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A diversion for an inversion

All the weather apps were forecasting fog across the Peak District for Tuesday this week, so a friend and I headed out to explore some woodlands. However, we go...

Comparing Crop and Full Frame Dynamic Range

I've recently taken the plunge and switched from a Canon 80D (APS-C) to the Sony A7R III (Full Frame Mirrorless). There were a couple of reasons behind the swit...

A Misty, Frosty Peak District Morning - Part 2 - Into the Woods

This is a continuation of yesterday's post which was all about the sunrise. After the light grew a little harsh, I decided to head across to a fog bank I could ...

A Misty, Frosty Peak District Morning - Part 1

I felt like the universe was telling me to stay at home yesterday. I've written before about my mental struggles to get out of the house, but when I was faced w...

The Missing Freedom after the Lockdowns

I’m writing this on the day when Boris announced a return to compulsory mask-wearing after two cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed in the UK. Who knows ...

Winter in the Woods

In recent years I've developed something of an taste for Progressive Trance (I know, it sounds like a Mid-Life Crisis when it's written down like that!). A few ...

2022 Charity Calendars

I love landscape photography - not just the images, but just the getting out into nature and finding ways to present the beauty you see. It's also a great way t...

A [failed?] search for the sunset

If I drive about an hour from home, I can get to any number of wonderful locations in the UK's Peak District National Park. It's a stunning area of upland moors...

A Wander Around a Summer Woodland

I've been meaning to get out and shoot some local woods for weeks now. However, many of my previous successful woodland shoots coincided with mist and fog which...

Digger Wasp (Ectemnius)

We had our patio repointed, but left a hole where we'd previously seen some mining bees. The bees never returned, but a group of digger wasps took up residence....

Hydra

Taken on foggy trip to ancient woodlands in the UK's Peak District National Park. There's a composition of these trees which has been popularised by a number of...

The Dragon and the Flame

Taken on a windy November morning, it looked like the cloud was going to swallow all the light. But, after the sun rose the clouds broke and we were treated to ...

About Me

I'm a 40-something Graphic & Web Designer from Manchester - but my real passion is Landscape Photography. It started as a means to get out of the home office an...

Sunset in the UK's Peak District National Park

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