Peel Monument at Night – Post #12

Full moon rising through dramatic sky with floodlit stone wall of Peel Monument in foreground and Manchester city lights twinkling in valley below

The Monument and the Plan Allow me to diverge from the typical scenes of far flung seascape trips to introduce a familiar local landmark – well, familiar to me at least, and a bit of moon photography too. This structure holds significance for me as it stands within view from my back of windows of […]

The Holy Island Hustle – Post #11

Blue hour sunset at Bamburgh Beach with orange and blue gradient sky reflected in wet sand, Farne Islands visible as dark silhouettes on the horizon

A Different Kind of All-Nighter A few days off lay ahead—an open window in an otherwise full calendar—and I decided to make the most of it with a camera in hand and the intention of staying out through the night and the idea of some Northumberland photography floated about my head, (although from my research […]

Norse Mill & Kiln – Post #3

As I drove along the road north to Shawbost, on the Isle of Lewis, my attention was fleetingly drawn to a brown ‘Tourist’ signpost that hinted at a captivating subject for a photograph – “Norse Mill & Kiln” it stated, pointing to the left. Despite being unable to stop and explore at that moment, I […]