Last week, I was away in the Lake District. I find the end of autumn and the start of winter a great time for photography. The landscape still has colour, and the sun is low in the sky most of the day. When it stops raining, the light at this time of year can be … Continue reading Capturing Winter Light In The Lake District
Like it or not, we all make assumptions when taking photographs. This could be about a shot that won’t work because of the conditions, so we don’t take the photo. My own example is that I avoided taking images that risked highlight clipping for a long time. The result was that my images lacked dramatic … Continue reading Challenge Yourself: Break Free from Photography Habits
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, I thought I would try to process more of the images. This was a worthwhile exercise. I say this because I … Continue reading More Bad Weather Landscape Photography
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 that we always venture out when the weather is looking good, often shooting during the golden hour. In the past, this … Continue reading When Repetition Creates Poor Landscape Photography
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 make the most of them whenever they happen. I think heading out into the snow … Continue reading Snowy Landscape Photography
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 that, I felt extremely pleased with its colours and started using it instead of the G9. Then someone suggested on this … Continue reading Comparing the Olympus EM5 and Panasonic G9 Colours
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’s one that was hiding as three separate frames. Once I stitched them together, I realised there was a decent panoramic scene. Ullswater, The Lake District. The … Continue reading More Old Photography
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 District. The weather forecast looked good, promising dry weather with sunny intervals. What I hadn’t realised and what wasn’t obvious from my weather … Continue reading Landscape Photography and the Unexpected
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, technology is now so secure that I couldn’t gain access because I was in another country. All attempts to verify myself were met with a … Continue reading YouTube Photography Question
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’t have time to schedule a post in advance. Last Friday I was in the Lake District, filming clips for YouTube videos. Whilst there, I had … Continue reading The Unexpected Image
The Lightweight Photographer 