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As a member of Rastrick Photography Group we partake in monthly challenges to learn new skills, and share what we know with other members of the group. Aside from our monthly projects, we decided to partake in a Photography Marathon challenge this year. The marathon is a challenge based around a few simple guidelines 6 random subjects are chosen take the photos in order of the list of topics No editing or adding filters after taking a shot. (Except Filters […]
You may have used a UV filter before, you may have not. If you come from the film world you will definitely be familiar with their use. These pieces of glass reduce the amount of ultraviolet light entering the camera which would in the film world, result in better colours. Modern digital cameras just aren’t as susceptible to issues with UV light. So why would you use one? Well, they can have a second important purpose. Protection. You’ve invested your […]
[rl_gallery id=”12229″] Loch Lomond.. it’s Scotland, don’t really need to single out one Loch, every single one is a photography treat. But anyway, let’s focus on this one, and my limited exposure to what is actually available. I’ve not been lucky enough to have been able to spend a great deal of time around the Loch so I only have two locations, but at each I managed to capture an image that I was really pleased with, one is perhaps […]
[rl_gallery id=”11401″] Chemical Beach, Seaham is a beautiful little cove just South of Seaham town centre. It’s not the main visitor beach so it’s always very empty, just the occasional beach fisherman or dog walker. The beach was at one point a tipping area for spoils from nearby Dawdon Colliery, and it’s the ‘Chaldron’ wheels from one of the colliery wagons which makes this location so famous. Along with the famous chaldron wheels, there are many other natural structures and […]
[rl_gallery id=”11355″] Long exposure, light trails, great fun! Being so close to the M62 motorway has been a constant source of inspiration for long exposure vehicle light trails. By no means are my suggested locations the only great places to capture the M62. I’m sure almost any bridge over the M62 will provide a suitable location for capturing some fantastic light trails. I would say that the Pennine area will obviously provide some fantastic landscape backdrops, but equally there are […]
[rl_gallery id=”11070″] Lumb Hole Falls is beautiful waterfall nestled in Crimsworth Dean, high above Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. It is a wonderful natural bowl into which the waterfall pours below and old stone bridge. There are many great vantage points to capture the main waterfall. The public footpath which winds it’s way across the dean and crosses the waterfall over the stone bridge offers ample locations for capturing the falls without too much strenuous effort. For those of a more […]
[rl_gallery id=”11048″] Clarence Dock sits on the River Aire, just to the South East of Leeds City Centre. The dock was constructed for boats using the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the Aire and Calder Navigation to ship goods and commodities from Leeds city centre in 1843. In 1996 the construction of the purpose-built Royal Armouries Museum marked the start of the area’s redevelopment. The area now houses many tech businesses, hotels, restaurants and bars. Photography Subjects Water, Canal boats, Water reflections, Modern […]
I’m sure I’m not alone in having a huge archive of photographs. Sometimes I like to dip back into the archive and see how my photography has changed/improved (hopefully!) over the years. It’s interesting to go back and re-edit old photographs to see if you can re-imagine them. On a visit to Bath in 2015 I stumbled across a wonderful stone stairwell that was spilling light out onto the dark riverside. My original image was of course Black and White, […]
To compliment the recent review of the K&F Concept TM2515T Tripod, K&F asked if I would try out their K&F Fashion DSLR Camera Travel Backpack. The backpack is very compact but still manages to have plenty of pockets, nets, and compartments. The main camera equipment compartment is accessible through a double-zip panel on the inside of the pack (great for that extra bit of security). Inside the double-zip pocket you find the customary camera and lens pockets. All of […]
Seeing as i’m a huge fan of their filters, K&F Concept were kind enough to send me their TM2515T DSLR Camera Tripod Monopod Kit 60inch to take out for a test run. For a very long time (many years), I’ve been the proud owner of a Manfrotto tripod, it’s a sturdy number but weighs a ton and is far too big to attach to a backpack so I have to carry it around using a sling. Imagine your full camera […]