Waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales
Ingleton Falls
A picture from the Yorkshire Dales Photo Workshop. This is where I learnt to do silky waterfalls. The secret, if there is one, aperture priority and use a graduated filter…
Winding bridge over a stream in the Yorkshire Dales
Packhorse Bridge, Clapham
This image was an exercise in getting the whole picture in focus - a depth-of-field challenge. In post-processing it was to be an exercise in bringing out detail from the…
Stormy outlook
This picture was taken on another of Nick Jenkins' (Freespirit Images) Photo Workshops - this time in the Yorkshire Dales. The combination of the dark, stormy clouds, the sunlight breaking…
Stainforth Force, Ribble Valley
Bubbling and foaming, Ribble Valley
This image marks the day I started taking RAW+JPEG images (I now just shoot using RAW). It also marks the occasion of a dastardly attempt on my life, when one…
Near Malham Tarn
Solitary Tree on Limestone Pavement
Near Malham TarnNot far from High Trenhouse, and Malham Tarn, this classic "solitary tree" picture was a bit of a challenge - given the rather dull and overcast day. Getting…
Pair of Goldfinches
Garden birds
The goldfinch is a common visitor to our garden in winter - who needs an aviary!
Waiting for dinner
I took this with a 300mm zoom, and then enlarged it further. Delighted to have got such a tack-sharp image which shows the cheeky chap looking straight at me and…