After a wonderful weekend in November I decided to return to the same apartment for a break in February. All things considered it wasn't the best time to visit with the intention of photographing Saltwick Bay as the tides weren't compatible with sunrise and sunset and the weather forecast for Sunday was only 1 grade short of Armageddon.
York Resident Weekend - 31 January 2015
York Residents’ Festival is our chance to explore the city and be a tourist for the weekend – for free! It is organised by Visit York in partnership with the City of York Council, this annual Festival is their way of saying ‘thank you’ for the warm welcome given to York’s 7 million visitors.
Robin Hood's Bay Sunset - 17 January 2015
The weather forecast for much of the UK was complete rubbish but the Yorkshire coast appeared to be exempt from all the doom and gloom. So off I set. I drove through lots of clag and grot on the North Yorkshire Moors but my first sight of the Whitby coast basking in sunshine actually lifted my soul.
Peak District - 31 December 2014
One last Hurrah was required to see out 2014. I have really enjoyed my photography this year and I have been relatively successful in my small way in developing my skills and publishing my work for critique and for sale.
Fountains Abbey Christmas Lights - 13 December 2014
Having completed my Christmas shopping in the morning I was looking for something more uplifting than fighting through crowds to stir me into the Christmas spirit.
Knaresborough Night - 12 December 2014
With the promise of a clear and starry night I ventured up the A59 to Knaresborough so that I could photograph the Christmas lights and the railway bridge across the River Nidd
A Weekend in Whitby 2 - November 22 2014
Sunday morning looked bright and exciting. Oops. Wrong day.
A Weekend in Whitby Part 1 - November 21 2014
A change is as good as a rest, or so I've been told. I decided that 6 months is far too long to go without a short break somewhere near the sea side so I booked a weekend away in Whitby.
York at Night - November 4 2014
At this time of year there is plenty going on in York to entice a photographer into York City Centre. Not only is there the Illuminating York Festival during half term week but of course the Gunpowder Plot of York's most dastardly son, Guy Fawkes, is celebrated.
Autumn in Wensleydale - 1 November 2014
Today I joined up again with Tom Marsh and his Yorkshire Photo Walks group for a wander around the lower reaches of Wensleydale and West Burton.
Georges Pieters Belgian Military Victim WW1 - 24 October 2014
Sometimes people contact York Photographic Society asking for help with a specific photographic project.
Spurn Head - 11 October 2014
I had planned a trip Spurn Head with a group of photographers just before New Year but little did we know that the road to the lighthouse had been washed away and the whole area was closed
10 Ways to Photograph Trees - 4 October 2014
I am usually a happy solo photographer wandering around on my own assessing locations and shots before setting up the actual photograph.
Saltwick Bay - 22 September 2014
Having only one day's holiday left and term starting next week I decided that the seaside beckoned. As it usually does.
Ullswater sunrise - 2nd September 2014
Whilst I rose at 5.30am a few times last winter to catch the dawn I've never made the effort before now to get up at 4.30am and drive to a predetermined location. Glencoyne Bay at Ullswater.