2024-04-19 16:30
Last week, I shared some recent images I’d taken during bad weather on a mountain in the Lake District. As I haven’t been able to get out to do any photography this week either… Read More
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2024-04-12 14:46
A few months ago, I was talking with a friend. We both felt that our photography was missing something, and most images had the same feeling: BORING!
Part of the problem, we thought, is t… Read More
2024-04-05 15:46
I’ve been thinking for some time that the walls in my office look bare and need some photography. Then, last weekend, I found a couple of A3 and A2 frames down the side of a wardrobe… Read More
2024-03-29 17:39
Last week, I shared some of the images I captured on a trip to Cornwall. On my way home, I called at Wells in Somerset to photograph the wonderful Cathedral there. In a moment, I’ll sh… Read More
2024-03-22 15:07
Last week, I didn’t manage to post any photos. That’s because I was away in Cornwall celebrating my 35th Wedding Anniversary. And whilst I was there, I couldn’t resist doin… Read More
2024-03-08 16:07
I’ve been a long-term user of Drobo storage units for my photography. I purchased one of the first units in the UK and immediately loved its ease of use. Buy a bunch of cheap(ish) comp… Read More
2024-03-01 16:13
Problems are never quite as simple as we think they are. When we look at a problem, we tend to think in terms of cause and effect. Something has changed, which has caused the problem. Find w… Read More
2024-02-23 17:39
Last week, I shared a disappointing sunset photo that turned out to be one of the best of the evening. I haven’t had time to get out with the camera this week, so I thought I would loo… Read More
2024-02-16 17:23
Have you ever had the experience of watching a spectacular sunset unfold? Then, as the sun nears the horizon and the light should be at its best, it simply dies away.
I seem to find mysel… Read More
2024-02-09 17:05
Last week, I didn’t manage to post anything as I was away in Italy, where I was doing some snowshoeing. It’s something that I love to do as it can take you into the depths of the… Read More
2024-01-26 17:19
This week, I headed over to Blackpool and met up with a friend for some photography. The weather looked very promising. I love the idea of photographing old seaside towns out of season, so t… Read More
2024-01-19 15:19
This week, the weather has turned decidedly wintery, and I headed up onto the moors for some sunset photography. There was some truly spectacular colour, but I didn’t capture anything… Read More
2024-01-12 16:02
Earlier in the week, I headed to the Peak District for some landscape photography.
I love this time of year for photographing the landscape; at least I do when it isn’t raining. But… Read More
2024-01-05 16:19
Happy New Year.
I’m not yet back in the swing of things following the Christmas and New Year Break, and I certainly haven’t been able to do any photography. It hasn’t st… Read More
2023-12-22 16:00
Christmas and the New Year are almost on us. But before I shut down for a break, I wanted to share a few snowy photos from the past. There are fewer snowy days than ever now, so I like to ma… Read More
2023-12-15 16:49
Living in the UK, I’m never that far from the coast, and I love a bit of coastal photography. Now for the bad news. I live in the North West of England, which doesn’t have the ru… Read More
2023-12-08 15:04
Last week, I published a post where I shared a few of my bucket list photos taken in Dubai. In that post, I also shared my thoughts about using my iPhone alongside a regular camera. This wee… Read More
2023-12-01 16:21
If you regularly visit this site, you’ve probably noticed that I haven’t posted anything for over a month. That’s because I’ve been out of the country travellin… Read More
2023-10-27 14:29
The weather for Wednesday this week looked extremely promising. The forecast was for localised fog with the sun breaking through later in the morning. I decided these would be the perfect co… Read More
2023-10-20 14:27
As regular readers of my ramblings will know, I have complained about the colours produced by my Panasonic G9. As a result, I even found myself buying an Olympus EM5. After some time with th… Read More
2023-09-22 15:57
Towards the end of 2020, I headed out to The Roaches in the Peak District. It’s a popular area with climbers and gives excellent views over the Staffordshire countryside.
