Recent content by Cyrn

Went for a stroll around the paths that criss cross the Cotswold Water Park and came across this old lock cottage. Never seen a round one before. Lock Cottage by Jim Rowley, on Flickr (REALLY enjoying my XE4 and 27mm!)

Wandering around Gloucester Docks today: Mariners' Church by Jim Rowley, on Flickr

Hi all - can I join your gang? Got a Fuji XE4 with 27mm lens last week. Sun came out today so this is my first effort with it: Magnolia Stellata by Jim Rowley, on Flickr

A vote for Affinity. I was a PS user in the past but I also don’t like subscription software so when getting back into photography I opted for Affinity. Love it. Does all I want and the tutorials are clear and succinct. I combine it with C1Express for RAW processing.

Just getting back into photography. Last camera died (Sony RX100) and hadn’t bothered to replace it for donkey’s years - used my phone or nothing at all... After loads of research and its attendant agonising I opted for an XE and 27mm. I liked the fixed lens Fuji’s but the option of getting a...

Every March I take a fresh group of Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates out for a couple of days in the vicinity of Great Mis Tor. It was my last trip out in 2020 before lockdown hit us. Missing it this year and seeing a pic of it has just rubbed salt into the wound... :)

PC saves you money. Mac saves your sanity. (My two penn‘orth as a confirmed Apple tart... )

Half Irish, half Welsh. Been a good day...

Used to use Photoshop but, frankly, I find it too pricey these days. I now use affinity and it does everything I want.

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Hi. I used to be an avid camera club member a couple of decades ago but got disillusioned by the competition culture and the constant criticism/appraisal based almost exclusively on the technical aspects of photography rather than on any "artistic" merit or impact of the image. Maybe I was just...