Month: May 2022

  • Episode 47 – A Fresh Start

    Episode 47 – A Fresh Start

    Join us on the Oxford Canal, in our little blue narrowboat (Hertford). This time we travel from Banbury to Claydon, via Cropredy. It’s a rather chilly start, but the sun comes out eventually. Featuring: Banbury Kings Sutton Lock / Tarver’s Lock Grant’s Lock Tooley’s Boatyard Sovereign Wharf Little Bourton Lock Slat Mill Lock Cropredy Lock…

  • Grey Skye

    Grey Skye

    Here’s a shot of a sunny Isle of Skye location, taken quite some time ago now. Can you picture yourself standing on that patch of grass at the bottom, enjoying the wilderness? This is the start of a short series of monochromatic photos.

  • The Shepherd of Glencoe

    The Shepherd of Glencoe

    This photo of the Scottish mountain known as Buachaille Etive Mòr, was one of the first photos I took on my very first trip to Scotland (back in 2009!). I found it in the archive, dusted it off, and gave it a fresh edit for this post. I also learned that the very top of…

  • Platform 2

    Platform 2

    This is the platform sign from Minehead railway station, and this brings our short train journey to a close.

  • Train Drain

    Train Drain

    I’m sure this level does exactly what it says – drains water from somewhere … but why? Can anyone explain it to me?

  • The Brass Handle

    The Brass Handle

    So, where would you go to find a handle like this? And what does it do…? Who knows???

  • 75069

    75069

    All aboard! This shot is the start of a mini-set of steam train related photos. Choo-choo!

  • Ham Hill War Memorial

    Ham Hill War Memorial

    This war memorial, more formally known as the Stoke-Sub-Hamdon war memorial, sits atop an old iron age hill fort called Ham Hill. It commemorates those who fought in World War 1, World War 2, and Northern Ireland. It was designed by a Mr W Bussell from nearby Montacute, and constructed by the Ham Hill and…

  • The Dark Tree

    The Dark Tree

    I really enjoy black and white photography, I think the absence of colour allows the image to focus on other things – contrasts between dark and light, textures, composition. This tree, found upon the hill at Burrow Mump was ideally placed against a bright sky.