Nature Photography & Fine Art, card & print making
Over the past 3 years I have been keeping a journal of my travels and some of my many images that I have taken month by month. I’m a bit behind this year but hopefully by the end of this month it will be up to date.
I am toying with the idea to create an e-book of my journal entries. I don’t know if any of you would want to read/look at my images in a form of e-book? There’s a fun poll if you’d like to let me know what you think (thanks in advance).
It’s Sunday, so here’s a few memories from one of my favourite places, the Lake District.
I haven’t visited for about two years now due to Covid etc and I’m really itching to get back there this year. I quite fancy going in Autumn when there are some beautiful colours in the trees & mountains and also some glorious sunrises and sunsets.
Also, I was supposed to be going out for the day at Fountains Abbey but an upset stomach put an end to that! I’m ok(ish) now but I thought I would also post a few images from the last time I went!
Who doesn’t like unique cards & gifts to send to their favourite people? I’m…
A quick edits of flowers that my friend had bought to cheer the house…
This was taken a few years ago when there was a beautiful corn field…
There is nothing better that cycling home through the woods and smelling the wet earth & foliage.
I wish I could bottle the intoxicating aroma of Bluebells, Wild Garlic, Cow Parsley and wet leaves.
Petrichor.
The wonderful smell in the air after it’s been raining.
Non stop rain all day, you can tell it’s approaching the Summer holidays! Everything is sodden, so not in the mood for taking any images…
Well since November has started it’s been cold, damp and miserable. I can’t wait until shops start putting up their decorations in the run up…
Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight.Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning
Usually by now I’ve entered lots of photographic competitions and been in the local paper with my picture but this year I’ve entered nothing. I seem to be lacking motivation but I’m sure it will return again soon when also I have more time.
I also much prefer the Autumn months will the ever changing colours of the trees and the beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Although I do not like the dark nights and the endless cold, damp weather.
The other day I was on my way home when came I across a field full of beautiful red poppies. I love poppies (I say this with most of the flowers though!) I must of took over 50 images so I haven’t really had time to sort them out but here are a few.
It’s Sunday so let’s me take you back to some stunning sunrises and sunsets from a few years ago!
Wow it’s been a week since my last post! I’ve just been so busy with work and gardening and all…
On my glorious bike rides through the back lanes, Cow Parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris, is starting to fill the hedgerows. It…
It’s Sunday, so here’s a few memories from one of my favourite places, the Lake District.
I haven’t visited for about two years now due to Covid etc and I’m really itching to get back there this year. I quite fancy going in Autumn when there are some beautiful colours in the trees & mountains and also some glorious sunrises and sunsets.
It’s Sunday so it must be visit the Lake District day! The Lakes are…
It’s Sunday so it must be visit the Lake District day! The Lakes are…
It’s Sunday so it must be visit the Lake District day! If you go…
It’s Sunday, so here’s a few memories from one of my favourite places, the Lake District.
I haven’t visited for about two years now due to Covid etc and I’m really itching to get back there this year. I quite fancy going in Autumn when there are some beautiful colours in the trees & mountains and also some glorious sunrises and sunsets.
It’s Sunday again and this gorgeous Magnolia tree was taken during the first lockdown.…
I can hear the wind blowing outside as I lay in my bed at…
I was having a sort out of my hard drive and I came across…
What a hot and sunny week this has been; of course now it is the weekend it’s gone cooler…
I have been growing some mini pumpkins for my window display next week and I have managed to salvaged…
While the county may be enjoying a patch of warm weather, today marks the end of summer months and the start of…
The weekend is here again but what a week! We have had Storm Douglas & Storm Eunice within days of each other. Today I thought I would share a post from Summer 2021 to remind us of beautiful sunny days. Luckily, we didn’t get the storm too bad where I live but other parts of the UK have not been so lucky. Stay safe.
The golden hour (also referred to as the magic hour) in photography is widely seen as the best time of day to shoot. For photographers in the UK, it generally lasts around an hour or less.
Overcast and shorter winter days can limit the magic hour. However, golden hour also happens twice a day. So if you miss it in the morning, there’s always the chance of shooting during the golden hour time in the evening. I like the GH in the Winter months when the sun rises about 07:30 – 08:00 which means I don’t have to get up really early like you would have to in Summer (04:00 I think it is at the moment!)
“What will happen ten minutes from now is going to be radically different than what happened ten minutes before.”
Tina Tryforos
Golden hour in the UK is the first hour after sunrise and the last hour before sunset. This means it changes depending on the season and even location. There may be a few minutes difference for when the golden hour starts and ends across the UK.
Due to the sun’s low angle, its rays filter through a greater distance. This creates a colour temperature at the redder end of the spectrum, with longer shadows which can add an extra dimension to photos. The light is warm and soft, perfect for golden images of landscapes, nature etc. So, what are you waiting for – get out there with your camera!
“It’s hard to overexpose or underexpose parts of an image, like a subject’s face, because the light is very even and has a beautiful golden hue.”
Jenn Byrne
Throwback to the beginning of 2022 with pictures from 2016-2021. I hope you have enjoyed the videos through the year?In 2023 I will be creating some more videos but I may put them on YouTube because of the amount of storage…
You probably know that throughout the year at the beginning of each month I have been creating a short video of photographs, from that month 2016-2021. Here’s the last of this year’s videos, I hope that you have enjoyed watching them.…
Another busy weekend. Also, I need to get some footage from my new drone camera uploaded when I find out how to compress it to upload it on to here! Hope you like my new edit on a very damp November…
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Just thought I would add this quote today which popped up on my timeline today – very true.
People across the UK are being asked to take part in an annual count of butterflies starting on the 15th July. I was only thinking the other day that I had not seen many butterflies at all in my garden or on the country lanes when I go cycling. The Big Butterfly Count is a nationwide citizen…
“Magic waited for me in the morning dew of this brand new day.” BL Bates
It has been a brilliant start to a new week; time is flying pat so fast I can’t believe it’s the 10th May already. I was very motivated over the weekend and ended up getting my macro (close-up) lens out. These gorgeous plants look even more magical with early morning dew on. I took far…
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A big thank you to all who have purchased andy cards or prints from me – Thank you once again!
Well December didn’t turn out bad as far as selling cards & gifts. Out of stock of all my cyanotype Christmas Cards & Chris the Christmas Cat! Next year I’ll have to get busy making some more of the Cyanotype ones.
I also sold three of my pictures at the last minute, so I’ll have to re-stock those too, especially as Valentines Day & Mother’s Day will be soon on the horizon!
The weather over the weekend was glorious, so instead of visiting the Open Studios I decided to create some new Cyanotypes. This time I used Grape…
It was such a lovely sunny day that I created by first Cyanotype of 2022. Using ivy, ferns and dried seed heads I created one fern…
Another play at Droste this evening, this time it’s the beautiful Wood Sorrell from the fields near me. It was when it was ice cold with…
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