Ingleton Waterfalls

Last weekend I visited my friend Vic for another couple of days of hillwalking, photography and beers.  The weather forecast on the Friday wasn't too promising.  The best of the weather was to be had in the east and not too high.  So we opted to head for the Yorkshire Dales and do a gentle walk around some waterfalls at Ingleton. 

Fungi Foray in Thetford

Last Sunday I spent a lovely sunny day in Thetford Forest with other members of the club shooting the late Autumn colours and searching for fungi.  Despite the fact that many of the beech trees still had their leaves, I didn't end up with any pictures of the colours that I liked.  But I did come away with some fungi shots I liked. 

All The Fun Of The Fair

Three from the funfair on Midsummer Common that accompanied last week's fireworks.  As much as I love watching the fireworks, photographically I always find a trip around the fair afterwards more rewarding.  It was only the deadline of the last park and ride bus that dragged me away.

Fireworks night

Being a well established huge child when it comes to fireworks, I joined other club members to watch and photograph the Cambridge display.  Conditions were fairly good.  The threatened rain held off to just an occasion spot and the wind was light.  Photographing fireworks is something I have tried many times with a very low success rate.  I must be getting slightly better at it, as I managed more successful shots this time than ever before.  I still deleted dozens though.  And I have not yet got a shot that truly captures the event.

Watching The Skies

The post sunset glow behind one of the radio telescopes that forms part of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory.  It's a shot that I have been been meaning to try for a while.  The original intention was to have a go at some start trail shots as well.  I waited for an hour in the cold after this picture, but it still was really dark enough.  I could decide if it was the very last glow of the sun or light pollution from Cambridge.  I will have to try again at a later hour.

Borough Market

Some images from a recent(ish) trip to Borough Market at London Bridge.  As I have said before, it is a difficult place to photograph, due to the crowds and the low light conditions in much of the market.  I found using the Pen this time made things a little easier.  I concentrated on high or low angles. The high angle shots were rather hit and miss (mostly miss), since I couldn't see what I was focussing on.  This first picture was my most successful high shot, although I would have preferred not to decapitate the server.

Zip Line

One shot from this weekend, to make up for the fact I haven't sorted the images from last weekend yet.  On Saturday I went to Go Ape! at Woburn Safari Park as part of a colleague's leaving do.  Naturally I took the Pen with me.  I am quite pleased with this shot of another colleague on a zip line.  Particularly as there wasn't much light available and I was shooting straight into what little there was.


I like the very graphic nature of the image, thanks to the extreme contre-jour, but I am sure a judge would hate the lack of detail.