Chasing Light in the Woods

A brilliant days workshop in the woods with Marc Robbins & Demi Ray Oral

Autumn Wandering

A recent selection of wandering through the beginnings of Autumn. It's always a favourite time of year to be out with a camera. The change from Summer to Autumn is invariably a gentle one with the colours of the trees and woodland changing around us. Definitely my favourite season to be out with the camera.

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A morning walk

Autumn is on the way and it’s a great time to head out into the woods and see the colours changing as the autumn season kicks in. Travelling light with just the Fujifilm X100v and a tripod is a great way to record what’s going on. The weather resistance of the X100v certainly comes into …

Thoughts on the K&F Magnetic Filter System

I‘ve been using a square filter kit made by NISI for a while now and although I’ve been very pleased with the performance of them it’s not the lightest or smallest package to carry around. Searching around on the internet I found the K&F Magnetic Filter System at a reasonable cost so I ordered one …

50mm Goodness

As much as I like 28mm and in particular 35mm if I had to choose a single focal length, 50mm would be what I’d choose. The 50mm focal length is always the real deal.

A few notes on the Fujifilm X100v…

Or the little bastard as I call it. Fujifilm’s latest iteration of the X100 series the V, is a camera that polarises my own thinking. On one hand it’s the perfect camera for everyday use, for travel and the ergonomics of it are spot on. On the other, despite vague similarities to a Leica M, …

Am I a serious photographer?

I’m away on vacation for a few days and sitting here with just the Fujifilm X100V for company. I made the determined effort to just bring the little Fuji for a number of reasons amongst them being I haven’t really spent that much time shooting with it. It did get me thinking again whether for …

Black & White Croatia

A recent few days holiday in beautiful Croatia and just a few images from this beautiful area. All shot on Leica M10-P & either TT Artisans 28mm f5.6, Summicron 35mm f2 & Summicron 50mm f2.

Hello Mr Wild Garlic

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Minolta Rokkor-C 90mm F4 3 shot panoramic stitched in Lightroom.

Three Amigos

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Minolta Rokkor-C 90mm F4

The Lonesome Tree

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 50mm f2 ASPH

Full on Spring!

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 50mm f2 ASPH As if any woodland or nature photographer didn't know, the bluebell season is in full swing... Got to make the most of them while you can!

Tucked Away!

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 50mm f2

Gentle Colour

A couple of weeks back, we had a little bit of mist in my part of the world along with some pretty cold conditions. I wandered a small woodland area for a couple of hours or so along with a common I'd been eyeing up, which proved to be rather beautiful with the sun and …

Sunday Strolling

Hanging the Leica M10-P over the shoulder along with the small but excellent Leica Summicron C 40mm f2 makes for a very compact, easy to use set up. What better way to spend a sunny Sunday morning than wandering along the local canal towpaths looking for compositions with a flat white coffee as mid walk …

Starting to Feel The Black and White Pull

I've been shooting and editing to black and white almost exclusively since before Christmas and since the beginning of the New Year I've been shooting with a monochrome view through the live view of my camera. I convert those images to a black and white preset when importing the files in to Lightroom, in order …

Woodland Wonder

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH

Early Start

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: TT Artisans 28mm f5.6

Woodland Mist

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH

Boxing Day

A quick Boxing Day wander to blow the cobwebs away! Conditions in the UK over the past couple of days have been wonderful (as far as us woodland photographers go), with plenty of low cloud and mist around. It's lovely to get out in such conditions and stay away from the madding crowds as well!

Edge of Time

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH

Foggy Morning

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm ASPH

Weekend Wandering

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm

Autumn Incoming

Camera: Nikon Z6 Lens: Nikon 24-70 F4 S

Elan Valley Trips

Elan Valley - a series of lakes and dams that fuel parts of the Midlands with water sit in the beautiful rolling hills of Wales.

Cold Lake

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm f2

The Gate Keeper

Camera: Nikon Z6 Lens: Nikon 24-70 F4 S Filter: NiSi CPL

Woodland With a Ricoh GR3

Woodland Photography with a Ricoh GR3, you cannot be serious?! Well, I thought it would be fun to try and to be honest, I'm quite happy with the results from a little point and shoot wander! The Ricoh GR3 is a street photographers camera - or so they say. The GR series have become a …

Seasons Change

The best season in the year for woodland enthusiasts like me! Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm f2

Evening Calm – Brighton Old Pier

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 35mm f2

The River Runs Deep

Camera: Nikon Z6 Lens: Nikon 14-30 F4 S Filter: NiSi CPL

When the Sun Shines

Camera: Nikon Z6 Lens: Nikon 14-30 F4 S Filter: NiSi CPL It's been quite the summer and to be honest my inspiration for being out and about in the heat and sun of the summer has waned somewhat... Give me a nice cold autumnal day with a bit of atmosphere. Here's to the autumn/winter months and all who care for …

Mysterious.

Camera: Nikon Z6 Lens: Nikon 24-70 F4 S Filter:NiSi CPL

Finding a Way Through

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Voigtlander 35mm f2.5 Color Skopar

Searching for the Mist

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 50mm f2

Lockdown 2 – Week 1

Leica Landscape

Camera: Leica M10-P | Lens: Leica Summicron 50mm f2

Out in the Wood

The Local Spinney

Urban Landscape

Fujifilm X100F

Highclere Castle

Leica M10P: Leica Summicron 50mm

Leica for Landscape

A few photos from the past weekend, shooting with just the Leica M10-P & Summicron 40mm f2. It's a great camera for casual landscape and outdoor photography, the ease of use making it the perfect companion. I love the little Leica Summicron 40mm f2 as well, it's a small, compact lens that punches well above …

All Good in the Wood

The best part of wanting to shoot more ‘outdoor' photography is that where I live we have plenty of woodland around us and it’s the perfect way to get out and about - and to lose yourself for an hour or two.

Mad Few Days

It’s been a few mad days...