When photographing people, I've always preferred taking pictures which
are spontaneous, where possible. I always hated the staged poses, with forced grins and tense shoulders, and everyone
on their best behaviour. I will always aim for the candid shot if I can (though that's often hard with an ancient manual SLR, with which
it takes about half an hour to meter the light)! Maybe that's why I like landscapes best of all. They don't twitch and fidget while
you're setting up the shot, nor do they pull faces, or walk away just as you press the shutter (like my cats do).
Here then are some pictures which make me smile, or simply make me feel that the world is a pretty good place
to live in.