I lived on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales for nearly twenty years. Despite this, I’d never taken any photographs of Gordale Scar, one of...

Pendle Hill bathed in molten gold I had a visitor to my stall the other day ask me if I had any shots of Pendle Hill. This shot is the...

In response to the WordPress Daily Post challenge Tiny I took this a couple of weeks ago while waiting for a sunrise. In front of me was...

We met up with some friends recently in the Cotswolds and had a nice day walking and chatting. I took a few shots of one of the villages,...

Well, I’d like to thank my mother for the encouragement she gave me as a child, my wife for continuing support, etc., etc. Why the...

Bolton Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales is a very popular visitor spot. On bank holiday mondays it’s absolutely heaving. It’s also a...

We’ve had some bad weather in the last week and I think by the time I manage to get back to the Lake District the peak of autumn colour...

I think yesterday was the first frost we’ve had this season in Cheshire. I managed to get out for the sunrise. The sun gave a brief and...

Autumn colour is fleeting and unpredictable. The peak period only lasts a few weeks and a storm can bring it to a quick end. You really...

…when you should be out photographing? It’s peak colour in northern England at the moment. There’s some spectacular foliage out there...

In response to the WordPress Daily Post Challenge H2O I didn’t want to post a “conventional” photo of water for this challenge. I have...

Here is the manual focus ring from my M.Zuiko 14-42mm pancake lens, from my Olympus OMD-EM10. The lens has been good (very happy with it...

Bird droppings I like to include fore-ground interest in my pictures. In the Lake District outcroppings of rock are often particularly...

Yesterday I planned a trip to the hills above Kirkstone Pass in Cumbria. I’d checked the map, it looked good. High ground, extensive...

It’s a bit of a cliche for people on the internet to ask whether getting the latest and greatest camera or lens will make their...

In response to the Daily Post Photo Challenge Edge These shots were taken on Saturday from one of my favourite mountains, Tryfan in the...

I’ve booked a place at the St. Gemma’s Leeds Art and Photography Exhibition in October. I’ve chosen a set of eight shots from my recent...

In response to the Daily Post challenge – Mirror In landscape photographs I don’t often use mirrors but I don’t always take landscape...

I went for another overnight wild camping trip to Porth Or (AKA Whistling Sands) a couple of weeks ago. My first trip (here and here )...

In the past I’ve struggled to get good results taking shots of fields of flowers. In Yorkshire, where I lived until recently, May and...