Copyright © Wolverhampton Photographic Society 2021
No image or design on this site may be copied or used in printed or digital form without permission
and all photographs remain the property and copyright of the original photographer.
I took up photography quite late in life and to date this is my only regret because I have gleaned great
pleasure from the steep learning curve I have negotiated.
My early images were mainly landscapes which at the time were a popular genre, especially in the
competitions, but that fashion faded over time. I still submit landscape images to the competitions but I
also looked to photograph alternative subjects.
Since those early days of my photography I have been a bit of a
nomad, flitting between portraits, wildlife, sports of various types
and still a few landscapes of course. Whilst this makes me a ‘Jack of
all trades, Master of none’, what it has done is fuel my thirst for
knowledge as throughout my life I have enjoyed variety and seeking
out answers to problems that come my way.
I enjoy club life and have also had some success in
national competitions, however it is obtaining an image I
like, not the judges’ likes or dislikes, that gives me the
greatest satisfaction. If I were to be restricted to one
type of photography it would most definitely be
monochrome images because I love to look for shape,
texture and lines and I think at times colour simply gets
in the way.
From the early days I used Canon equipment without
ever feeling the need to change, but as I’ve got older
then carrying a heavy camera bag took away some of the
enjoyment. In light of this, I have recently ‘bit the
bullet’ and changed to a Fuji mirrorless system, choosing a Fuji X-T1
and X-T2 plus a few lenses ranging from 12mm to 400mm which I
guess weigh less than half the weight of my old Canon gear. I’m
happy to say the images I’m getting far exceeded my expectations
so I am now looking forward to my photography much, much more.
Here are ten of my photos which I’ve chosen to show you. It’s quite a mixture as you can see
but they show just how much I’m that Jack of all trades!
Wolverhampton
Photographic
Society
Members’
Galleries
Afloat
Bursting Through
Downhill Racer
Eye on the Finish
Grit Your Teeth
Northumberland Heartbeat
Tea Break
Towards the Light
Up and Over
Veiled Beauty
Photographs on this page are Copyright © Joe Brennan
Click on a photo to view it
larger and see a slide-show
of the images on this page
Click the flickr logo to view
more of Joe’s photographs:
Copyright © Wolverhampton Photographic Society 2018
No image or design on this site may be copied or used in printed form or digitally without permission
and all photographs remain the property and copyright of the original photographer.
I took up photography quite late in life
and to date this is my only regret because
I have gleaned great pleasure from the
steep learning curve I have negotiated.
My early images were mainly landscapes
which at the time were a popular genre,
especially in the competitions, but that
fashion faded over time. I still submit
landscape images to the competitions but
I also looked to photograph alternative
subjects.
Since those early days of my photography
I have been a bit of a nomad, flitting
between portraits, wildlife, sports of
various types and still a few landscapes
of course. Whilst this makes me a ‘Jack
of all trades, Master of none’, what it has
done is fuel my thirst for knowledge as
throughout my life I have enjoyed variety
and seeking out answers to problems that
come my way.
I enjoy club life and have also had some
success in national competitions,
however it is obtaining an image I like,
not the judges’ likes or dislikes, that
gives me the greatest satisfaction. If I
were to be restricted to one type of
photography it would most definitely be
monochrome images because I love to
look for shape, texture and lines and I
think at times colour simply gets in the
way.
From the early days I used Canon
equipment without ever feeling the need
to change, but as I’ve got older then
carrying a heavy camera bag took away
some of the enjoyment. In light of this, I
have recently ‘bit the bullet’ and
changed to a Fuji mirrorless system,
choosing a Fuji X-T1 and X-T2 plus a few
lenses ranging from 12mm to 400mm
which I guess weigh less than half the
weight of my old Canon gear. I’m happy
to say the images I’m getting far
exceeded my expectations so I am now
looking forward to my photography much,
much more.
Here are ten of my photos which I’ve
chosen to show you. It’s quite a mixture
as you can see but they show just how
much I’m that Jack of all trades!
Afloat
Bursting Through
Downhill Racer
Eye on the Finish
Grit Your Teeth
Northumberland Heartbeat
Tea Break
Towards the Light
Up and Over
Veiled Beauty
Photographs on this page are Copyright © Joe Brennan
Click on a photo to view it
larger and see a slide-show
of the images on this page
Click the flickr logo to view
more of Joe’s photographs:
