Visiting Oxford and the Death of my Camera

A catchy and positive title, I know.

Yesterday me and my mum took a little road-trip up to Oxford to visit my brother, who is currently in his second year of university. This trip excited me for two reasons; he had promised to take me to Christ Church where a scene from Harry Potter was filmed, and Oxford seemed like a prime location to take lots of beautiful photographs. 

I was snapping away all morning, completely in awe of the beauty of the buildings. Everything from the university was undeniably grand, whilst the town itself was rather quaint. Once again, I was mocked for wanting to photograph my macaroons, and eyes were rolled when I stopped to capture a lamppost; but I didn't care because I was in my element. 

After stopping for lunch, visiting some vintage clothing shops and looking round some of the colleges, the moment I had been waiting for arrived. Christ Church. In Christ Church there is a staircase which features in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. You know, the one on which Draco and Harry first meet and Harry gets his sass on and is all "I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks." There is also a Great Hall, which was JK Rowling's inspiration for her own Great Hall, and also where Alice in Wonderland was written.

After gaping in awe at the magnificent staircase for a few minutes, I whipped out my camera and tried to snap a few photos. Nothing happened. I turned it on and off again, still nothing. I took the battery out, still nothing. I detached and reattached the lens, still nothing. My auto-focus was well and truly buggered, meaning my only option was to use manual focus which scares the crap out of me, because I don't know how to use it. There was tears, there was sour faces, and there was a lot of anger at the insurance company who gave me what I have now discovered is a faulty lens. 

So the fun stopped there for me because, as my mum says, I can only really see things through a lens. I mean, if you dumped me in the middle of a Cathedral I'd be bored to tears but if you gave me a camera then I'd have the time of my life in there. Anyhow, here are some of the pictures I did manage to take, I hope they capture the essence of my trip nicely.

Macaroons for lunch.

 Magdalen College. This grounds of this college were insane, it had it's own river with punts on it and a DEER FARM. A deer farm, people. The building was alright too I guess, the photos above only show a small portion of it.

Some rather picturesque streets that completely lived up to my expectations of Oxford. Bicycles with baskets on the front, cute street lamps, cobbles, dolls-house style buildings...

Annnd the last few photos I took before the death of my camera. As you can see, I completely failed at using manual focus in the Great Hall.

 I had so many blog posts planned for the next couple of weeks what with Halloween coming up and what not, so I'm going to try and get my camera fixed asap. Hopefully I'll manage to get it sorted as I've really got in to the swing of posting regularly now, and I really don't want to stop! I may have to be a bit creative with my posts... Wish me luck!

KJ xo