Scotland but the weather precluded that so we have the chimneys I see from my hotel bedroom window

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 70-210 EF

Tuesday 24th January - Castle

As I passed Raglan Castle on the way back from a customer I thought that would be ok for today's shot,as it was rather dull weather I decided to have a play in Photoshop and give it an infra red effect

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 24-85 USM

Monday 23rd January - Homeless

I wasn't sure if I should take this shot but in the centre of a market town in Wiltshire in 2012 should we really have homeless people having to sit in front of empty shops on a cold winters day

Canon 710IS

Sunday 22nd January 2012 - 9 Locks

The 9 locks complex on the Dudley no 1 canal in Brierley Hill

Canon EOS 30D
Canon 24-85 USM

Saturday 21st January 2012 - Football

Plenty of shots taken  at AFC Wulfrunians 1-0 victory over Sporting Khalsa but this was my favourite

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 70-300 IS USM

Friday 20th January - Cyclamen

Being such a grotty day I thought it was going to have to be an indoors shot until the rain stopped and I got a quick grab shot of the Cyclamen that always flower early in the garden

Canon EOS 40D
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC

Thursday 19th January-Sheep

A more pastoral scene than yesterday in the field 5 minutes from my front door

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 70-300 IS USM

Wednesday January 18th

Maybe a more thought provoking image today suggested by my dear lady,even though the occupants of these graves have been dead for many years do they deserve to be so overgrown and dilapidated.

Canon EOS 40D
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC

Tuesday January 17th

Decided to do today's shot around the house and rather like the textures in this

Canon EOS 40D
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC

Monday 16th January

I had another challemge off Scotty of circles so hopefully the inside of my Astra will keep him happy

Canon EOS 40D
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC

Sunday 15th January

A mate of mine Scott Edwards challenged me today to take a shot about perspective,well the physical perspective shot I had pklanned was spoilt because of scaffolding so I took this instead.
St Benedicts church Wombourne and irrespective of you religious beliefs the war memorial in the foreground does to my mind put into perspective the rather shallow materialistic rat race that so many of us live in today

Canon EOS 30D
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC

Saturday 14th January

Its Saturday so it's football but with a difference,i had been invited by the Express & Star to corporate hospitality at the Hawthorns for the game v Norwich and this was the teams lining up.A very pleasant day with good food,good company (for Albion fans) and the bonus of watching Norwich beat the Scum.

Canon A710IS

Friday 13th January

I might have known on this day I took one shot in Swansea at Lunchtime today and the battery died,anyhow this imposing building is Waterstones,no idea what it originally was.

Canon S45

Thursday 12th January 2012

No doubt with the frosts forecast the beautiful blooms already on our Camelia will dissapear so before they do I have recorded one for posterity

Canon EOS 30D
Tamron 35-70 Adaptall 2

Wednesday 11th January 2012

A quick trip down to the local park lunchtime and got this Barnacle Goose preening itself

Canon EOS 40D Canon 70-300 IS USM

Tuesday 10th January 2012

Another grippo taken around the house

Canon S45

Monday 9th January 2012

Now we get to the exciting stuff rubbish weather in South Wales so it's a Hotel Room still life

Canon S45

Sunday 8th January 2012

Its a gripping sport is angling

From the action of yesterday's football shot to what must be the most boring "Sport" on the planet,an angler at Himley park

Canon EOS 30D Canon 70-300 IS USM

Saturday 7th January 2012

Its a Saturday in the winter so it's probabaly always going to be a footy shot,this is Kyle Brady of AFC Wulfrunians (Red) losing out to the Shawbury defender in their West Midlands League clash.AFC won 2-1

COME ON YOU WULFS


Canon EOS 40D Canon 70-300 IS USM

Friday 6th January 2012

A colleague Scott Edwards suggested I look for signs of decay to photograph so this rather sad little boat on the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal near Pontypool seemed the perfect subject,I thought it looked better in B&W than colour

Canon Powershot S45

Thursday 5th January 2012

Kennet & Avon canal near to my office and chosen from 5 possibilities by my daughter Amanda

Canon Powershot S45

Wednesday 4th January 2012

Just before the decorations started coming off the tree I thought i'd record it for posterity,well at least till it goes up again in december

Canon EOS 30D Tamron 35-70 f3.5/4.5 Adaptall 2

Tuesday 3rd January 2012

No not my homage to Andy Warhol but on a windy cold wet day what better for lunch

Canon 710 IS

Monday January 2nd 2012

Well I knew it wouldn't be long before the railways got a look in,no local steam at the moment so a shot from Stourbridghe station this morning

Canon 40D Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC

Sunday January 1st 2012

So here we are day 1 only 365 to go,as usual I went to the charity Duck Race organised by the local Lions Club at Bewdley,no ducks though it was this family shot that was my favourite

Canon EOS 30D Canon 70-300 IS USM