Author Archives: Michael Hilton

One can visit the same place over and over and get different photographs.  This picture is taken from exactly the same spot as the one before, only on a different day and with a different lens.

This is Hell’s Mouth on the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales.  Often the scene of dramatic conditions – the wind is usually strong and gusty; but you wouldn’t want to stay around too long.  Recently the weather has been rather … Continue reading →

At the end of last month I was very fortunate to be the runner-up in the Professional Photographer of the Year 2013 awards’ Portfolio category.  Of course it would have been even nicer to be first but the competition was … Continue reading →

There are many photographs of Media City in Salford about – it’s a popular subject – so here’s mine.  When I first got to this spot there was still too much daylight so I was forced to shelter in Cafe … Continue reading →

Today was the 2013 Cholmondeley Tough Mudder Event, the 2nd year it’s run.  Larger than last year and a bit more fenced-off but still some interesting pictures to be made! Obstacles with names like “Arctic Enema” (dumpsters filled with ice … Continue reading →

This was a chance picture on my way to the beach; it just looked right and I made only one exposure – which was 1/200th of a second so no need for a tripod.

I hope this picture conveys how it was on the beach after the sun had gone; the waves at high tide sweeping up the beach and over the rocks.

The bad weather and big waves rolling in looked good, but it needed a rare patch of sunlight to lift the picture, and especially to make the spray visible. The next land beyond those breakers is Antarctica.  Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo … Continue reading →

In this hot and dry climate of ours the sight of some drops of water on a flowering lilly can improve a picture!

It’s not the first time someone has taken a photograph at this location; it’s a well-known beauty spot only a few yards from a car park.  But you’d never guess it, I think, as it looks for all the world … Continue reading →