My son Sam returned from a brief holiday in Magaluf with great memories but sadly with Covid too, so we all had to go into isolation. I did think I might use the opportunity to try some indoor photography with the Ricoh but decided instead to paint the exterior windows of the house! We’d had […]
I was running a training day In Bradford yesterday and to find my way to the school, as usual, I obediently followed my phone sat nav. I noted as I was getting close that I was passing through Saltaire and there was one of those brown heritage signs that pointed in the direction of Salts
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I don’t think I’d ever been to Runswick Bay before, which is a terrible admission having lived in North Yorkshire for nearly a quarter of a century. Watching videos of my favourite photographers has highlighted the fact that the pandemic has forced us to look more locally for inspiration but for me the creation of
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I started out with an idea I’d take some photos of Wrelton and Cropton which are both just down the road. However, after a rather fruitless time, inspiration-wise, in Wrelton I followed the road sign to Cawthorn Camps and I’m glad I did. Another lovely early evening so I expected more cars than the solitary
I’m starting to develop a project about Ryedale’s villages with a view to something, I’m not quite sure what, culminating in a year – in other words, a year in the life of these villages. It’s a great excuse to seek out places, though close by, I’ve never been to. I had an hour free
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My daughter Sara was due into York Station at 7.20pm on Saturday so after chores at Sainsbury’s and Monks Cross I parked at the Railway Station and had an hour. First, head down to the river walk. There had been quite a bit of rain in the last 24 hours but now it was quite
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Farndale is a valley within the North York Moors and is surrounded by some of the wildest moorland in England. The dale is sandwiched between Bransdale to the west, Rosedale to the east and Westerdale to the north. To the north-east sits Blakey Ridge at over 1,312 feet (400 m) above sea level, and to the north-west, Cockayne Ridge reaching up to 1,490 feet (454 m)
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Yes, I took the plunge! I’ve been mulling about this purchase for a while, very aware of the argument against upgrading kit but it was a particular incident, whilst doing some street photography in Scarborough, that really swung it for me. I was using my Canon 750D near the North Bay when a woman asked
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