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Jolly nice day today despite BBC weather forecasting end of the world storms! It was a short day of just 9 miles so we had a leisurely breakfast and left hotel at 9.30am, in sunshine.Straight up hillside to reach Great […]

The novelty of having phone signal has prompted me to do a 2nd post today. It’s mainly a beer review – Al and I had a bit of a session!First it was into Tweedies Bar for a few beers and […]

We made it to Grasmere from Stonethwaite. Quite a bit of heavy rain but with some sunny spells. More importantly there is a phone signal, something we haven’t had for the last 3 days.Heading off to the pub soon, probably […]

A mixed day today. We left hotel at 8.25am in dull but dry weather and made it to Ennedale Water in the dry. A few photos but light was a bit flat, I may have a bit of work to […]

We have just finished a nice meal at the Shepherds in Ennerdale Bridge. A couple of pints too, Ennerdale Liquidator and Jennings Bitter. I preferred the Jennings.After lunch at the Brook Inn we headed up Dent, a small peak outside […]

Left St Bees b&b at 8.20am and walked the mile to the beach for a paddle before starting the walk proper. Then a breezy walk along the cliff tops before heading inland. Mostly dry and warm. Walked past pub in […]

I am in St Bees on the west coast of England ready to start a 5 day trek with old friend Al, probably about 65 miles with a few peaks en route. Hope my bad back survives (I am on […]

I have an exhibition at The Storey in the centre of Lancaster, in the Thomas Storey Room. This is just 200 yards from Lancaster Castle, on the city centre side, so you should be able to find it without sat […]

Today we are at the Artist and Designer’s Fair in Buxton Pavilion Gardens. There are 46 exhibitors in all with paintings, jewellery, wood turning, felt, another 4 photographers and lots more. It is free to get in and closes at […]

Had a bit of work to do writing the press release for my next exhibition that opens on Friday in Lancaster, at the Storey Gallery. Then after a few odd jobs Jan and I managed to go out for a […]

My new mobile phone arrived today to replace the faulty replacement Blackberry Curve. It’s an HTC ChaCha Android phone. Jolly different to anything I have had before. Will take a while to get used to it but this is my […]

I should up and running with a new mobile phone on Tuesday. Vodafone agreed to an early upgrade to replace the faulty replacement phone they supplied on Monday. I have had some problems with the Blackberry browser in the last […]

I was just using the web browser on my replacement Blackberry Curve 8520 when the dreaded white screen returned. The only way out of this is to remove the battery. This forces a reboot each time. As the reboot finished […]

There are quite a few new images taken in late December and January now on the web. We did a trip around several ski areas and also snowshoed around Rocky Mountain National Park and Indian Peaks Wilderness. It had been […]

There are some new images of London on the web site in the Recently Added Gallery or you can find them through the Cities – London Gallery. Just click either of these links to find them. They are mostly panoramic […]

My Blackberry Curve has been using the battery at an alarming rate over the last month or so. Changing the battery for one from a previous Curve improved matters for a couple of weeks but in the last day or […]

What a great day in the Peak District. Blue sky and white fluffy clouds, temp over 24C but a cool breeze to stop me overheating. I worked most of last weekend (getting my books ready for accountant) and we are […]

It was a good day in the Cotswolds for photographs today. We were lucky and our old friends Carol and Al looked after us, with Al doing the driving. The days photography started on Painswick Beacon with good views to […]

Jolly busy today. Started with scanning a few local negs and editing for printing, then across to my dentist just under an hour away in Cheshire (a dentist is for life not just for Christmas)! Followed this by calling in […]

This was our third time that we had our own stand at Surtex. It is a show for licensing images for printing onto surfaces and textiles. Since it was in Manhattan in New York and is very specifically for image […]

Another day in Buxton Pavilion Gardens Gallery. Walked here this morning in the wind and rain. It”s hardly stopped raining all day. Hope it will be dry on the return. Visiting friends near Gloucester at weekend, I am giving a […]

Here are some more new images. I scanned these a few months ago but didn’t have time to edit them. On the web there are more. Near Rotterdam there is a World Heritage Site with 19 windmills in about 1 […]

The latest batch of images has gone live. This time it includes a couple of photos from the Telluride ski area in Colorado. The skies were amazing on one of the 2 days we skied there. I just used a […]

New photos of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Aspen tree tops have been added to the web site. Last year we arrived at the sand dunes just in time to be caught in a blizzard as we walked […]

Yes, even more new images on my main web site. This time some shots of the fantastic snow shapes created by the weather at the Wolf Creek ski area in southern Colorado. The trees were amazing! Last year we visited […]

