“The best camera is the one that’s with you” – Chase Jarvis I think perhaps I’m taking Jarvis’s observation a little too much to heart! This is a bit of a “what’s in your bag?” blog post, though it might be better described as a “what’s all that stuff on your passenger seat?” blog post. … Read more Stock Taking – May 2025
Around the first week of February, Matt, Glenn and I headed into the Peak District for a “get-together with cameras”. Traditionally, this is our version of an organised photo shoot; we turn up with our cameras and catch up on each others’ lives while wandering aimlessly around in a photogenic landscape, casually picking out photo … Read more PEAK
Inching into the scene Having noted that I didn’t shoot much landscape in the last year, I determined to make more of an effort to break out of my wildlife rut and back into a less documentary and more creative genre. It turns out that’s not an easy thing for me to do. Perhaps, with … Read more January Summary
Pathways and gateways This project began life unintentionally, over an extended period of time. I didn’t initially realise that I was collecting a catalogue of images of pathways and gateways, and only happened to notice a pattern in my photography around 2 years ago when I realised how naturally drawn to pathways and gateways I … Read more Pathways & Gateways – LIVE
2024 In Review So here we are, at the beginning of another year and so it’s time to take a look back over the last year and float some of the winning shots to the surface. I actually thought I did a year in review post every year but it turns out I’ve only posted … Read more My Greatest Hits of 2024
Annual outing on Maisie’s birthday It’s now tradition. Every year, Boxing Day is given over to remembering my beloved dog Maisie. Maisie was born on Boxing Day in 2009 and so, to celebrate her birthday, I retrace some of the steps that she and I took on walks and days out over the years we … Read more Maisie Day 2024
Picking up the pace Despite what I think has been probably some of the scrottiest weather over the last couple of months, where my photography has suffered a bit of a lack of attention, I’m still quite excited about a few of the photos I’ve managed to grab. I’ve also picked up some new (to … Read more Q4 Round-Up
On one of those rare occasions when my day off coincided with Sheryl’s day off, we decided to go with Glenn to visit the grey seal colony at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire. Not being sure of how busy it would be, there, we decided the best plan would be to get there … Read more →
Remember when I said I’d done buying lenses? Yeah 🙁 I noted in my recent Northern Lights post, the issue that I’d had with coma on the classic Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 lens, when trying to shoot astrophotography. This started something of a GAS itch, I think. I suppose in recent years I’ve been spoiled … Read more Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm 1:2.8D
This post is but a simple cautionary tale:- Beware of cheap accessories! There are only two types of filter that I use in/on camera. The first is a “big stopper” ND1000 10-stop neutral density filter, which I occasionally use for long exposures to capture motion blur, typically that of clouds or water, over multiple seconds … Read more Filter Fail
