Death Valley
I spent a few nights in Death Valley at the start of July—maybe not the best time of year to visit, with the temperature still above 100F when I arrived at 2am. It fitted in with a work trip, and I managed a bit of photography around sunset and …
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Skye in December
Wednesday 7 January 2015
I spent six nights in Skye just before Christmas. There was a lovely mix of weather – snow on the hils some mornings, nice golden light at sunset one day, and plenty of opportunities to practice photography in the rain! Most of these are quite well known locations. One that perhaps … |
Tripods and Umbrellas
Wednesday 3 December 2014
A bit more about how I have been taking photographs in the rain... I normally use a 16-35mm wide-angle lens on a full-frame body, and so I can't get much protection from a lens hood. In any case, I normally use Lee slot-in filters which could not be attached at … |
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Norfolk in the Rain
A trip out to the Norfolk coast in the rain, going back to two of my favourite locations to see what they look like in these conditions. I had my umbrella clamped onto the tripod to keep everything dry, and the bag hanging underneath to try to hold it all …
Happisburgh
Here's an image I have been working on for a few weeks. It is one of the blocks at Happisburgh that used to be the foundations for the old steps down to the beach. The steps were removed a few years ago after the new ramp was constructed (and after …
Cley New Cut Outfall Sluice
A few different versions of an image I've been working on... This is out at Cley-next-the-Sea, where the road to the beach car park crosses the New Cut sluice. One from an earlier visit to see what the location looked like last week, and then a new version this morning …
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The Beach Huts at Wells
Friday 11 April 2014
I just learnt that my image Beach Huts at Wells is on the shortlist for the RPS International Print exhibition. The first round of judging is done online, and now I need to actually make a print and submit it. It is a composite image of the beach huts at … |
Didcot Railway Centre
Wednesday 19 February 2014
I went to the Didcot Railway Centre yesterday. These images are all from inside the engine shed, taken with a Canon 85mm f/1.2 at f/1.2, trying to use the shallow depth of field to keep part of the engine in sharp focus with the surrounding workshop … |
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Southport National Open Exhibition
Just heard back from the Southport Photographic Society—seven images accepted out of sixteen entries, including all four of my mono prints. Here's one image I was particularly pleased about where perseverance paid off. The colour original was not accepted when I entered it a few years ago, but I …
Mounting
Monday 10 February 2014
I was giving a talk at Cambridge Camera Club earlier this week, and that gave me an excuse to make a consistent set of prints from some of my recent images. I thought I would have a go at mounting the images on to board rather than cutting window mounts … |
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