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Black and White Photography at Monte Palace Gardens

There is something uniquely timeless about monochrome or black and white photography. Even though we’re surrounded by colour – especially in a garden – there is nothing quite like black and white for capturing mood or highlighting graphic lines and shapes. The sweeping curves of this levada in the Monte Palace Gardens, Madeira, immediately caught…

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Shiny New Garden Tools

The chill winds lately haven’t been very conducive to staying out in the garden for too long at a stretch. On the plus side, that means more time for Janet and I to nip down to the local garden centre to stock up on new plants…and take advantage of a special offer on garden tools. Of course,…

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National Allotment Week Episode 2

Following on from my post in colour about National Allotment Week, I’d like to share with you some black and white images I’ve been working on. Allotments, by their very nature, are rustic, earthy places with a lost-in-time feel. They suit the timeless quality of black and white, or, in this case, black and white with…

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