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September 2025

Sgwd Gwladus Waterfall: I’ve been keen to get back Wales to explore some waterfalls since a trip last year, this time to visit Sgwd Gwladus on the Elidir trail, as it looks absolutely perfect. Now I know there are already thousands of photos of this waterfall, and my plan to take a long exposure photo isn’t …

spiralbound zine: I really enjoy home printing images, it’s quick, cheap and easy. It’s great having physical copies of images, they don’t have to be professionally printed. I’ve made DIY zines before with sketchbooks, which is good fun. But I’ve found it’s really hard stapling them back together, and getting …

August 2025

manor woods - 85mm: Despite it being impractical and cumbersome , there is just something special about the way the 85mm renders photographs. As I’ve written about before, as an all purpose walk around lens it is no good, but when I want super shallow depth of field, that just melts the background away into gentle …

overscourt wood: One of the great things about having a dog, as they force you to get outside at least once a day. I know dog walkers who enjoy going to the same spot every day, but I find that so boring, and I’m always on the lookout for new locations, and found this on the always great bristol barkers …

June 2025

cyanotype follow up: This is the follow up to my original post, where I tried cyanotyping for the first time. Since then I took the plunge and bought my own solution (these ones if you are interested) so I can make my own paper. This will give me more freedom over size, plus I can use some nice heavyweight paper, as I …

May 2025

evening bike ride: These are all from an evening bike ride through Ashton Gate, this long stretch of road is just for buses, and they are pretty rare, which means it ends up being really quiet and peaceful along the whole bike path. It was overcast, but I spied a thin band of clear sky between the clouds and the …

April 2025

Abandoned Motorbike: I found this burnt out bike last year, it’s in a big park that I visit all the time to walk the dog. I like exploring around the periphery and there is some abandoned ground next to some trees in the far corner, and it’s usually good for finding the old discarded items that I like to …