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A few images from Sunday's short (15 miles) bike ride around the small roads in North Cumbria. The light towards the end was stunning. Thankfully I had a real camera even if it was only my old Fuji XE1. Ken

3 images from January 2014 on a trip to buy a bike frame. I was carrying my camera just in case and this time the light kicked off so a detour then a stiff hike up on to the limestone pavements to get a foreground for the dramatic light. Fuji XE-1 Fuji 14mm prime. Heavy rain throughout...

The temperature today got up to 40F with some "warm" sunshine. Tonight it will be down below freezing again. Ken

Corfe Castle built in the 10thC and detroyed in the English Civil war mid 17thC sits a few miles from the English South coast. Images from 2012 when we were visiting our elder daughter who was at University nearby. Processed in 2012 and produces a nice 16 by 12 print from the Olympus E410 10Mp...

This is Wray Castle built in 1846 as a holiday home for an incredibly rich couple. The weather wasn't doing photography any favours. Ken The castle from Windermere the largest "Lake" in the English Lake District We went for a cruise on Windermere and passed this upmarket Hotel $700 for a...

From 2010 but reprocessed this week. Ken

I have posted a version of this image about 18 months ago but I have been working on perspective corrections recently and decided to have a go at this church. Despite appearances this is a modern church, finished in 1930's, and is a pastiche of architectural styles. I have deliberately produced...

Wednesday's forecast looked very promising. Fog, frost no wind so up early to drive down to Elterwater in the Lake District as it should be good in these conditions. The reality was some fog, no frost and very light winds but for the most part the light was very flat. Half an hour before dawn...

I had always wanted to visit this location with a strong Northerly wind blowing at high tide. 1st January and a 50+mph wind blowing with 10ft+ waves predicted and I arrived 1hr before high tide. This cove faces North with the next stop the Arctic ice cap it is surrounded by 100ft cliffs and the...

I have just returned from the North of Scotland to what was supposed to be heavy snow but as it turned out we only had a few inches. Out today for a walk, the light was very flat, with luck tomorrow should be better. Ken

For the first time in many years no waterfalls and what looks a lot like street photography. Ken #1 3rd January and my usual trip to the North Coast of Scotland. This was a better trip than usual as the tide was high and the waves were smashing in but rather confused instead of my always hoped...

I hope that you and your families have a happy and healthy Christmas. It is Christmas morning here, no chance of snow with the temperature at 50F+. A local image from colder times. Ken

This is the last of my Perthshire images. Ken

A quick trip to buy some furniture on Monday but stopped by the coast as the weather looked promising. The wind at about 20mph onshore and have just recovered from a storm over the weekend with winds gusting over 90mph so the sea should be disturbed. I arrived about an hour after high tide so...

I produced the images for a friendly photo club competition no real rules just 3 mono images on a common theme. I don't usually enter themed competitions as going out just to produce a certain type of image is something that I can't do. However this time I just trawled through my back...

A Cathar castle in SW France. The Castles were originally built to defend the border between France and Spain but are now about 100miles inside France. The Castles and the Cathars have a bloody history of religious intolerance. Ken I tried to get closer but the fog shut the scene down before I...

Glen Bruar is a small glen in Highland Scotland. It is particularly easy to photograph because it has good paths through it and beautiful stone bridges. Glen Bruar is owned by the Atholl Estates but this is Scotland and land may be owned by very rich individuals or companies but people have the...

From 10th Nov 2023 From 25th November 2023. Last year the Autumn colours lasted much longer than usual. I don't know why I didn't bother to process this at the time. I didn't process this image at the time because I had used a polariser and the sky had the usual uneven tones. This is the...

We have had about a fortnight's worth of low cloud and mist with very light winds and almost no visibility. This Thursday looked as though it could be better with a chance that the weather would change. So up at 06:00 for an hours drive to the Lake district. Unpromising start with visibility...

When in Scotland 2 weeks ago I took advantage of the windless days to take lots of images with the Autumn foliage reflected in the Lochs. Looking closely I have found that the reflections on their own make interesting images. Comments. Ken Changing colour balance to an unnaturally cold setting