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,...

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...

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...

The first lesson every photographer should learn – when taking pictures on a pristine beach, don’t first walk all over it and leave your...

In response to the WordPress Daily Post photo challenge Details After we moved to Todmorden in 2010 we had some incredibly cold winters....

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

The sun just risen above the horizon casts heavenly rays across the valley and lights up Middle Dodd Starting with red, we have Red...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

I’ve just been watching Ridley Scott’s film of Blade Runner. The photography and production design are incredible. Sometimes when you...

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

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...

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

£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...

I’m continually nicely surprised and impressed by the results I’m getting from the unassuming 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 m.zuiko kit lens on my...

A walk round the hills above Llangollen yesterday. Changeable weather is good photo weather but I’d forgotten my waterproofs! A good day...

It was the first day of spring yesterday. I went to Nant Gwynant, along the road from Capel Curig to Beddgelert, and walked along the...