Last week, I was in Stockholm. I’ve been there before, but it was more than twenty years ago. Then, for some reason, I decided I needed to return. I think watching Michael Portillo’s long weekend in Stockholm tipped me over the edge. I’m so glad I made the trip, as Stockholm this time was even … Continue reading A Memorable Return to Stockholm
Last Sunday, I visited Liverpool to meet up with fellow photographer and good friend Steve O’Nions. It’s been some time since we’ve had a joint trip to a city, and I don’t mind admitting that I struggled initially trying to find compositions. My initial idea had been to photograph abstract subjects, like paint on walls … Continue reading Exploring Liverpool’s Vibrant Wall Art
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
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 what changed, and we fix the problem. Except things aren’t like that in the real world. Real world problems … Continue reading My Panasonic G9 Surprise
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
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 rugged coastal beauty of somewhere like Cornwall. Despite this, I do have three locations that I return to repeatedly. … Continue reading My Top 3 Coastal Photography Locations
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
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
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 excellent. On the other hand, I hate the colours it produces. I’ve tried all sorts of solutions, but I can never get … Continue reading I Found The Heather AND MUCH More
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 into 12 because I thought I knew the route but didn’t. This time the weather looked promising, so … Continue reading What, No Heather!
The Lightweight Photographer 