This weekend saw the Titchfield Art Show take over the Titchfield community centre.  The preview evening was a sell-out success and the whole weekend saw steady footfall despite beautiful weather which we were worried might stop people from coming inside!

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Working up to the Titchfield Art Show I've been looking at the best and most cost effective place to get my mounting and framing done.

I stumbled across the Frameworks Mounts shop in Lee on the Solent and had such a good experience that I thought I should share it on my blog...

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I couldnt resist playing with some of the settings on my new camera with some beautiful tulips from the Titchfield flower stall. 

The detail that my new camera is able to capture is amazing.  Although not a macro lense, it still manages to capture the veins on the pettles really well - imagine what it can do with the right lens - this could become very enxpensive!

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As the latest addition to the Titchfield Art Show Comittee it only seems right that I enter some pictures into the show!  For you information:

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Mark and I visited Cornwall this week with Molly the dog.  We stayed in a very small, yet perfectly formed fisherman’s cottage in (literally) Sennen Bay near Lands End.  For those reading this recently, you will appreciate that the weather in this area of the world has not been wonderful - gale force winds are not recommended when you're staying on a sand dune!

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We are just back from our stay in the fabulous Principality of Monaco.  If you ever get a chance to visit Monaco you should definitely take it - the amount of wealth on show could never cease to amaze.  From small boats costing about the same as a large house in central London, to cars worth as much as our home in Hampshire, Monaco does not fail to gob smack.

From a photography point of view, the Principality is a wonderful mix of Italian style and French rustic charm, lending itself to both architectural and landscape photography.  You also cannot fail to miss the small details that are characteristic of the culture.

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