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Grenade, taken on a Fujifilm X-T2 with the XF18-55mm f/2.8-4 at 55mm, 1/50sec at f/4 and ISO 800
I was out onmy bike and had a heart attack – and they say cycling is good for you! I wasn’t in pain, but didn’t feel good so I got off my bike and sat down. I remember phoning my wife to ask her to pick me up because I was feeling unwell, and the next thing I knew there were three strangers, two policeman and an ambulance crew aroundme. buildings and factories. But, of course, these are usually on private property and you can’t get permission to go photograph them– but if I could I would do it all day long. I do love stuff that has Make the Switch After having a heart attack, enthusiast photographer Darren Smith is planning to use his Fujifilm camera as a creative outlet and a stress reliever during his recovery ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE DARREN SMITH Darren is an enthusiast But I’m recovering well and one of the things I will be doing when I am fully back up is take a series of pictures – I don’t knowwhat of yet – and auction themoff and give the proceeds to the cardiology department of the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. At the moment, it is still a bit surreal for me, but my personal photography is a great stress reliever and I think it will take onmore of a role as I recover frommy heart problem and get out shooting again. What sort of photographer am I? That’s a good question. I would say I like to capture anything and everything in the hope that it makes other people appreciate it. All the photographs I take I appreciate, even the bad ones, because I’m always learning. I would be inmy absolute element if I could shoot abandoned photographer who works for his local council and lives in the West Midlands
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