You may re… Read More
2023-09-08 14:32
You may already know but I recently purchased an Olympus EM5 Mark III camera. So far, I’ve found the camera a joy to use, and I’ve been delighted by the images and colours produc… Read More
2023-09-01 14:54
I’ll soon be making a trip which involves a fair amount of trekking, some of which will be in mountain areas. But as well as trekking, I’ll be shooting regular travel photography… Read More
2023-08-25 16:04
As I mentioned last week I bought a new camera, a used Olympus EM5. It’s an excellent camera and I love the colours. Last weekend I took it out for a trial and managed a few nice image… Read More
2023-08-18 16:20
Last week, I shared that I had purchased a used Olympus EM5 Mark iii, along with a couple of images from its first outing. I’ve now been out with the camera a few more times and I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-08-11 12:59
Many readers of this blog might recall me complaining about the Panasonic G9. On one hand I love the camera; it’s well build, feels great in the hands and the image quality is excellen… Read More
2023-08-04 16:05
Yesterday, I headed out to do a walk around Win Hill in the Peak District. I’ve done this walk in the past or tried to. It’s supposed to be around 6 miles but last time it turned… Read More
2023-07-28 13:40
Last week, I mentioned that I love to capture painterly light when photographing the landscape. A few people commented and some emailed me directly. It appears there is an interest in what t… Read More
2023-07-21 15:32
I must admit that I’m rather addicted to photographing landscape scenes at sunset and sunrise. When I look at my Instagram feed, I can see that most of my images feature a colourful sk… Read More
2023-07-14 15:20
On Wednesday, the weather forecast was looking good, so I decided to head out for some landscape photography with a friend.
Following the recent reopening of a local car park (it’s… Read More
2023-07-07 16:15
I was out on Wednesday evening, heading over to the Peak District to photograph the landscape. The plan was to meet up with a friend at Higger Tor in the hope of shooting a great sunset. The… Read More
2023-06-30 13:02
Apologies that I haven’t posted anything recently. I’ve been over in France visiting family. Whilst I was there, I became quite hooked on taking photos with my phone. That’… Read More
2023-06-09 16:02
The sun has been out all week here which can only mean one thing – it’s about to rain. That means that I need to get out with one of my infrared cameras before it starts. The wea… Read More
2023-06-02 14:12
Today is Whit Friday and in Saddleworth that means only one thing – the Band Contest. It’s often described as “the greatest free show on earth” (providing you like Br… Read More
2023-05-26 13:18
This was a good week. The weather has been wonderful and on Tuesday evening, I managed to get out to shoot the sunset. Whilst it wasn’t quite as spectacular as I had hoped for later in… Read More
2023-05-19 15:14
I’ve been flat out working on several projects over the past few weeks and haven’t managed to do any photography. Instead, I decided to work on some old images from a trip to Bol… Read More
2023-05-05 15:45
When it comes to new camera equipment, are we placing too much reliance on the media and those held up as experts? I think the answer is probably yes.
The problem with the media is that t… Read More
2023-04-28 14:15
This past week, I finally made it out to shoot landscapes with the Fuji XT5. A friend was heading up to the Lake District and asked if I wanted to join him.
We started the day up at Grang… Read More
2023-04-21 16:52
I’ve spent this past week on a break in Suffolk. It’s given me time to clear my head and try out the new Fuji XT5. I visited a few of the popular coastal towns but also called in… Read More
2023-04-14 16:55
Following a chest infection a few weeks ago, I haven’t been doing any photography. The last time I ventured out was to Liverpool with my newly acquired XT5. After that trip, I shared a… Read More
2023-03-31 14:09
Last week I took a chance and bought a new Fuji XT5 camera.
This is a replacement for my rather well used Fuji XT3. The XT3 has developed several niggles over the past year and has misbeh… Read More
2023-03-17 14:51
This past week, I’ve been going through some of my old images from 2008 when I visited the US. I like doing this as it’s always interesting to see how well the latest software wi… Read More
2023-03-10 16:48
A couple of days ago, I shared this image on my Instagram account.
Blackpool Beach and PierI shot it using a Panasonic G9 with Leica 12-60 lens at 12mm. It’s a handheld exposure of… Read More
2023-03-03 14:07
Last week, I shared a landscape image that I’d taken from Burbage Edge on the Peak District. I used it to talk about the quality of my Panasonic G9 micro four thirds camera and Leica l… Read More
2023-02-24 15:44
Yesterday, I met up with a friend in the Peak District for some photography. The day before, I spent a lot of time wondering which camera should I take. The choice was to go with my Fuji XT3… Read More
2023-02-17 15:23
A couple of weeks ago, I was out in the Peak District visiting Higger Tor. It was bitterly cold at the time and had been snowing earlier in the week. That’s when I shot this image… Read More
2023-02-10 17:33
Last week, I didn’t post anything to the blog. That’s because I was out of the country, snowshoeing in the mountains of Austria. I can still feel the stress of climbing steep slo… Read More
2023-01-27 17:12
I’m sure that you will have seen these sorts of photos before. The ones where the sky is black, and the buildings are thrown into deep shadows, other than for a shaft of light picking… Read More
2023-01-20 14:53
Last week, I mentioned that I wanted to try my hand at Urban Photography again. So, I met up with a friend and we headed into the city with our cameras.
