Aurora over Lancashire
Two nights ago something quite unbelievable happened over Lancashire, in fact all across the UK and into Europe and beyond. The Aurora Borealis put on a show. And it wasn't just any show, it...
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Category: Photography
Ratcliffe Power Station
Given the amount of times I've photographed cooling towers and power stations it's remarkable that I've never managed to capture one in steam before now. It used to be such a common sight...
Read MoreThe Pin Mill Wrecks
This is one of those places you see on other photographers' feeds and think "wow, I really want to visit there" - but unless you really know your stuff you won't know what goes in to capturing...
Read MoreThe Cold War & the Milky Way
I've wanted to try some Milky Way photography for a while now and never quite managed to line up the right conditions with my own availability, or indeed found a 'subject' to sit in the frame...
Read MoreRoyal Scot
I do like a steam train, and the frenetic challenge of photographing them is completely at odds with the peaceful and considered landscape photography I normally indulge in. Google seems to...
Read MoreDurham Heritage Coast
I find the sea to be a very calming thing in an otherwise increasingly jarring world, so when I travel about the country I'm usually not that far away from the waters' edge. The Durham...
Read MoreLong Exposures
As another year draws to a close I thought I'd talk about a few long exposure shots that I haven't posted up before. There's no great story to these so I've not written about them in depth but...
Read MoreLandscape photography around Fort William
I've just spent a week up in Fort William and did wonder if I could fill the time without covering too much of the ground I've already shot. As it turned out I was quite happy with the relaxing...
Read MoreBack in Whitby
I'm conscious of re-shooting a scene when I don't feel it can be improved upon, and I don't think I've even attempted this one since I shot it after dusk five years ago. On this occasion though...
Read MoreCornish Tin - Part 3
I left you at Botallack Mine at the end of the last post, with two very different shots of the Crown engine houses. If you haven't seen it you can read it here. This time we move further along...
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