This image was taken 4 years ago in Florence. It was on a trip I took with mum to celebrate my 40th birthday. The plan was to turn 40 in Venice so this was the week just before when I was still a mere 39. As much as my heart lies in Venice, Florence runs a pretty close second. It is a beautiful city and just the right size to really see and savour it, as opposed to a city the size of, say, Rome or Paris, which can completely overwhelm. This day we had just been perusing the c

To continue with my series on the stories behind the images I present "Tied Up". This was taken when I was trying to get the hang of my lovely new macro lens. I had no idea how tricky it would be. Getting the focus right was much harder than I expected so I have many, many out takes from these sessions! But it is worth the effort as you can get some really intriguing images using the macro. I really like this one in particular, which seems strange when you realise that it is

So I thought I'd start a series of semi-regular blogs where I talk about individual images; why I took them, how/where I took them, what they mean, what I think about them and so on. I thought it might give people a bit of an insight into the work. I hope you enjoy them. I'm starting with this image I call "I Think I Can". I took this shot about 10 years ago in the garden of my old house in Hawthorn. The tree trunk belongs to a weeping Mulberry which for reasons best known to