Last week, the Peak District's weather forecast was for mist and fog first thing in the morning. However, all the signs pointed towards excellent photography conditions, with broken clouds replacing the mist mid-morning. All the weather forecasts agreed. The following day, I got up early and made the journey, meeting a friend around 8:00 a.m. … Continue reading Unexpected Weather In The Peak District
When I discuss my photography and give presentations, I notice people are often surprised when I say I practice photo editing. Not only do I spend time practising, but I frequently experiment, trying to refine and improve my skills. Many photographers seem to be under “the illusion” that once something has been mastered, we can … Continue reading Why Consistent Practice is Key in Photo Editing
When I started this blog many years ago, it was to share my photography experiences using mirrorless cameras. At the time, mirrorless cameras were much smaller and lighter than the typical DSLR camera, hence the name of the blog. They also weren’t popular; I remember a lot written in the photography press saying Mirrorless was … Continue reading Swapping To A Nikon Z7II For My Landscape Photography
I was out earlier this week again with my camera. This time, I was up at Burbage Edge South, hoping to photograph more heather in the Peak District landscape. Burbage Edge South isn’t anything like as popular with people as Higger Tor and Stanage Edge. This is good, as having ventured up to Owler Tor … Continue reading The View From Burbage Edge South
It’s fast approaching my favourite time of summer for photographing the landscape: when the heather is out. But as the weather has been a little unsettled this year, it’s difficult to know how advanced the flowering will be. Therefore, I decided to take a trip out on Monday evening to Surprise View to take a … Continue reading Photographing Heather in The Landscape
Although I make my living from photography, I’ve recently struggled to produce new work. It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to head out with my camera. It’s that I’ve been too busy dealing with other aspects of life (I won’t bore you with the details). In addition, I tore my knee ligaments a couple of … Continue reading Struggling To Find Time For Photography
Last week, I shared a disappointing sunset photo that turned out to be one of the best of the evening. I haven’t had time to get out with the camera this week, so I thought I would look through some old photos instead. That’s where I found this shot. Misty sunrise on Higger Tor, The … Continue reading More Disappointing Photography Saved
This week, the weather has turned decidedly wintery, and I headed up onto the moors for some sunset photography. There was some truly spectacular colour, but I didn’t capture anything more than what I consider to be snapshots. Stand Edge Winter sunset, Saddleworth I’ve therefore continued to spend time editing some of the many images … Continue reading More Landscape Photography In the Peak District
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
You may already know but I recently purchased an Olympus EM5 Mark III camera. So far, I’ve found the camera a joy to use, and I’ve been delighted by the images and colours produced. One disappointing area however has been the High-Resolution mode which I recently suggested was the camera’s weak spot. When used in … Continue reading Olympus EM5 Mark III High Resolution Mode
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