I spent a day out last week photographing Los Cahorros de Monachil, a very straightforward, but absolutely wonderful 8km circular hike in the hills above Granada. The problem I’ve encountered in a lot of my recent adventures is that some of the locations are so far off the beaten track that more time is spent…
My epic week of landscape photography in Spain at the Picos de Europa began here at dawn in the 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) deep Cares Gorge (Garganta del Cares). Check out Part One, Photographing the Picos de Europa for the no less spectacular Refugio Collado Hermosa and Refugio Cabana Veronica where we shared epic sunsets and incredible cloud inversions…
As I mentioned in the last post, Photographing Cabo de Gata, I’ve just returned from a week long walking expedition, photographing the Picos de Europa. Suffice to say it was an absolute blast, the weather cooperating to provide all of the conditions I’d hoped for and none of the ones I’d feared! The Picos de Europa (“Peaks…
I spent a week photographing Cabo de Gata Nijar Natural Park earlier in September, we stayed in a small hotel on the edge of the park, with desert and mountain views. The park is protected, no commercial building or greenhouses are allowed so it is a real gem, featuring beaches that have appeared in blockbuster…
This week’s highlight and probably this year’s so far, was an overnight photography trip on Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain at 3482 metres. It was a long climb, but the descent was far worse. My muscles are still complaining if I try to walk downstairs! Overnight on Mulhacen, laden with camera, lenses, tripod in…
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II With apologies to Mark Twain, the coldest winter I ever spent was two weeks in July, Summer 2023 in Shropshire! I’m over in the UK for a couple of weeks attending a family funeral and the weather is appalling! I say this at least partly as an excuse for…
I was going to write an article this week extending the recent thread on colour grading into the realm of video. As some of you might have guessed based on the sudden interest in microphones and colour grading, I’m officially launching my YouTube Channel in August. I thought maybe some context might be useful! Chris…
Composition in Photography is the most valuable skill we can acquire. And one that I touched on in my previous article How to Develop a Photographic Eye and in more detail in How to Take Better Photographs using a Shared Visual Language. But the question of how to approach composition is often misunderstood. In forums…
Have you ever had the feeling, when you’re out walking with your camera, that the photo you take today, any photo you take today will not be as good as the one you took in the same location five years ago? Are you actually regressing as a photographer? Well, then you need a better photography…
Switching genres in Photography is not quite as simple as you might hope. In this post, I’m going to talk about the importance of being open to learning, retaining objectivity about your own skill levels as a photographer and the importance of being open to learning entirely new skills. Switching genres is a great way…