I took these pictures on visit to Wicken Fen, on a frosty morning in January.
The occasional blog of a journeyman photographer
It's rather late, but here is a selection of images from other places that I visited during my week in Dorset.
Man O' War Beach
Durdle Door
Swanage, old and new piers
St Aldhelm’s Chapel
I spent Christmas in a cottage in West Lulworth, Dorset. This was about a 15 minute walk from Lulworth cove, and I was easily able to visit the cove each day. Sadly, the grey dull misty weather, that dominated December, continued, with only a couple of decent days. At least it made slow shutter pans easy. Dawn was at a civilised time, but that meant I didn't get the beach to myself. There were a lot of swimmers braving the water each day, mostly women. I wasn't comfortable photographing them, but a paddle boarder and a local fisherman were fair game.
As the number of posts on this blog will testify, I haven't been out with the 'proper' camera as much as I would have liked this year. I always have my iPhone with me, and here is a selection of some of my favourite iPhone images from 2024.
I wasn't able to attend the rescheduled CCC outing on Sunday, to shoot the Christmas lights in Cambridge. But I did make it in for a couple of hours today. I stayed fairly central, mainly around Kings Parade and the Market Square.
I recently had a short trip to the Lake District, based in Keswick. I was only there 2 full days. The focus of the trip was to knock another 4 hills of my dwindling to-do list (just 10 left). The weather was not kind. I prioritised the dry (but grey and misty) day for the 13 mile loop I had to walk. Which left a raining grey day for photography. I started off looking for autumn colour, but that wasn't working, so I ended up by the water trying some minimalist misty monos.
Towards the end of the day, the rain had stopped and the sky opened up little. There was almost a sunset. Almost.