As usual a chance encounter on YouTube and suddenly a couple of hours have gone as I consume one after another video from an inspirational teacher. This time it’s Pat Kay, I’m surprised I haven’t come across him previously. He has a large subscriber base and I haven’t begun to near completion of his output […]
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And Sinnington Woods. Set off in the rain but it brightened up as I got into the woods above the village. Super walk, great to see the wild garlic coming through, but don’t really feel photographically inspired today. Shows in the images, cottage looking a bit like I feel – hey ho – one of
Last week we left the gloomy and decidedly chilly North York Moors for another national park, the Lake District, and enjoyed a gorgeous spell of weather in a stunningly beautiful landscape. I do struggle with trying to capture natural land forms – they never match the real thing, a poor substitute and so I’m always
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I seem to always begin my blog posts with a short description of the weather and today is no exception. Except to say instead of grey and cold, today we had our first proper winter snow, well large flakes that didn’t last long but matched with some winter sunshine enough to get me out. I
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Total grey cloud cover and a woodland in the midst of its winter shut down – the challenge I set myself therefore, to find some colourful vibrancy. And here’s a couple more that don’t fit the theme so well but are OK.
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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
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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