What I realised very quickly is th… Read More
2023-01-13 15:31
Yesterday, I was in Manchester and needed to visit the Central Library. If you have never been, it’s a fantastic place to see. I used to go there back in the 1980’s on my lunch b… Read More
2023-01-06 16:29
It’s the start of a new year and I hope that it’s a great one for your photography. There are lots of New Year Resolution posts and emails doing the rounds so I won’t add t… Read More
2022-12-16 17:22
I was laid up ill for most of last week. This week I’m feeling a lot better but still not 100%. I did however manage to get out for a brief (very chilly) walk on Wednesday. It’s… Read More
2022-12-09 16:21
Today’s post will be a short one. I’ve been laid up ill all week and haven’t been able to do much.
Outside I can see that we’ve had the first real frost of this wi… Read More
2022-12-02 15:02
This week, I had planned to share more of the images from my recent outing to Blackpool. But then something happened, and I became side-tracked. I wish I could tell you what it was, but I do… Read More
2022-11-25 16:10
Earlier this week, Tuesday to be precise, I headed over to Blackpool with a friend. Blackpool is a great location for photography and often produces amazing sunsets at this time of year. As… Read More
2022-11-18 17:21
I’ll start by apologising that I wasn’t able to post last week. I simply had too much work to find the time.
This week, after a week of rain here, I thought that I would share… Read More
2022-11-04 18:00
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing my shots from a misty woodland shoot which turned into a heavy rainstorm. This week I ventured out to try this location again, as the we… Read More
2022-10-28 16:02
Last week, I shared an image that I had taken at Bole Hill Quarry in the Peak District. This week it’s the turn of another from the same shoot.
It’s difficult to describe quit… Read More
2022-10-21 16:49
On Wednesday, I arrived home from a trip to the Lake District where the colours were turning autumnal. Feeling motivated to get out for some photography, I checked the weather forecast. I co… Read More
2022-10-14 15:54
In September 2020, I was fortunate to witness the best sunset I’ve ever seen. Whilst I have seen lots of dramatic and beautiful sunsets, this one sticks in my memory as the best. The c… Read More
2022-10-07 16:25
I hope that you missed me last Friday.
I didn’t post any images because I took the week off. I wanted to finish building some steps and I also went on a walking holiday to the Isle… Read More
2022-09-23 14:48
Here in the North West of England, the weather has turned decidedly chilly in the past couple of weeks. Whilst it doesn’t often feel warm where I live, the house feels more like a frid… Read More
2022-09-16 15:12
Yesterday, I was wondering what image to share in today’s blog post. At the time I was rewriting an old tutorial for my website on stitching panoramas in Lightroom. This got me thinkin… Read More
2022-09-09 16:01
One thing that I’ve become almost obsessed with recently is creating natural colour in my landscape photos. Because of this, I’ve found myself reworking some of last year’s… Read More
2022-09-02 16:31
Last week I mentioned that I’ve been doing more work using the high resolution mode of my Panasonic G9. In this week’s post I want to share some of my thoughts about using this f… Read More
2022-08-26 16:37
I was out last night in the Peak District, photographing the landscape at Surprise View with a friend. We hoped there might still be some heather in flower although we knew it was a little l… Read More
2022-08-19 16:51
In Friday’s post last week, I shared a photo I had taken the week before, even though I had been photographing the day before. Now that I’ve had a little more time to process tho… Read More
2022-08-12 16:47
Last week, I ventured out in the evening to Derwent Edge in the Peak District. I also shared one of the photos that I shot on this blog. In this week’s blog post I want to share anothe… Read More
2022-08-05 16:05
The last time I posted here, I was getting all stressed about having yet more interruptions to my photography. I then took some time out for a family holiday where I picked up COVID. Fortuna… Read More
2022-07-15 17:50
Here we are in mid-July, and I find myself eagerly looking forward to September already.
Since the end of March this year, I’ve been over-committed and stretched in many directions… Read More
2022-07-08 14:55
This week, I’ve been looking back at some of my old images from 2011. This has been rewarding for a couple of reasons:
I was finding new images that I liked but which I previously h… Read More
2022-07-01 15:08
Life is getting back to normal here after the last could of years. I know this because I’ve found my time is continuously squeezed by needing to break off for various holidays and trip… Read More
2022-06-03 15:54
On Tuesday evening, I finally managed to get out to do some photography. Prior to this, I hadn’t been out since mid-March for all sorts of reasons.
To say that I was rusty is a bit… Read More
2022-05-27 17:53
Still no new photography I’m afraid. At least none that I’ve shot recently.
