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Was asked by one of the organisers to take some photos for possibly inclusion in the local newspaper. Here’s a small selection from what I sent her (and some others too):

I take a neighbour’s son to basketball occasionally in York and this week brought my camera along with my 50 and 85mm Canon lenses, so no zoom opportunity but had fun capturing what I could. As usual I edited them with Luminar. I like the Matt effect under the Creative tab which works with these

I really enjoy photography and relish having a go at almost anything but wedding photography is one I steer clear of. The pressure of getting it right, the formalities, skills required and, I must admit, my belief that far too much money is spent on them, will keep me from entering that world. However, that

I came across the work of Eliza Tsitsimeaua on Instagram and she inspired me to have a go at overlays. I’d been aware of them and double exposures as a creative opportunity but never attempted them. Luminar makes it relatively easy so here are some of my early creations.

It’s mid August and the moorland heather is at its purple best. We found ourselves in the vicinity of Ana’s Cross last night on a quest to return a pair of lost spectacles (long story …), so while Rach was sorting that I tried different angles to try and capture the monument in an interesting