Creativity - using scene modes
I went walking from Torver to the shores of Coniston Water on a grey day. As usual I had my little Olympus camera. It's of the...
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Nov 9, 2022
A day of two halves - around Weardale
My first trip to the head of Weardale, starting at the pretty village of Cowshill. From Brampton you drive through Alston and over the...
Nov 7, 2022
Tilberthwaite
Back in February this year, when we were living for a time in the south of Cumbria, I had a day out photographing around Tilberthwaite. A...
Oct 13, 2022
A different side of Cumbria
Many people think of mountains and dales, woods and lakes in the Lake District but Cumbria is much more than the national park. Having...
Oct 6, 2022
A wander around Dent
A set of photos of a walk around Dentdale
Jun 20, 2022
On composition
I always think that horizontal lines cutting straight across the picture are bad. The cut the energy out of the composition and stop the...
Jun 14, 2022
Catching up
Since we started looking for a new house, over two years ago, photography has suffered and now I have an imposing backlog of photos in my...
Aug 14, 2021
Borrowdale wild camp part 2
The morning after the night before (see part 1 ). A fine night but uncomfortable because I'd chosen stony ground. There are generally two...
Aug 7, 2021
Borrowdale wild camp part 1
Sunset of a wild camping trip above Borrowdale, Lake District.
Jan 20, 2021
What camera should I buy - part 3, the fixed lens compact
In "the olden days" everyone had a point and shoot film camera. These typically had a non-removable zoom lens with perhaps a 35-70mm or...
Jan 20, 2021
Still catching up
In the spirit of the post from a few days ago, about ruthless editing, I'm slowly catching up with a backlog of photos taken over the...
Jan 19, 2021
Catch it while you can
We don't get much snow in this part of the world and it's a gift for a landscape photographer. Everything changes and scenes can be found...
Jan 16, 2021
Four local shots
I'm still trying to get out in my own back yard during lockdown and find good shots. In the spirit of my previous blog post I've edited...
Jan 14, 2021
Less is more - shot selection and editing
It's hard to stay enthusiastic during lockdown. I can't go out and about shooting my favourite subjects and the muse is hard to find...
Dec 23, 2020
What tripod should I buy?
I've written recently about what cameras to buy. I was asked the other week by a workshop client what tripod she should buy, so here are...
Dec 6, 2020
What camera should I buy - part 2, the mirrorless ILC
In the previous post I spoke about buying a DSLR as a first camera for a beginner. Now I'll talk about the latest thing - mirrorless...
Nov 23, 2020
What camera should I buy - part 1, the DSLR
I'm often asked at markets, and recently on facebook, "What camera should I buy". This is nearly always from novices, presumably baffled...
Nov 21, 2020
Still in lockdown
I've lived here for five (six?) years now and always struggled to find inspiration for photographs. Necessity is the mother of invention...
Nov 14, 2020
Exploring Cheshire Autumn
At the start of the peak of autumn colour, a few weeks ago, I went exploring in my own back yard of Cheshire. Wandering around Helsby...
Nov 11, 2020
Panoramas with Microsoft ICE
Panorama stitching with Microsoft ICE
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