I’m really pleased with this photograph of the Fontaine de Medicis in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris. Taken last autumn on the wonderful little Fuji X-10 compact, when converted to black and white the image takes on a sombre moodiness that perfectly matches the almost gothic look of the subject and oozes with texture when…
On Saturday I held my second photo-ramble of the year at the rural village of Styal in Cheshire. Cool, showery weather didn’t deter our hardy photo-ramblers and the mix of chocolate-box Styal cottages, spring flowers and the imposing Quarry Bank Mill provided a wealth of photo-opportunities. I set the photo-ramblers the task of capturing…
Yesterday I was out walking with friends in the Glasson and Cockerham coastal area at the south end of Morecambe Bay. The morning started out with ‘freezing rain’ (rain falling onto frozen ground, as described cheerfully by the weatherman) and the skating rink conditions certainly lived up to their name. The rainy forecast the previous…
