I very much enjoyed my week in Amble as I was able to take full advantage of the tides. High tide fell in the afternoons which mostly coincided with sunset. There were a few evenings when there was no light but there were also some that were magical and I felt so privileged to be able to watch the day draw to a close.
Autumn in the Lake District
I recently signed up for a last minute place on a workshop in the Lake District with Alexander Hare and Lizzie Shepherd. The workshop was based in Borrowdale which I know very well, but that wasn’t an issue as November isn’t a time when I usually visit so I knew conditions would be different.
Yorkshire Dales Autumn
I don’t think this year’s autumn show has been as spectacular as last year but nonetheless I have enjoyed some lovely scenes as I have wandered around the Yorkshire Dales.
RPS Creative Woodland Workshop
I recently attended an RPS Landscape Group workshop on Creative Woodland Photography. It was run by Mark Banks and was based in a woodland only a few minutes drive from my holiday home in the Yorkshire Dales.
Jersey Coastline
Finally, I have been allowed to get on a plane and enjoy a holiday! I love Jersey and have definitely missed not being able to visit during the pandemic.
I decided that I would take my tripod and camera to enable me to catch anything of interest on the coastline. Jersey has the third highest tidal range in the world and apparently doubles in size at low tide. I can believe this as there were miles of granite exposed once the water had retreated.
Springtime in Wensleydale
This year I have been able to be in Wensleydale to enjoy the full lambing and spring growth. I mentioned in a recent post that my life in the Yorkshire Dales doesn’t just follow the traditional winter, spring, summer, winter seasons but they are enhanced by the creatures and plants that appear in their natural pattern.
Deal Waves
When I was in Kent with Alex Hare and Lizzie Shepherd we stopped to photograph the pier at Deal. However, I was far more interested in the waves that were rolling onto shore and I spent a wonderful hour trying to capture their character.
Marvellous Muker
When I’m in the Yorkshire Dales it only takes me 25 minutes to drive over Cross Top and into Muker. Of all the dales I think that Swaledale is my favourite as it is more intimate than the other dales and it is full of character and glorious vistas.
Margate and The Kent Coast
I recently ventured south for a workshop with Alex Hare and Lizzie Shepherd with the aim of exploring new locations and enjoying the company of other photographers.
Amble Seascapes
At the start of December I finally returned to Northumberland for a week of coastal and seascape photography. After my trip to Whitby was summarily cancelled I was definitely ready for some wading about the shoreline with my camera and pink wellies.
Autumn in Wensleydale
I’m ashamed to say that until now I have very rarely visited the Yorkshire Dales at the back end of the year and have stayed close to York for my autumnal photo opportunities.However, having a base in the Yorkshire Dales has enabled me to explore new areas of woodland
Isle of Harris - Shapes in the Sea
Whilst on the Isle of Harris I made a few visits to Scarista beach with it’s magnificent waves which pile relentlessly onto the beach.
To the north of the main bay is a picnic area which is also delightful. The waves rolled onto the sand and around the black, wet rocks before being sucked back into the sea and leaving lines on the sand.
Isle of Harris - Shapes in the sand
I’ve recently returned from a lovely week wandering along the shorelines of the beaches on the Isle of Harris. I was hoping to capture both some waves and investigate how the sea interacts with the sand and rocks.
Ripples on the Shore
Having spent most of the summer to date in the Yorkshire Dales I had an urge to visit the sea and to try some different ideas on the shoreline with my camera.
Buttercups. A sea of buttercups!
I am spending a lot of time in the Yorkshire Dales and I am amazed at the quantity of buttercups in the fields in both Swaledale and Wensleydale. They form a carpet of yellow which gets caught in the breeze and then the contours of the ground are emphasised and the scene is like a yellow sea.
The Intimate Sea
Rachael Talibart often features a photograph of an open shell with the sea flowing out of it and I absolutely love it. She has created a gallery of similar photographs on her website and looking through the images it is clear that the scope for beautiful intimate cameos is endless.
RPS Landscape Your Way: high key photography
I have just completed a virtual workshop with the RPS run by Mark Banks. The theme was high key landscape photography and I decided that I would explore my local wood at Moorlands and see what I could capture.
Friends of York Art Gallery Artist Q&A
I have been recently been asked to take part in a virtual interview for the Friends of York Art Gallery. As the gallery has been closed for a few months the organisers have devised several ways to keep the 800 members of the Friends engaged over this period when face to face activities cannot take place.
Winter in Borrowdale
I was gutted at the end of the second period of lockdown when I discovered that my much anticipated holiday on the Northumberland coast was cancelled due to the area being in Tier 3. However, I quickly realised that the Lake District was in Tier 2, (same as York), and so I could book a break there instead.
Alison Taylor ARPS
The Lonely Sea and the Sky.
As soon as I had been awarded my LRPS and enjoyed the moment I knew that there was a project in me that would work for an ARPS. I had discovered that my photography love is for the sea and the waves and so an idea was born.
I can happily spend hours on the foreshore looking out to sea and there is so much to attract the eye; amazing skies, lively seas and patterns on the sand and this formed the basis of my statement of intent. It is an essential part of a successful submission and must accurately reflect the photographs in the panel.