Salcombe Part III: The Best of the Rest
My Devonshire tales prior to this one included night-walking in Salcombe, day-walking in Salcombe and on the Tours blog I shared my holiday frustrations in 'Seeing Things Different on Holiday' .
This final post of the Salcombe series simply shares photos of bits and bobs from our time in the West country.Read more
Day-Walking in Salcombe
In my previous post 'Night Walking in Salcombe' I shared photos of Salcombe taken while giving Alfie his night-time walk. In this post I share a collection of photos taken of Salcombe during the day - mostly when I was doing the croissant run! Read more
Night Walking in Salcombe
If you follow Walking Photographer Tours, you may have seen a recent blog post about 'Seeing Things Different on Holiday'. The post described how circumstances led to a change in my approach to taking photos while on holiday down in Devon.
Although on this recent holiday we didn't get a chance to go on any nice long coastal walks or spend any significant time tramping around taking photos; there was the odd opportunity to get out with a camera. Read more
Nuthatch Fledglings on a Burley Oak
Here's some shots of Nuthatch fledglings I came across on a walk round Burley in Wharfedale earlier today...
Photobook of the month: In No Great Hurry
May's photo book of the month is actually a DVD rather than a book(!). This is largely because Saul Leiter books are very collectable and many are pretty much unaffordable! I bought this DVD last year, and for me it's just as inspiring as the best photo books in my own collection. Read more
Toad City on the Moor
At this time of the year Ilkley Moor is absolutely teeming with life. Walking it during Spring can be a giddying experience, as there are tons of natural spectacles to be observed in every direction! Read more
Burley Moor up in flames
A couple of weeks ago I saw a sight I'd been hoping to capture for a while, a controlled heather burn.
Springwatch and the growing bucket list of locations
If you're struggling to imagine how excited I got at the announcement of the Beeb's Springwatch Easter special at Bempton Cliffs, watch this...Read more
Photo book of the month: Women, Annie Leibovitz
Earlier this month I shared a photo in my post for International Women's Day . For the March Photo Book of the Month, I thought I'd continue in the same vein with Annie Leibovitz and Susan Sontag's book 'Women'.
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Bangor Part III: There & Back
Bangor Part I & II shared some of the marvelous experiences we had visiting our good friends in Bangor, County Down. I often find however, my memory of any visit is actually additionally affected by the journey to and from the location visited.
Maybe it's the way our (or just my!) brain processes memories but whenever I reflect on a trip or a visit somewhere, those memories always seem to be inextricably connected with reminiscences of the journey there and back too.
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
Ernest Hemingway