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Illuminating York 2016 – Sony RX1rII
Another great chance to take the camera out on an Autumn evening in the city, this time in the historical city of York. No tripod...
Autumn in Nidderdale – Postscript
We found it! At the third attempt, Guisecliff Tarn, at about 4:20pm as the sun was starting to set, and without a tripod. So iso800 at f4...
Mount Everest Base Camp Trek – Prologue
In just over a week, I board a plane from Manchester to Nepal to realise the dream of seeing Everest. I can’t recall when it started,...
Autumn in Nidderdale 3
The third and final image from Sunday’s walk; the shimmering reflection of Autumn colours in the pond set perfectly in the aptly named...
Autumn in Nidderdale 2
Sunday’s journey to Nidderdale in the Yorkshire Dales proved to be rich pickings on the photography front with the second Autumn...
Autumn in Nidderdale – With the Sony RX1rII
I’ve be far too busy lately and nearly missed this year’s Autumn colours, but today, travelling through the Dales, we found a perfect...
Putting in the Miles
Over the last few weeks and months I’ve been putting in the miles in the Great British Northern countryside, in preparation for next...
St Gemma’s Hospice Leeds Art & Photography Exhibition & Sale 2016
Next week it’s the 16th St Gemma’s Hospice Leeds Art & Photography Exhibition & Sale 2016 in Leeds, and I’m contributing to this great...
Light Night, Leeds 2016 with the RX1rII
Leeds Light Night provided a great excuse to take the camera out after dark and capture some unusual images of usual scenes. Handheld...
An Old Friend – With the D800 & Sony RX1rII
3 years ago, on the first leg of our 90 mile walk along the Dales Way, I came across this sad old tractor, and couldn’t resist taking its...
Soul Machine
On a tramp around our local woods we happened upon a farm machinery graveyard brim full of mechanical contraptions of all shapes and...
Leeds Artsmix Diary – “A Boat & A House”
“I don’t get it” snorted the women passing our Artsmix stall last Saturday. “It’s a boat and a house, I don’t get it!”. “It’s art” I...
Sony RX1rII in the RAW
To compress or to uncompress? That is the question. Since I starting shooting with the RX1rII I’ve always had the format firmly set...
Leeds Artsmix Diary – The Dip
Arts Market Dip It’s no exaggeration to say that the last two Artsmix markets have been my all time worst Why? Well who knows. There’s no...
To the Isle of Harris, The Slow Way
“It’s the journey that counts, not the destination”. If your destination is the Isle of Harris in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides there’s good...
Defeated by the Beaches of Harris
Wow, crossing from East to West on our journey from the ferry at Talbert to Northton on the A859 and suddenly there’s Luskentyre right in...
Morgan The Whippet
Morgan the Whippet doesn’t often make an appearance on these blog pages, but she’s a constant companion on Polly and my travels … And so...
The Northton Jogs – Isle of Harris
Get up. Make cup of tea. Drink cup of tea. Shorts, trainers, t-shirt, hat on. Camera in rucksack. Rucksack on. Stretch. Down the track...
The Golden Road, Isle of Harris
Returning from Lewis in the North to Harris in the South, and to our base in Northton, we took the Golden Road, avoiding the fertile...
A Room with a View – Isle of Harris
“I spent many hours and drove many miles, chasing the perfect scene and perfect light, only to find it was right there in front of me all...
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