I recently posted an article about a new book I had purchased which described photographic locations in The Peak District. Spurred on by my success in finding such a great book I decided to see what other photo location books were available for the UK, and which might cover locations I regularly visit. That’s when … Continue reading Photographing North Wales
Friday Image No.66
For this week’s Friday image I wanted to share a shot from last Saturday’s outing to Barmouth in North Wales. This is Estuary which is a huge expanse of sand or water (depending on the tides) and which is immensely impressive. If you look closely on the sands to the left side you will see … Continue reading Friday Image No.66
The G7X is Working Well
I thought that I would share this image with you. It was shot on the Canon G7X during Saturday’s trip to Barmouth in Wales. We had just walked up through the woods to this outlook and decided the light was perfect. As my main camera was in a pack on my back I decided to … Continue reading The G7X is Working Well
Canon G7X – They May Have it Right
I was out with a friend yesterday at Barmouth in Wales. The weather didn’t really play its part but the cameras still performed wonderfully. The G7X was particularly nice to use (despite the criticisms I might have levelled against it in past blog posts). It was nice to have a pocket camera that I could … Continue reading Canon G7X – They May Have it Right
Friday Image No.65
I love Friday’s. It’s the one time in the week when I feel that I can justify working on any image that I like in order to share it with people. I don’t need to care if it’s what people want, all that matters is that I like it. That’s an incredibly liberating feeling as … Continue reading Friday Image No.65
Lightroom Colour Rendering
Recently I have become more and more interested in creating images that exhibit natural colours. These might not always have been the colours present when I shot the image but the goal is to make them appear natural and believable whilst still being vibrant. Part of this search for natural colour rendering is down to … Continue reading Lightroom Colour Rendering
Peak District through a Lens
For those readers that don’t know, I live in an area known as Saddleworth in the North West of England. It can be quite a harsh environment but it can also be quite beautiful, cutting into the top edge of the Peak District. Despite having easy access to the Peak District I seldom photograph there, … Continue reading Peak District through a Lens
Friday Image No. 64
It’s another waterfall image this week I’m afraid. This is one of the falls at Keld in the Yorkshire Dales. The weather wasn’t too kind but it doesn’t usually matter when shooting waterfalls or forests. In fact I like the wet weather for this type of scene as it makes the foliage glow with colour. … Continue reading Friday Image No. 64
Compact Camera Image Quality
As regular readers will be aware, I have recently been sharing my thoughts about the Canon G7X camera recently. My previous posting on the subject was a little critical as I had found that on very long exposures, light appeared to be leaking into the camera through the lens barrel. I would now like to … Continue reading Compact Camera Image Quality
The Power of a Letter
This story has nothing much to do with Photography but I wanted to share it as it restores my faith in people. Over the weekend I was in France to visit my daughter and her partner for my Grandson’s first birthday. Whilst my daughter and her partner don’t have very much money they wanted to … Continue reading The Power of a Letter
The Lightweight Photographer 