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Saltaire and Shipley Glen

Saltaire and Shipley Glen

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have visited Saltaire a few times, but never until now known about the little tramway up to Shipley Glen – this dates from 1895 and operates narrow guage cable hauled trams. It is a lovely ride up through the woods. Up at the top 

Getting Wide

Getting Wide

Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the last couple of years of shooting, Ihave developed quite a thing for epic wide-angle scenes. I love the amount you can fit in and the really exagerated perspectives of wide angle shots. Having managed to be quite good with my svaings this year 

Otley

Otley

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve had to go to Otley for a physio appointment (because in a huge city like Leeds, these things have to be right on the outskirts, making it difficult to take time from work) and as I do, I took my camera along for the 

Roundhay Park

Roundhay Park

Reading Time: 2 minutes After the food festival the other day it seems I am back in Roundhay again. It’s easy to forget how much Roundhay Park has to offer. It is quite huge, over 700 acres in total. After being under various ownerships over centuries, Roundhay park was 

The World Through Plastic

The World Through Plastic

Reading Time: 2 minutes I got out and a bout today to actually have a good outside test of the Plastic optic for my Lensbaby Composer, took it down to Woodhouse Moor to see what I could see. The weather is still vile, though as you can see a 

Snow Galore

Snow Galore

Reading Time: 3 minutes We’ve had quite a bit of snow over the last couple of weeks, to a point that takes me back to my childhood when I remember (whether accurately or not) far more beautiful snowy days. The first batch was round my birthday, just before Christmas. 

Winter Crispness

Winter Crispness

Reading Time: < 1 minutes As, sometimes happens, we found ourselves wandering round Hyde Park at some ungodly hour of the morning, in the crisp, winter frost. I took these and thought I’d just stick them up here.