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I have also added several more London photos from our trip in April (coincided with the London Marathon). For the next month they will be in the Recently Added Gallery but here is the permanent link to photos of London. Here […]

I have added some new images to my web site from our trip to Leeds at the end of April. They include some of the arcades, the canal and a night shot from an airy viewpoint above Eastgate. There are […]

Yesterday was our second day in Amsterdam and it was a hot one at 26°C. We had a late start after the late night of photography on Tuesday. We actually returned to some of the locations from Tuesday so that […]

We are on a short photo trip to Amsterdam. It’s quite a few years since I was last here but Jan had meetings here in 2011. It was an early start yesterday to catch the 7am from Manchester. The day […]

It was a wet start to the day so we didn’t hang around in Ullapool. We decided to go via Loch Maree and Torridon. Unfortunately the clouds stayed low so the views weren’t great. By the time we reached the […]

It was raining all morning in Stromness on Orkney so it didn’t look good for photos. Fortunately it had brightened up by the time we reached the Old Man of Hoy. The camera was already set up with the 150mm […]

The weather was the worst it has been all week. Heavy rain at times and clouds all day. We started with Yesnaby Castle, not a real castle but a sea stack (rock pillar just offshore) just south of Skara Brae. […]

A grey day was forecast so we decided to go for a walk along the coast from Skara Brae to the Kitchener monument on Marwick Head and back. That’s a walk of about 11 miles. Not too many photo opportunities […]

Today was a walk day. It was also forecast to be sunny all day; an orange filter day with Ilford FP4! We decided to go to the Orkney island of Hoy, which is where the only high hills are in […]

A dull day today until late afternoon then it was spectacularly good. First job was for Jan to sort a ferry trip to Hoy and a minibus to take 8 of us to the start of our walk tomorrow. Once […]

Another great day on Orkney. I looked out of the window a bit before 7am and saw clouds building in an otherwise blue sky. It looked good for pictures so I rushed out and was taking photos 7 miles away […]

We made it safely to Orkney yesterday after a smooth crossing from the mainland. Checked out the Dark Island in the Ferry Inn and watched the Euro football. Today we headed for Yesnabey for a coast walk. Bit of surprise […]

Today was a rest day after all the travelling yesterday. We stretched our legs with a walk along the canal and river before heading into the town centre. First stop was the Castle Tavern, a very welcoming pub opposite the […]

After all the rain recently it’s nice to see the sun as we arrive in Kirkhill near Inverness.We are staying with our good friends Mick and Kay, along with friends Brian and Maf, Rick and Glenn. Another 2 arrive tomorrow […]

We are coming to the end of the first of 4 days at the Craft and Design show at Knebworth House. Dull but dry earlier, sunshine now. Here are some images of the show ground and our stand. Knebworth House, […]

I have managed to find some time to scan and edit some of my new images from our recent trip to London. Here are a few examples. I have another 18 scanned and part-edited but unsure when I will find […]

Another good day at Hatfield House show. Good weather helped and forecast is even better for weekend. Some people were complaining about it being cold but compared to Derbyshire it was positively balmy! Blue skies expected all day tomorrow. Had […]

Busy day today. Started with opening day of Living Crafts show at Hatfield House. Lots of interest in my photos and sales to match, fortunately. It was mostly dry until mid-afternoon when there was heavy rain. Show ground is quite […]

After just one day at home between Penshurst and Hatfield House we are all setup and ready for the show to start tomorrow. It’s run by Living Crafts and is our first time here. We drove down in separate cars […]

Still 1 day to go of the ICHF show at Penshurst Place near Tonbridge. Opens Monday at 9.30am until 5.30pm. Full details here. It’s been a bit damp on and off the last 2 days, just light showers, but lots […]

We drove down to Penshurst Place near Tonbridge today and set up our stand. Lots of marquees and over 200 exhibitors. We are in marquee E, stand 21, right next to one of the doors. It took us a bit […]

We returned from visiting our friends in Leeds late Tuesday. I ran off 7 rolls of Ilford FP4 120 film but processing will have to wait a couple of weeks. The arcades were the main event really and I took […]

Finished 3 days of courses yesterday, 2 days of photo in the Peak District and a day in the darkroom. Really lucky with the weather, especially Saturday. All took good photos, always good to see. We are now off to […]

Yesterday, our last day in London, was wet all day. No photos but walked about 10 miles so at least we had some exercise. Also visited the Gloucester Arms in Kensington and Mabels Tavern near Euston Station. Pints of Youngs […]

It was London Marathon day today so we avoided the areas busy with the race. Covent Garden is always busy so we started there to give us the best chance of clear shots. It worked! Trafalgar Square was next but […]

