In early April 2022 I decided to visit Gigrin Farm in Wales, probably the best location for photographing Red Kites. I had visited well over a decade ago, back when I was probably using a Canon 350D crop sensor DSLR with a Sigma 70-300 zoom lens. I’ve been a full frame Sony mirrorless user for…
The Whitby Goth Weekend has become a very popular event that is held twice a year. Due to Covid19 both weekends in 2020 were cancelled, as was the April 2021 event. Thankfully it returned the Halloween weekend in late October 2021. Over the years the event has branched out so that now you are just…
The North Norfolk Railway 1940s Weekend returned in September 2021 after the Covid pandemic resulted in 2020 being cancelled. It was a scaled back affair with the events confined to the train stations of Sheringham, Weybourne and Holt. In past years I’ve spent most of my time in Sheringham where the shops in the town…
Recently I’ve found myself visiting Scotland as part of my pet transport business. On those occasions where I’m passing close by to Falkirk, I’ll often stop to photograph The Kelpies. History Of The Kelpies The Kelpies are located at The Helix Park, located between Falkirk and Grangemouth. It’s very easy to find and well signposted…
Ewelina and I recently visited Croatia and our first night was spent in Rovinj Old Town. Situated in the area known as Istria, it’s on the coast and just below Slovenia which is in turn just below Trieste in Italy. Indeed many guidebooks say Rovinj old town has a vibe a little like Venice and…
I’ve always felt cityscapes lend themselves well to the black and white treatment. Since London was my home city until 2016 I had the opportunity often to photograph its mix of old and new buildings. I hope you enjoy looking at some of my London black and white photos. London Black and White Photos –…
The Sheringham 1940s Weekend has over time become one of the most popular 1940s Weekends in the UK calendar. Like many 1940s Weekends the central focus is around a steam railway. This particular weekend is still often referred to as the North Norfolk Railway 1940s Weekend. This train line is also known as The Poppy…
If you like photographing street art like me you might want to check out the Glasgow graffiti mural trail. I visited back in February 2016 after seeing some amazing graffiti examples on social media. In this article I show you some examples of Glasgow graffiti that I photographed back in 2016. I will also point…