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 recall that 2020 was when the world was in lockdown with COVID. Because of this, I hadn’t been out much with the camera and … Continue reading Mistakenly Shooting JPEGs
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 images but also ruined a few for reasons I’ll outline. Recently I’ve been experiencing problems with flare when … Continue reading Forgetting the Basics of Photography
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 the original RAW file looked like. I’ll come to that in a moment, but first I want to share another example of painterly … Continue reading More Photographing Painterly Landscape Light
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 weather is perfect for infrared photography. Bright sun, blue sky, and a huge amount of contrast in the … Continue reading Gripped by Infrared Photography
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 Brass Bands). I sat outside to drink my coffee earlier as the weather is unusually sunny. Whit Friday is well known for raining heavily here. Even … Continue reading It’s Whit Friday Again
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 Bolivia in 2014. This is something I like to do from time to time to see how old RAW files respond to … Continue reading When Are We Cheating?
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 shot taken inside the Cathedral. This time I want to share a simple scene of a car park. The regularity of … Continue reading Back to Urban Photography in Liverpool
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 lenses. But the real reason that I was on Burbage Edge wasn’t to test the quality of the G9. It … Continue reading Sunset Photography on Burbage Edge
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. View from Higger Tor in the Peak District It’s a single exposure, taken with the Fuji XT3 and Fuji … Continue reading My Changing Photographic Taste
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 out an area of detail. I've even shared images like this here in the past. I must admit that I … Continue reading Creative Fine Art Black & White Photo Editing
The Lightweight Photographer 