I spent a pleasant evening with photographer friends in the Goyt Valley in early June. As I was with ‘togs’, I had to take my tripod, so they didn’t think I was weird. Tripods are like medieval torture instruments, and take virtually all the fun out of photography... [see more]
Maybe it’s because I’m one-eighth Welsh, but I have a great fondness for Wales. Maybe it’s the seaside holidays I had there as a child. Maybe it’s the simple life and rugged countryside. Maybe it’s warm friendly civilised local people I meet, every time I visit... [see more]
So, what does one do in The Lakes, and it’s lashing it down with rain? Stay indoors and keep warm? Or how about a seven mile walk by Crummock Water and Mellbreak? It had been persistently raining most of the morning, but it suddenly stopped, and the sky seemed to brighten by the minute... [see more]