Instead, I’ve been working through more of my old images and found some real gems. Here&rsquo&hell…Read More
2022-05-20 15:15
Currently, I’m working on writing a new book. It’s about how to manage your photo library in Lightroom. Included in the book is a chapter about reorganising a Lightroom Library t… Read More
2022-05-13 15:42
As I mentioned last week, I haven’t been out with a camera since mid-March. That hasn’t changed this week, and I doubt it will change in the next few weeks; I have too many immed… Read More
2022-05-06 17:29
I’ll start by saying sorry for not publishing in April. There was simply too much happening in my life, and something had to give. Interestingly, now that I’ve caught up a little… Read More
2022-04-01 17:22
I’ve mentioned this a couple of times over the years. For me, the best light for photographing the landscape happens after the sun has set.
When the sun is above and near the horizo… Read More
2022-03-25 18:39
Yesterday after lunch, I headed over to Stanage Edge in the Peak District to meet a friend. The weather forecast looked good, and I was hopeful for a repeat of the great light from a couple… Read More
2022-03-18 17:36
This week was quite hectic. I was testing out a beta version of the new PureRAW 2 software from DxO. Not only that, but I was also trying to piece together a video for YouTube to coincide wi… Read More
2022-03-11 18:16
Despite struggling to work up any enthusiasm for photography (as mentioned last week), I did get out on Saturday, meeting up with another photographer. It was great to get out and clear my h… Read More
2022-03-04 18:09
With everything that’s going on (or wrong) in the world currently I don’t feel much like doing photography, and I’m sure a lot of others feel the same way. I’ll there… Read More
2022-02-25 18:56
There was a time, not too long ago, when I was obsessed with the need to prevent highlight clipping when processing my photos. I tried hard not to clip the shadows or highlights when capturi… Read More
2022-02-11 18:30
I was up and out this morning at 6:00am, heading over to Higger Tor in the Peak District. The weather forecast looked promising, but as I headed into the Peaks the fog thickened. Unfortunate… Read More
2022-02-04 16:59
Something that I love about Landscape Photography is that you never know what to expect when you head out. And that’s exactly what happened last weekend when I went to the Lake Distric… Read More
2022-01-28 17:42
Yet again I’ve failed to do any photography this week. Instead, I spent the week writing tutorials and working on ideas for YouTube videos. This isn’t a good track record for a p… Read More
2022-01-21 17:22
I’ll start by apologising for last week when I didn’t post an image. It was a demanding week which ended in a computer problem where I’m locked out completely. It’s a… Read More
2022-01-07 17:22
I’ll start today’s post by wishing you a happy New Year and success with your photography in 2022. Whatever your goals are, I hope you achieve them.
Now let’s get down t… Read More
2021-12-23 16:31
This week’s photo post is out a day early. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I want to take some time off over the festive season. I’m also recovering from the dreaded virus, despite… Read More
2021-12-17 17:01
Ever since I changed from film to digital photography (around 2003), I’ve always worried about using high ISO settings. Perhaps it’s because the early digital cameras had a lot o… Read More
2021-12-10 17:55
Something I have learned over the years is that the winter light on the UK coast can be magical. Nowhere else is this truer than at Formby. Sefton, only a couple of miles up the beach, is th… Read More
2021-12-03 17:19
Earlier this week I was over in Wales, staying at Portmeirion. For those of you who can remember the TV Series “The Prisoner”, Portmeirion was the setting. It was a great place t… Read More
2021-11-26 17:27
This week, I want to share a final image from my recent dull weather photography video on YouTube. This time the image is in black and white rather than colour.
View at The RoachesI shot… Read More
2021-11-19 18:03
I’ve made a couple of outings recently to photograph the landscape, but the weather typically hasn’t played its part. Usually, the conditions have been dull, grey, and overcast… Read More
2021-11-12 18:09
Last weekend I headed over to the Roaches in Leek to film a YouTube video about photography in dull weather. Whilst the day started very grey and overcast, it deteriorated into heavy, drivin… Read More
2021-11-05 17:24
I’ll start with another apology for not posting last Friday. I was out of the country visiting my daughter in France and had intended to post this from France. Unfortunately, technolog… Read More
2021-10-22 16:35
I’ll start with an apology, as I haven’t posted anything for the past two Friday’s. Unfortunately, commitments got the better of me and I was away both days and didn’… Read More
2021-10-01 16:31
Recently I met a friend in the Lake District for some photography. After a good start the light became too harsh, so we waited it out whilst drinking coffee and eating cake. We did though ha… Read More
2021-09-24 15:11
This week, I took a few days out to spend some time walking in the Yorkshire Dales. I say I took some time out, but I always like to take a camera with me for some photography. You never kno… Read More
2021-09-17 15:55
Last week I posted an image from a long walk that I did in the Peak District. I suspect the shot of the landscape may not have connected with many people. It’s taken me a long time to… Read More
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