There are a few new images of London on my web site in the Recently Added (for a month) and Cities sections. I have lots more to add but no time to scan and edit at the moment so it […]

Jan flew out from Manchester airport today heading for New York. We are exhibiting at the Surtex 3 day image licensing trade show from Sunday at the Jacob Javits Centre in Manhattan. Jan is running the stand alone, she is […]

The second day of the course and the locations were spectacular. We started in the village of Conistone and walked up to the Dib through a narrow gorge. Good views as the clouds broke up to give blue skies and […]

First day of our Yorkshire Dales course today. All went well. Overcast but dry to start, rain during middle of day and suuny afternoon. We managed 3 locations with several areas of limestone pavement (with and without trees) above Grassington […]

It’s a lovely day in the Peak District today. I’m in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton Pavilion Gardens until 5pm. Looking forward to my 6 mile walk home, it was clear as a bell, but cold, walking here […]

It’s a lovely day down here at RHS Wisley. We have a stand at the art and contemporary craft show in the grounds. It’s open 9am to 6pm Friday to Monday. Over 150 top quality exhibitors so lots to see […]

I made it home from Norfolk about 7.15pm tonight, almost 5h from Wroxham as delayed near Newark and had to divert. Took some more photos around Norwich this morning on a very warm blue sky day. It was back to […]

I’m in Norwich tonight. Didn’t need to worry about journey, no hold-ups so here in time to take some photos of castle in evening light and the old Royal Arcade shopping mall. Then it was straight over to give a […]

I am giving a lecture in Norwich tomorrow, Tuesday 19th April. Hope the roads are clear otherwise it could be a 5 hour drive from here. Felt awful today, I have a cough and cold. Fingers crossed I’m better later […]

All set up at the British Craft Trade Fair here in Harrogate. Had a bit of a walk around the town centre and ended up at the Wetherspoons pub, which happened to still have a beer festival running. Choice of […]

We are doing the British Craft Trade Fair, for the first time, starting Sunday until Tuesday. Spent most of today pulling things together for it. Looking for some galleries and other outlets at the show. Unfortunately, I had arranged a […]

Forgot to finish the report on Lakes photo course last week. The 3rd and final day (Tuesday) was great for photos. Lots of scope for big views with interesting skies. Found a new viewpoint for Great Gable from near track […]

Day 2 and it was dry all day except for a bit of Scotch mist (yes, even in the English Lake District) as we walked back from the pub tonight. It was a coast day for us and we started […]

Today was the first day of the Landscape Photography course in the Lake District. It was a bit damp all day. We spent the morning in Eskdale photographing waterfalls and shapes and patterns in and around the river. Lots of […]

We are in the Lake District heading for Stanley House b&b in Boot in Eskdale, where we are based while running a landscape photography course. The forecast is for sunshine and showers which would be great for interesting skies, although […]

Our 3 days in London taking photographs are over and we are driving back up the M1 to Derbyshire. We covered a lot of ground, walking everywhere. I have lots of shots of places not previously included in my web […]

We are in the Prince Albert a couple of hundred yards south of the Albert Bridge, opposite Battersea Park in London. The Good Old Boy beer is going down quite well; just waiting for the second pint to arrive. Took […]

Just had a nice meal at the Boat House pub in Parkgate on the Wirral. I’m giving a lecture to Heswall Photo Society tonight, kick off is 8 pm so a bit under 2 hours to go. Left home at […]

The first set of Sydney images have been added to my web site Recent Gallery pages as well as Cities Gallery. Click the header to go to Recent Gallery and click here for the permanent link to Sydney images.   Pitt Street […]

I found one new image of Marlow that I scanned several months ago so I have edited it and added it to the site too. Marlow suspension bridge and church at night Dave Butcher www.davebutcher.co.uk www.darkroomdave.com

These are the first images from New Zealand In November last year. They are mostly around the Mount Cook area of South Island and the odd one from Wanaka and Queenstown.Click here for the direct link to South Island New […]

 I have been hard at work over a a hot computer editing the images I scanned a few days ago. The first ones are in the Recent Additions Gallery for the next few weeks then after that can be found […]

I have just finished scanning the last of the first batch of New Zealand pictures from the October/November trip last year. I have also completed the Hong Kong and Sydney images too. Now I just have to edit them all […]

After a rather damp weekend today has turned into a sunny, crisp winter day with blue sky and white fluffy clouds. We could have done with this Saturday afternoon when we walked in the rain over to the Goyt Valley […]

The big trade show for the gift industry at the NEC Birmingham, Spring Fair, finished yesterday after 5 days. We made it home about 8.30 pm yesterday and celebrated our return with an Indian takeaway and a bottle of wine. […]