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Surprise View
As you drive down Borrowdale from Keswick in the Lake District and you’re hoping for panoramic views along the lake and north to Skiddaw...
Aug 17, 2016


Whistling Sands part 2 – morning
I usually describe my wild camping as “lying down with my eyes closed” rather than “sleeping”. This trip was no different. Alarm at 4:45,...
Aug 16, 2016


Whistling Sands part 1 – evening
Whistling Sands is one of those magical places of childhood. We went there on holiday a few times as kids and it was one of my absolute...
Aug 16, 2016
Using graduated ND filters with a mirrorless camera
It’s been a while since my affections transferred from my big Pentax K20D SLR to my little Olympus OMD-EM10. The Olympus gives better...
Aug 16, 2016


Sensor cleaning
I’ve had spots on the sensor of my Pentax K20D for some time. In fact I think they were there for some years before I finally noticed. I...
Aug 15, 2016
Photography 101
The first lesson every photographer should learn – when taking pictures on a pristine beach, don’t first walk all over it and leave your...
Aug 14, 2016


Daily Post Challenge – Look Up
In response to the WordPress Daily Post challenge <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/look-up/”>Look Up</a>...
Jul 9, 2016


All the colours of the rainbow
The sun just risen above the horizon casts heavenly rays across the valley and lights up Middle Dodd Starting with red, we have Red...
Jul 1, 2016


Roughing it part II
We left our hero on the hill after he’d settled down for a short night, with the alarm set for 4am ready for the sunrise. I didn’t get...
Jun 13, 2016


Roughing it for my art
I’ve been threatening for a while to spend the night on the hills to get the late sunset and early sunrise and Joy has been sceptical at...
Jun 11, 2016


Harris is more than tweed
Do yourself a favour and make a trip to the Isle of Harris. We’ve seen a lot of lovely beaches while we’ve walked the south-west coast...
Jun 9, 2016


Ullswater evening
Richard and I went strolling along the shores of Ullwater last saturday night, after our first (fruitless) day exhibiting at the Cumbria...
May 19, 2016


Getting ready – Cumbria Photography Show
I’ll be at the Cumbria Photography Show this weekend, with a specially selected set of pictures focussing on mountains but especially...
May 10, 2016


Blade Runner
I’ve just been watching Ridley Scott’s film of Blade Runner. The photography and production design are incredible. Sometimes when you...
May 9, 2016
Cumbria Photography Show
I’ll be exhibiting at the Cumbria Photography Show with my collaborator Richard on the 14th and 15th of May. It’s at the Rheged...
Apr 25, 2016


The grandeur of the Ogwen valley
This set of shots was taken at and around Ogwen Cottage in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia. It’s a fantastically photogenic location with...
Apr 18, 2016


What’s it all about
In response to this week’s Daily Post challenge Landscape This week’s Daily Post challenge isn’t so much of a challenge for me as I take...
Apr 3, 2016


The Photography Show at the NEC
Yesterday I went to The Photography Show at the NEC with my good friend Richard to look at the latest toys and get some inspirational...
Mar 21, 2016


Olympus OMD-EM10 monochrome conversion
The Olympus OMD-EM10 (mark 1) has a built-in monochrome preset called “monotone”. If you select this preset (menu -> Shooting Menu 1 ->...
Mar 14, 2016


Grasmere sunset
£7 for car parking??? I really need to get better at finding free parking in the Lake District. My plan was for Grasmere and I realised...
Mar 14, 2016
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