Llanberis Slate Mines
The welsh tourist town of Llanberis, at the foot of Mount Snowdon, is not dominated by the highest mountain in Wales and England, nor by...
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Jan 8, 2019
A Grey Christmas
Grey Christmas We spent the Christmas week this year in Cumbria, in a rented cottage in a little village called Brigsteer. This is near...
Jan 5, 2019
Acquisition or Submission
I read a quote yesterday attributed to Michael Kenna to the effect that photographers think of their work as acquisition when they should...
Jan 4, 2019
Three monochrome shots
Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf I was going to title this post “Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf” but that would look like I’d just dropped a book on the keyboard....
Jan 2, 2019
Shining Tor
Sunset and Moonrise from Shining Tor looking east. Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, just to the east of Macclesfield. Looking...
Nov 10, 2018
More Cheshire Autumn
This has been a great autumn and it isn’t over yet. I went back to the woods at Alderley Edge and found them full of colour and with the...
Nov 9, 2018
Trefriw
I took a couple of shots earlier this year that have had a big influence on me. They were both shots of narrow, tree-lined lanes. Since...
Nov 7, 2018
Welsh autumn colour
Some shots from a welsh trip this week. Not as successful as I’d hoped even though the colours were at their best. I didn’t focus in...
Nov 4, 2018
Lingmoor Fell
I did a lovely round of Lingmoor Fell and Little and Great Langdales last week. Lots of autumn colour. As you’ll see this small hill has...
Oct 17, 2018
Autumn at Gibson Mill and Hardcastle Crags
Stepping stones across Hebden Water just downstream from Gibson Mill Gibson Mill is a National Trust property just outside Hebden Bridge,...
Oct 16, 2018
Autumn Tree Portraits – Alderley Edge
Autumn’s in full swing now, though I think the best is yet to come. Yesterday I went to explore the woods around Alderley Edge, not far...
Oct 14, 2018
The start of autumn – Bolton Abbey
Wharfe near Barden Tower I went out for my first specifically-autumnal shoot last week, to Bolton Abbey. The stretch of the River Wharfe...
Aug 8, 2018
Distance zone processing – RAW processing in Lightroom
My style of photography is often wide-angle shots of big landscapes. I’ve found myself commonly using certain particular lightroom...
Jul 18, 2018
Bessyboot sunrise
Sleeping inside a bivvy bag on a hilltop is an odd feeling. It’s usually too cold to leave your head outside the bag so you spend the...
Jul 15, 2018
Bessyboot
Much of Cumbria is flooded by a green tide of bracken in summer. It isn’t my favourite plant and its a good place for ticks to hide. It...
Jul 4, 2018
Porth Or, Sunset
Porth Or Seaside trips are at the mercy of the tides, as well as the light. High tides aren’t so useful as I like to see the exposed sand...
Jul 2, 2018
Porth Or, Sunrise
Porth Or, Whistling Sands The strange long run of hot and sunny weather has been making it easy to plan overnight wild camping trips. I...
Jun 12, 2018
Crimpiau – part 2
I think I’m getting better at wild camping as I slept well again (by bivvy-bag standards, at least). A very calm and warm night helped. I...
Jun 11, 2018
Crimpiau – part 1
Crimpiau is a minor top in Snowdonia, an eastern outlier of the Carneddau. It’s only about 450m high but has one of the best views in...
Jun 4, 2018
Penllech Beach
Moon setting over Penllech Beach shortly before dawn Revisiting a location doesn’t always work well. Sometimes it means you’re better...
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