My latest Flowers portfolio
My first released portfolio of lockdown flower close-ups
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Jan 8, 2020
It was a happy christmas -Coniston Old Man
During a very grey and largely wet Christmas week staying in the Lake District we did have one beautiful day which just happened to be...
Jan 6, 2020
New year’s eve wander
Well happy new year to you. My new year will be largely taken up with restocking after a bumper set of Christmas markets and starting to...
Dec 20, 2019
The last of Holme Fell
This is positively the last set of shots currently in my catalogue from Holme Fell. It was such a beautiful autumn afternoon that I...
Dec 18, 2019
Torver grey
Finally deciding it was time to move on from my obsession with Holme Fell I tried a new area for the first time. Driving north alongside...
Dec 11, 2019
First shots with my new lens
Langdale Pikes This was the first day’s shooting with my new Panasonic lens for my Olympus OMD-EM10 and I was excited by it. Also the...
Dec 5, 2019
Man-made landscapes
Here are a few more shots from Holme Fell, the location I’ve been visiting so much recently. I’ve been asked to give a talk to a local...
Nov 26, 2019
Wharfedale overnight – the next morning
I just found this post in my Drafts folder in WordPress and realised it had been there since early summer and never posted. I think I...
Nov 25, 2019
Holme Fell part three
I’m still catching up processing the shots of Holme Fell I’ve been taking over the last few weeks. The autumn colour is now largely gone...
Nov 21, 2019
Using graduated ND filters on mirrorless cameras
my new lens a couple of posts ago. One very useful side-effect is that it has a 52mm filter thread which just happens to be one of the...
Nov 19, 2019
Holme Fell part two
In Holme Fell part one I wrote about finding this fantastic location between Ambleside and Coniston. Two days after that visit I went...
Nov 15, 2019
Holme Fell part one
Lingmoor Fell and Bowfell I’ve been all around this area of the Lake District for many years and thought I knew it well but there is a...
Nov 13, 2019
A new old lens
My camera equipment is always on the leading edge of the technology curve – I’ve just bought a second hand Panasonic 14-45 mm zoom lens,...
Nov 6, 2019
Autumn is here – Tarn Hows
Tarn Hows is one of the most beautiful lakes in an area renowned for beautiful lakes – the Lake District. In the Lake District there are...
Oct 13, 2019
Sunset at The Roaches
Wow, it’s been about six weeks since I last posted. Holidays, laziness, and generally not actually getting any good pictures for a while...
Aug 23, 2019
From Bytes to Terabytes
Every thursday I go to the Museum of Science and Technology in Manchester to volunteer as a demonstator on the SSEM replica, also known...
Aug 12, 2019
Askrigg and Bainbridge – around Wensleydale
Wensleydale Another trip around Wensleydale, this time through the meadows and fields at the bottom of the valley around the villages of...
Aug 11, 2019
A Wensleydale round
A walk around the south side of Wensleydale. Gayle 9 miles 560 metres View the route on plotaroute.com This is a beautiful and varied...
Aug 10, 2019
Lee ND Grad Filters colour accuracy
OnLandscape magazine has had a series on neutral density graduated filters, with one part on colour accuracy. Tim Parkin, editor and...
Jul 24, 2019
Eskdale overnight – the morning after
I wrote last week about my overnight wild camp to Eskdale and the wonderful viewpoint of Border End. The evening before had been good but...
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