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Queen Victoria’s Arch

Queen Victoria’s Arch

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt still feels odd, just going for a walk. We walked up to Beckett Park and vistied Victoria Arch, somewhere I have actually never been in all my time in Leeds. The Arch was created by William Beckett as a way to flaunt his wealth 

Praktica TL-5B and Ilford XP2

Praktica TL-5B and Ilford XP2

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have quite a thing for Ilford XP-2 film. For those who don’t know this is a C41 (i.e. the colour process) film, designed to be printed as black and white – aimed at those who want monochrome images without black and white processing. However, 

Northern Kin

Northern Kin

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve been a bit slack with the editing recently, and these are long overdue – in these lockdown weeks I have managed to get a few more things done! Last Summer the pleasure of attending this lovely little festival in Stanhope as guests of Driven 

The New Normal

The New Normal

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Buzzword is becoming apparent for how things have changed. What we can and cannot do (which seems to change each day). It’s hard to think creatively at times. There’s things we need to be grateful for all around though. Making Pizza. A strage randon 

Portable Studio

Portable Studio

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf there’s one good thing to come out of all this, it’s been quite a surge in and reduced software. Native instruments, IK Multimeda to name a couple of have given away some good stuff and Ableton have chopped a massive 40% off the price. 

Coronabaggins

Coronabaggins

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis carrier bag has been blowing about the garden all day. Inspired by some images on the internet showing a world full of viral particles (in a very “Blood Music” kind of style) I present you… Coronabaggins. It’s dangerous out there folks.

Lockdown

Lockdown

Reading Time: 3 minutesSo here we are. After the increasing wierdness of the last few weeks Boris has shut us down. We’re confined to our homes, mostly. It started off feeling a bit exciting. We were sent to work at home to minimise people in the building. I 

Neutron Storm

Neutron Storm

Reading Time: 3 minutesSo, for a change I decided not to buy a guitar, much to the amazement of my partner and my son. For many many years, any spare cash I had was religiously spent on synthesisers, and this Christmas I decided to revive that great tradition. 

Howarth Winter

Howarth Winter

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs those who have viewed my photography at length may well know, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Howarth, mostly because of it’s location on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Sometimes this has been with the smaller and younger generation, others we 

Meanwood in Autumn

Meanwood in Autumn

Reading Time: 2 minutesSometimes we forget that there are many beautiful things to see (and shoot) right on our own doorsteps. I walk round meanwood quite a lot, but sometime neglect to spend a moment capturing the beauty of the place. Here’s just a few autumnal pictures

Carnival 2019

Carnival 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce again, we have been to the annual Leeds West Indian Carnival. I wax lyrical about this each year, so I am njot really going to rattle on and just leave this set of images to enjoy.

There are some spoonbills here, if you look closely…

There are some spoonbills here, if you look closely…

Reading Time: 2 minutesVery excitingly, it appears that some spoonbills have returned to nest at Fairburn Ings, so we went for a walk to try and see them. Sadly the promised viewing area close by the main visitor centre had not materialised, but a kind gentleman allowed us