Author Archives: Michael

I enter a few photographic competitions; mostly too see what the critical world thinks of my pictures.  Of course the judges are often wronger than a very wrong thing. But sometimes they can get it right! Recently I competed for … Continue reading →

Clough Williams-Ellis is most famous for building Portmeirion, but not too far away is Plas Brondanw which he spent most of his life working on.  It’s a small garden with lots of features designed to make the most of the … Continue reading →

Snow has it’s pluses and minuses.  It’s great to photograph but quite inconvenient to move around in, in a car or on foot.  This is taken on a compact camera, easier to carry and use when the snow is blowing … Continue reading →

At this time of year the sun doesn’t get too much higher and often produces nice shadows, especially on a crisp and slightly frosty day.  As is obvious this picture is looking straight at the sun.  It was taken using … Continue reading →

This autumn has seen some particularly good colours maybe due to all the rain and the warm weather.  This is a picture of the Fairy Glen in Snowdonia; it’s quite dark even in bright weather so it is easy to … Continue reading →

It’s autumn again and yesterday’s sunny day made the very best of the trees and their leaves.  I did not have to walk far to see this scene.   The picture does not use a polarising filter as it would … Continue reading →

This is New York’s Central Park.  I had imagined a warm blue-sky day as one does after seeing promotional photos of New York.  But it was wet and windy.  Too windy to hold an umbrella and a camera.  In the … Continue reading →

I’m not a mountaineer so it was unusual for me to be at the top of a high mountain for sunrise, and fortunately the sun did make an appearance amongst the clouds above and below my position. This picture is … Continue reading →

Sometimes one doesn’t have the option of using a tripod, selecting the exact point of view, or even choosing the right exposure.  This was taken through a train window as it travelled across Rannoch Moor one evening. The dirt on … Continue reading →

This is a view from the top of a mountain where I am above even the circling vultures!