The annual autumn colour hunt 2010
Posted on November 4th, 2010
This month I’ve mostly bin shootin’… autumn! Back in the summer I visited the waterfalls near Ystradfellte in the Brecon Beacons for the first time. Many photographers flock to this area to capture the magnificent cascades of water created by several rivers that flow through the valley. Each waterfall has a name and many have [...]
Winsford Hill, Somerset – a location guide
Posted on November 1st, 2010
Planning an autumn visit to Exmoor, one of my main hopes was to convey the beauty of the bleakness of the moors. I thought a lone tree on a windswept hill might provide the perfect opportunity for this as I’ve often seen such trees when driving through the area. Looking at my OS map of [...]
Pictures from the Dales
Posted on October 13th, 2010
I was very much looking forward to seeing the Yorkshire Dales properly as I’d only driven through the area briefly before when visiting the Lake District. During my week there the weather was less than ideal which meant that photography was a bit more tricky. On Thursday the cloud lifted briefly to reveal just how [...]
Double-page article in this month’s Outdoor Photography
Posted on October 3rd, 2010
The November issue of Outdoor Photography magazine features a double-page viewpoint article written by me about Winsford Hill in Somerset. I’d be pleased to hear your comments if you have read it. In other news I’m back from a week in the Yorkshire Dales and am just starting to process new images. The weather was [...]
Last images of summer
Posted on September 7th, 2010
The summer seems to have flown by and autumn is now being thrust upon us. Autumn in Somerset wouldn’t be complete without mist though, would it? Well, I have started the season quite well and have an image I captured on the Somerset Levels to show you later. In the meantime I have some news [...]
Landscape Photographer of the Year, plus new images
Posted on August 16th, 2010
To start with, some good news! I am very happy to say that one of my pictures, In Constant Motion, has been shortlisted in the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year competition 2010. The results of the competition will be announced later in the year so it will be interesting to see what [...]
Glastonbury, minus the festival
Posted on June 28th, 2010
Well the annual exodus from the Glastonbury Festival site is well underway here in Somerset. I didn’t go to the festival this year but I did head out with some friends to watch Glastonbury Tor being illuminated as part of the festival’s 40th anniversary. Sadly the power cable to the lights was slashed that night [...]
Epson Pano Awards 2010
Posted on June 13th, 2010
I recently entered my picture The Glory of Avalon in the 2010 Epson Pano Awards competition. This international competition is specifically for images taken in a panoramic format. I received an email once judging was complete informing me that my picture received a bronze award! More info can be found on the awards’ website www.thepanoawards.com.
Overdue spring/summer update
Posted on May 26th, 2010
April and May seem to have flown by and I’ve been able to get some great new work branching out from my local area. A couple of weeks ago I had time to explore Dartmoor and the Brecon Beacons. Before that I was hunting misty spring sunrises around Somerset. So, working from the top: Crook [...]
Exhibition now on! Spring update
Posted on April 12th, 2010
I’ve had a busy few weeks recently, what with finishing pictures for my exhibition and doing DIY at home. Not only am I proud of my pictures but of the bathroom decorating I did too! Exhibition at West Mendip Hospital, on now until 27th May 2010 My latest exhibition “The Magic of the Levels” is [...]