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It eventually stopped raining in Sydney last night and I took lots of night shots around Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Bit of a relief to have some of the ‘must have’ images in the bank! Ran off 7 rolls, […]

We landed in Sydney yesterday, blue skies and hot. Walked in the park and out to Mcquarie Point for photos of Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Didn’t feel well and had to return to hotel, got back just as […]

We have been in Hong Kong a bit under 2 days and are getting ready to leave for the airport, it is mid-afternoon Friday 22nd. We arrived Wed evening and had a short walk but my back was too painful […]

We are just in the Virgin lounge at Heathrow airport waiting for our flight. After a light meal we are ready for a relaxing wait. My back is quite bad, I have done too much in the last few days […]

Still having problems using Blackberry for doing my blog. The Blackberry browser keeps hanging so it doesn’t load complete web pages. Opera Mini seemed a better option to start with but the more I use it the more it plays […]

I finally had to admit defeat. The new PC that Tim from Whaley Bridge, had built for me was fast but still had the same faults that had caused me to buy a new pc in the first case – […]

I am in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton Pavilion Gardens. Paul Tavernor is on with me today so we are having a chat and telling a few tall tales, well it wouldn’t do to be miserable! I walked […]

Most of my blog entries are made using my Blackberry smartphone. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been easy as screen displays wrap strangely or not at all, buttons don’t work reliably and simple things simply fail to work and I lose all […]

Lake Light, my new lecture, will be presented for a second time Tuesday evening at Warrington Photographic Society. Drop by if you can. It’s a mixture of cities and landscapes. Dave Butcher www.davebutcher.co.uk www.darkroomdave.com

It is the Buxton Artist and Designers Fair this weekend. There is also a beer festival at the Old Hall Inn in Whitehough near Chapel-en-le-Frith. Difficult to fit everything in but we made time last night after the show ended […]

Just on way home from Hoylake on the Wirral having given my Peak Light lecture. Very appreciative friendly audience. Looks like we will be home about midnight. That’s 2 this week as I lectured to East Midlands Monochrome Group (near […]

We are having heavy showers and sunshine here in the Peak District so it is more like April than August! It’s a bit chilly too when the sun isn’t shining, with quite a cool breeze. The builders have made a […]

I was in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton yesterday and walked the 12 mile round trip, as usual. It felt very autumnal – the first time for several months that I have needed 3 layers and a windproof […]

It all started with a leak down the side passage on the house; the only way from the front garden to the back garden without going through the main house. With the builder and a local architect we decided that […]

Today is a Gallery day in Buxton for me. I took the opportunity to get some exercise and walked the 6 miles here, as I usually do. The weather was dreadful though, steady rain the whole way. Hope it clears […]

I am walking to Buxton Tuesday 27th July for a day in the Gallery. I should be there between 9.30am and 5pm. I changed the display just over a week ago so there are some new photographs to see. New […]

I have added some new images to my web site; 22 in total with another 25 to come soon. There are 5 from Oslo, Norway.A striking building in the Aker Brygge harbour area of Oslo. Looks like the prow of […]

We have been getting ready for the Great Dome Art Fair. It starts with the preview tomorrow evening 7pm to 9pm. Please do come along if you are able to. The main show is open 10am to 4.30pm Saturday 24th […]

I sent out a new newsletter yesterday. I use iContact to mail them out to try and avoid being black-listed. There is an archive of all of my newsletters on their web site. Follow this link to see a web copy of […]

We have decided not ot do as many shows as we have in the past so it’s just 6 shows in Buxton and 3 in the south. The next show is fast approaching, the Artist and Designer’s fair in Buxton Pavilion […]

You can now find me on Wikipedia. It was pulled together by Andy Oakey, of 10th Planet design, who does my leaflets and built and maintains my web site; too complicated for me to do! There is probably more information on my […]

I hadn’t realised how long since I last added a blog. Doesn’t time fly when you’re enjoying yourself? I have another 2 new web sites, one for courses and one for an overview of my business. Like the 3 new […]

I now have a web site for each of my 3 books. They give a better impression of each book than was previously available on my main site, https://www.davebutcher.co.uk/books-and-writing. If you are interested have a look by clicking on each […]

The 15 new Lake District images mentioned in my last post are now on my web site. We have also changed the Favourites page so that you can make your selections and then email a link so that your friends […]

I walked the 12 miles to and from Buxton today. It was clear as a bell with blue sky and white fluffy clouds and not too warm. Didn’t carry my camera as my bad back had been aching recently but […]

We have clear blue skies everywhere now, after showers earlier on. Nice light at the end of the day. Hope it holds for tomorrow as I’m walking to Buxton for a day in the Gallery in Pavilion Gardens. Dave Butcher […]

Mora jetty in Lake Siljan, Mora, Sweden Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Some of my Bryce Canyon photographs from last January have finally made it onto my web site. There was quite a bit of snow and […]

We have just set up our stand for the Artist and Designer’s Fair in Buxton Pavilion Gardens tomorrow and Sunday. It will be our second show this year but the first art fair. It’s also the first time I will […]

Just had a very nice meal and evening with our good friends Peter and Sally Moore and winding down ready for tomorrow. The Focus on Imaging exhibition is about to start tomorrow at 10 am at the NEC Birmingham. I’m […]

I have just sent out a newsletter by email. If you are not on the distribution list and would like to view it just click the link here. You can subscribe to the newsletter through my web site. It has […]

Lake Light – The Lake District Photography of Dave Butcher is now available. The printers delivered all 1500 copies this morning. Orders already received have been shipped. The official launch is at the Focus on Imaging show at the NEC […]

I have added some more new images to my web site. This time landscapes of Utah including Arches National Park, Canyonlands and Castle Rock. Bryce Canyon to follow. The Spectacles, Arches National Park Delicate Arch, Arches National Park Delicate Arch […]

I have just sent 7 images from places on the south coast to be added to my web site. 6 shots in and around Brighton and Leith Hill near Dorking in Surrey. More to come later. Brighton Pavilion, Sussex West […]

I have just sent off 19 new images of Chicago to be added to my web site. They should be on it early next week. The weather wasn’t brilliant during the day but was pretty good at night so rather […]

I have just sent 7 new images of Boston, Massachusetts, to Martin of 10th Planet, who maintains my web site. They should appear on the site within the next few days. Charles River Bridge at Night Charles River Bridge Reflection […]

Yesterday afternoon I heard that Lake Light was going to be printed this morning so I had an early start to drive the 27 miles across to South Yorkshire Printers in Sheffield for 8.30pm. I was there in good time […]

At long last my new book Lake Light is with the printers in Sheffield. Hope to soon hear when it will be printed. I will go over to check print quality when they start the print run. It has 89 […]

It’s snowing again as I look out of the office window. There is about 3 inches everywhere, no wind so it’s just coming straight down and not being blown around. Swapped our 7 year old Toyota RAV 4 for a […]

I have scanned, tweaked and sent 18 new images of New York to be added to my web site. They should be there in the next few days. In the meantime here is a preview of some of them.Dave Butcher […]

I have just finished editing 9 new images of St Anton and 1 of Lech. They will be added to my web site next week but you can see them here now. St Christoph near St Anton:Mogul skiers below Schindlergrat:The […]

Well, I’m not quite sure how we got there but I’ve just sent off version 10 of Lake Light to the Designer, Andy. I have seen 4 or 5 versions so I think Andy must have generated a few in-house […]

We made it home by 3.30 pm yesterday. It was snowing quite heavily across the Peak District as we came north from Ashbourne. It’s all gone now though as it’s a wet, grey day in the Peaks and about 7C […]

We are in the Virgin lounge at JFK airport waiting for our flight back to the UK. It was a very grey day in New York today so few photos. Just wandered around looking for shots that worked in dull […]

The day started with dropping off 47 rolls of Ilford FP4 at Chelsea Photo for processing. I have used them before and know them to be an excellent pro lab in New York.They agreed to do within the day, a […]

Just back from our evening meal, and very nice it was too. Now having a nighcap in the hotel bar before turning in for the night. Tomorrow we take my exposed films in for processing. Hope the lab can turn […]

Just waiting at the gate at Denver Airport for our flight to New York. This the boring part of any trip. Had an easy day yesterday. Started with a massage on my bad back followed by a walk around the […]

Today (actually yesterday since I’m writing this after midnight!) We skied Copper Mountain, a bit under 2 hours from Boulder. We skied the same area last year in low cloud and snow storms so had no idea what it actually […]

Another ski day, this time in Winter Park, west of Denver. We had a sunny morning then it clouded over and was followed by more sunshine. A good day for photos.Slopes were a bit thin in places but mostly the […]

Have now had time to look up the birds that we saw today. Both were grey and black. The first ones were Gray Jays but we also saw some that sounded like Nutcrackers that are often heard but seldom see […]

Another snowshoe day today. This time in the Indian Peaks Wilderness around Brainard Lake.I wanted to get a shot of the mountains from Red Rocks Lake. I saw the shot 4 and a half years ago but knew it would […]