A good day in London with lots of sun and blue skies with lots of fluffy clouds. Just a few light rain showers. Good weather for black and white photography. I now have shots of the Tower of London, Shard, […]

Today we spent the day on Holy Island/Lindisfarne and had pretty good weather all day. No camera again for me. We started around the huts made from upturned boats, then took pattern pictures amongst the lobster pots before moving to […]

Had a full day with clients on our landscape photo course based in Berwick. No camera with me today so that I could give my full attention to the group. We started in Berwick with bridges and a few town […]

Today started with snow flurries and a cold day in Berwick. After a quick wander around Berwick we headed for Bamburgh for the castle, rocks and sand dunes. It started dull but very quickly cleared and had me running back […]

We arrived in Berwick upon Tweed by 10pm last night ready to take photos and sort final details for course next week. Today started around Berwick while we waited for the tide to clear the causeway to Lindisfarne. Nice light, […]

Yesterday was a dull day so walked the Cornish coast instead of taking photos. Nice day for walking, not too warm. Started near Hayle and walked along beach then cliff tops to St Ives and back. About 9 miles. Lots […]

Having travelled all the way to Bristol to give a lecture last night we had already decided to travel on to Cornwall. So here we are in St Ives! This afternoon we arrived and it was completely overcast, no decent […]

We set up our stand in the State Bedroom at Haddon Hall today. What a place, a medieval manor that is largely unmodernised. There is also no heating so we will probably need thermal underwear for the show at the […]

We are getting ready for our first art and designer craft show of this year. It’s the Spring Showcase of Peak District Artisans at Haddon Hall between Bakewell and Matlock. We set up our stand on Wednesday and the show […]

Jan is driving us down south as I am giving lecture to St Neots Camera Club tonight. The lecture is Lake Light, 7.30pm start at the Bowling Club. It includes photos of Chicago, New York, Lake District, Dutch windmills, Hamburg, […]

Focus on Imaging is over for another year. It was good to see so many friends old and new at the show. We hadn’t exhibited for 2 years so it had been a while. Ilford Photo / Harman Technology kindly […]

Jan is just driving us down to the NEC at Birmingham for the Focus on Imaging show http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk . We are setting up our part of the Ilford Photo stand. They have generously given us space for 7 large framed […]

We have moved my web site from UK2 to Pipe Ten on the recommendation of Andy, who built and looks after the maintenance of my site. Over the last year or so we have had a lot of problems with […]

I have added 16 new images of Glasgow to my web site. These were all taken in October 2011 during the ICHF Crafts for Christmas show in the SECC. We are doing the same show again in October this year […]

I finished mounting and framing the last 2 pictures of 7 for the Ilford stand at Focus on Imaging, starting next weekend at the NEC. Time to go for a walk! As luck would have it I happened to know […]

I’m in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton Pavilion Gardens today. This is the gallery for High Peak Artists, there are 39 of us exhibiting here. It was a wet and windy 6 mile walk to get here, but […]

The photographs that I took in the USA in late December and January are now captioned. That means I can now print the contact sheets to see what I have and select those negatives to scan and add to the […]

As planned we walked the hills today. Unfortunately, we spent the entire 4 hours walking in the clouds, no bright spells at all. Just up the road Combs Reservoir had interesting snow patterns on the surface. Light was a bit […]

I forgot to say that on Friday I changed my display in Buxton Gallery in the Gardens, in Pavilion Gardens. Just as well, one on the big framed prints was sold Saturday morning and I didn’t get in to replace […]

Saturday 28th January was a great day in the English Peak District. Blue sky, white fluffy clouds, snow on the tops. We were out a bit late, after 3pm, but the low sun made for great views. I only had […]

We returned home from our USA trip on Saturday. The United flight from Denver to Washington was fine but the Virgin flight from Washington DC to London Heathrow was cancelled. We only found out a few hours before we were […]

Our travels are coming to an end. This is our last full day with our friends Rob and Annie in Boulder in Colorado. Tomorrow morning we leave for Denver Airport and return to Washington DC and Friday we fly back […]

Having unseasonably warm weather here in USA at moment. No real snowfall since we arrived. Still managing to ski though. Lots of blue sky for photos. Mainly using dark yellow filter with Ilford FP4 as lots of dark green conifers […]

Today, Monday 9th January was a ski day at Utah’s Park City ski area. Normally this is one of the most reliable ski areas for snow but right now it is struggling. A lot of the trails were closed, not […]

Forecast was for clouds and snow showers but we had blue sky all day! We decided to return to Taggert Lake to re-take the photos of yesterday and then carry on to neighbouring Bradley Lake. We used snowshoes and easily […]