Left the daily exercise until late in the day today in the hope of a decent sunset – a little colour but nothing special.
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Close Gate Bridge
Close Gate Bridge is a 17th Century packhorse bridge over Haigh Clough just west of Marsden in the Peak District. The bridge formed part of the mai packhorse route across the Pennines from ther Colne Valley to Rochdale. The bridge is a grade 2* Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Continue reading “Close Gate Bridge”Above the clouds
Looking back through a few recent drone images I came across a couple I had missed where the light and clouds combined to produce a couple of interesting images, one above the clouds and the other as the clouds lifted above the Chew Valley and Dove Stones Reservoir.
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At last a decent day and a chance for a hike in the hills, I mean lockdown exercise of course, and no lingering with the camera ….
Alphin Pike (469m) and the Wimberry Ridge give splendid views down to Dove Stove Reservoir and across to Saddleworth Moor. Millstone Grit and Peat – typical of the Dark Peak.
Continue reading “Almost Spring Like”ISO Invariance
So this is new to me and I am not sure I fully understand all the physics behind it. All my previous cameras have not been ISO invariant, that is to say to minimise noise you needed to make sure the image was not underexposed by using an appropriately high ISO. Using a lower ISO and underexposing an image and then pushing the shadows in post would create a noiser image than using a higher ISO and “proper” exposure. Pretty standard stuff and well understood.
Continue reading “ISO Invariance”Photobombed
I didn’t buy the Sony A7Riv for wildlife but the wildlife at Dove Stone Reservoir didn’t care and this little chap kept photobombing me ! Clearly well used to people he was determined to get in on the show so it would have been rude not to frame up a few shots of him (could be a her of course as no sexual dimorphism in Robins).
Continue reading “Photobombed”After Clouds, Sunshine
If ever there was a metaphor for the troubled times that we are living through this must surely be it.
Continue reading “After Clouds, Sunshine”Chuffin Cold !
“It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds’ cries” – The West Wind by John Masefield
Well that’s as maybe but I can tell you an east wind in February on top of Standedge is chuffin cold ! – best suited for winter photography said my new book, true, but it didn’t mention the need for crampons !
Continue reading “Chuffin Cold !”A Little Inspirational Help
Lockdown 3 coupled with some typically British weather has entailed a lot of YouTube.
Continue reading “A Little Inspirational Help”New Year – New Camera
A couple of years ago I switched from a full-frame Canon camera to micro four thirds largely because I had become tired of humping around heavy kit. Lenses like the Canon 500mm f/4 are frankly hard work and increasingly difficult to travel with. In general I am pleased I made the change and for my long focal length wildlife photography the Olympus m43 cameras with the 300mm f/4 (600mm full-frame equivalent) still make alot of sense.
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A Good Place to Stand 