Category Archives: Alphabet Project

Alphabet Photography Project: Z is for Zymosis

Yeast StarterThat’s just another word for fermentation! Scanning through my Twitter followers, I find lots of people who must surely be very grateful for this wonderful phenomenon.
In this picture, a wine yeast is being ‘started’ with a little warm water and sugar, ready to be added to a batch of mixture to be fermented, which will then quickly burst into rapid fermentation (or zymosis, as you might say.) I forget exactly what, in this case, was about to be fermented – probably fruit of some kind, steeped in water, with sugar added. Each bubble bears witness to the fact that a little bit more sugar has been converted to alcohol. Appropriately, this is accompanied by a beautiful aroma!

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Alphabet Photography Project: Y is for Yesteryear

Buses - not long ago!Yesteryear is the bit of history you can remember; when I found this group of buses at an event, last summer, all the styles and shapes were instantly recognisable. Although I didn’t think of it at the time, perhaps the reflections in this picture are symbolic of the memories!


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Alphabet Photography Project: X is for Xanthophyll

Xanthophyll in MarigoldsXanthophylls are a family of natural yellow substances found in nature. The yellow colouring in various types of tagetes (marigold) is a spectacular example. Many leaves contain xanthophyll, which shows up in the autumn, when the amount of chlorophyll present decreases, so that its green colour no longer predominates.


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Aphabet Photography Project: W is for Water

W is for WaterWater, in all forms and presentations, has fascinated photographers since the beginning of photography itself. This particular view – on the Northumberland coast – caught my attention as sunset approached. I was in a pensive mood at the time, and the scene just suited me.


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Alphabet Photography Project: V is for Viburnum

Viburnum in WinterOne of my favourite flowers because of its scent, the tiny florets of viburnum (about 5mm across) are very appealing to the macro photographer. I found these on the last day of January – a lovely combination of flowers, water, and sunshine!

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Alphabet Photography Project: U is for Upwards

Looking UpwardsLooking upwards can be especially good when you think you’ve run out of ideas – in photography, or more generally! Oh, how we tend to look just in front of us! This shot was taken on a bright January day, last year. The view made me stop and think, before I raised my camera.
Look ahead, look down, look sideways, look behind you, even. But don’t forget to look up.

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Alphabet Photography Project: T is for Transport

Trucks of YesteryearAnd so we have another topic dear to my heart, as some of you know. This picture was taken at a special event at The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, at Wirksworth in Derbyshire. Here are two fine examples of road transport vehicles from, well… not all that long ago. At least, not to my way of thinking…!

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Alphabet Photography Project: S is for Sunset

Sunset in AutumnPoets and Photographers rhapsodise over sunsets, and it’s not difficult to see why; that always present, yet always different, event that crowns the end of each day with a display of colour in the sky. A scene that can’t be bought – it’s never for sale – but viewing is highly recommended.

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Alphabet Photography Project: R is for Real

Poppies in WheatAlthough this picture was taken in August, not November, I felt reminded of the symbolism of poppies as a flower of remembrance of the fallen in war.
Now, I don’t object to the use of paper or plastic flowers as a badge, or for similar purposes, but somehow, real flowers for a display (or in a picture for contemplation) just seem right, somehow.
The loss of life was real. The emotions were (and are) real. Our respect for the fallen should be real. This unpretentious scene said it all, for me.

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Alphabet Photography Challenge: Q is for Quiet

Barley FieldWhen visiting relatives in Northumberland in the summer of 2014, I would sometimes make my way into this nearby field, so that I could pick up a mobile signal! But here, the real benefit to the psyche was the true quietness and solitude. It was truly a perfect background for a few moments’ reflection, before checking for messages. The only occasional exception that comes to mind was the sound of gently falling rain – which I didn’t mind at all.

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