Landscapes
Landscape photography is probably my main area of interest. If I picture myself somewhere with a camera, it would inevitably be in the countryside somewhere - preferably the lake district, snapping away at moutains, lakes and streams.
It’s easy to forget when living in a town or city how beautiful the UK is - I’d urge everyone to make sure they get out into the rural landscape as often as possible, to unwind and enjoy the health benefits of exercise in the great outdoors. I do find, though, that if I am planning to take lots of photographs, it’s best to go on my own - nobody wants to hang around waiting for a camera geek to set up a tripod, switch lenses, and take 150 photos of a waterfall or interesting rock.
I try to restrict myself to no tripod and my two favourite lenses when I go out walking with my wife nowadays - so as not to become Mr Photo Bore. You can still get some great images that way, and it makes it more of a treat when I go out alone with my tripod and all my other kit to try spend a day getting the best possible landscape photographs.
I *FINALLY* got round to taking some more pictures of something other than my family. Escaped for a weekend with Andy and Shaun in Malham in the yorkshire dales. Stunning place.
This is probably the only HDR from the trip - I concentrate on filters and normal photos nowadays, but I liked the way this one turned out. This waterfall is above another waterfall that you have to climb up - it’s like something from Jurassic Park up there - really weird environment.
Techical details: iso 100, f/11, tripod, 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix pro
Posted in hdr, landscape.
I’m really enjoying exploring the footpaths around my new home - it’s very close to where I grew up (Barrow upon Soar, 5 miles away) but up in the “wolds” (a sort of slightly hilly area) so has a different feel to it. This is a lovely time of year for colours, as you can see. I went out on my mountain bike, took this, and was back in 20 minutes. Hooray for moving house 
Technical details: f/6.3, iso 200, 1/160s, handheld, graduated ND filter used (although I could probably have got away without it, as the light was just right)
Posted in landscape.
Had a lovely walk around Wymeswold with Andy this evening. Explored the fields and lanes around here - it’s lovely. I stupidly left my ISO on 1600, so the pics were all grainy as anything, but this one was still a keeper. Technically it’s probably a bad picture of something good, but hey ho, I can but try.
Technical details: f/13, iso 1600, 1/160s, handheld
Posted in landscape.
I’ve just moved house to a little village that has a lot more pleasant surroundings than my old house in Loughborough. I finally had enough time to go out with the camera last night (with Andy and his kids) and found a lovely meadow a few hundred yards from my house. Had a nice few minutes messing around and dodging cowpats - I always enjoy being in meadows, you don’t see that many of them any more.
Technical info: iso 100, f/4.5, 18mm, graduated ND filter to darken sky
Posted in details, landscape, skies.
Bradgate park - hooray! First weekend that we’ve really taken Arthur outdoors and let him see how the world works. Normally he just looks at it from his pram. He was happy as larry.
Apologies for the slew of baby photos. Life is so busy with the nipper I have little chance for “Proper” photography, so most of my best pictures are baby centric at the mo. I realise it’s a bit dull, but it’s nice for me to have a record of them on here!
Techical details: iso 400, f/11, handheld, graduated neutral density filter used to darken sky
Posted in landscape, people, skies.
Managed to get out yesterday for the first proper little photography jaunt since Arthur was born. Nice weird day too - weather very moody and changeable. This was the only keeper though, really. Trying to leave off the HDR at the moment and concentrate on using my ND filters properly. This is just with a graduated filter to darken the sky a little, and then a touch of post processing to lighten the trees, as they were a bit too black.
Techical details: iso 200, f/11, handheld, 21mm.
Posted in landscape.
Tagged with cornfield, crops, field, track, trees.
The park in Loughborough can look really nice at this time of year. I was there today with lots of family from Canada, and sneaked off to take this HDR - it’s under the same trees as this shot taken in the autumn. I liked the lush green boughs and the shapes created by the trees and path. Far from a perfect pic - the movement of the leaves has created quite a few artefacts, but worth an upload I think.
Techical details: iso 100, f/11, handheld 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix pro
Posted in landscape.
Tagged with park trees loughborough.
I went out with Andy on friday, to try and get some new pictures for the first time in weeks, and was a little dispirited at the time, as nothing seemed inspiring, and I wandered around wondering what the hell I was doing, and if I actually cared about taking pictures any more. Thankfully, when I got home, I was pleased with enough of what I’d taken to be somewhat heartened again, so I won’t be throwing away the camera just yet
Technical info: ISO 100, f/13, 12mm, tripod, polarising filter, 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix pro
Posted in hdr, landscape.
Tagged with coalville, leicestershire, outcrop, rocks.
On a bike ride a couple of weeks ago, I noticed the stark patterns created by the heavy ploughing of this field, and as I was snapping away, a break in the cloud caused these lovely sunbeams to appear. This was a handheld HDR, which can come out terribly if you’re unlucky, but photomatix was able to match these up pretty well.
Technical info: ISO 100, f/19, handheld, 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix pro
Posted in hdr, landscape, skies.
Tagged with field, ploughed field, sunbeams, trees.
I had a great afternoon today - the morning was foul weather but it was forecast for sunny interevals in the afternoon, so I went out with Andy and spent a glorious afternoon tramping round Bradgate Park, about 6 miles away.
I’ve been trying to get a good shot of Old John for ages now - you have to get the light just right. I’m really pleased with this one, even though I did almost fall off a big rock taking it and dash my brains out.
Technical info: ISO 100, f/22, tripod, 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix
Posted in architecture, hdr, landscape, skies.
Tagged with bradgate park, hdr, landscape, leicestershire, old john.
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