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Sea Groyne
Sea groynes are rigid structures designed to prevent natural erosion of the beach that can occur due to a process called longshore drift. This particular groyne is on the western side of Rhyl’s...
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Into the sun
“Don’t take photographs into the sun” they say. Another rule that needs to be broken occasionally. This was taken on Llanddwyn Island on Angelsey. As I was scouting for shots I noticed this yacht...
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Lightroom Bitesize – Straightening & Cropping
This Lightroom Bitesize tutorial shows a simple tool that can straighten an image but also crop it at the same time to improve composition. Here is the finished photograph of Talacre lighthouse in...
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Duke of Lancaster
In 1979, a former Sealink passenger ferry called “The Duke of Lancaster” was beached at Llanerch-y-Mor, near Mostyn, in North Wales with the intention of turning it into a floating leisure and retail...
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Making tracks
The chapel on Llanddwyn island is currently being refurbished but is surrounded by safety fencing and so not very photogenic. Hopefully when I make a repeat visit next year the work will be complete...
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Celtic Cross
I make no apologies for including another image from the very photogenic Llanddwyn Island on Angelsey, Wales. It’s a little off the beaten track and we very nearly missed it off the itinerary due to...
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For whom the bell tolls……
This is the bell atop Saint Tudno’s church on Great Orme, Llandudno, north Wales. Originally it was just going to be an image of the bell but as I composed the shot a bird landed on the peak and posed...
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Whitby
Last year I was fortunate to make several trips to the north-east seaside town of Whitby in North Yorkshire. These were business trips but I made sure that before breakfast I took my Panasonic Lumix...
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Happy 2013
This last post of 2012 is just to wish all those that frequented ‘No Photoshop Required…..’ during the last 12 months a Happy New Year and I hope that the path that you take over the coming year leads...
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Penmon Point
Penmon Point Lighthouse (also known as Black Point lighthouse) is on the eastern tip of Angelsey and was built in 1837, six years after the steam-powered paddle steamer Rothesay Castle sank in rough...
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Coquet Island
Coquet Island is situated opposite the mouth of the River Coquet just off the coast of Amble in Northumberland. Although owned by the Duke of Northumberland, the Royal Society for the Protection of...
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Sea Tractor
This salt-ravaged tractor was parked on the beach at Boulmer, just north of Alnmouth on the Northumberland coast. Obviously used for fetching boats from the sea it has a hard life. Pentax | 1/250s |...
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Shag
Shags are large seabirds, about 30 inches (76cm) tall and are present on the UK coast all year. There are estimated to be about 40,000 pairs although counting is difficult because of their inaccessible...
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‘Ambler’
These fishing boats were moored at Amble harbour in Northumberland. The colours were striking against the deep blue water. Pentax | 1/60s | f/11 | ISO100 | 33mm | Hand-held
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Farne Islands trip – AKA: the best £20 you can spend
This post introduces a category entitled ‘Farne Islands’ describing the story of a photoshoot I engaged in during a visit to those very islands in July 2013. Other parts of the category highlight...
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Grace Darling
Grace Darling was the daughter of the keeper of Longstone lighthouse, on the most north-easterly of the Farne Islands. In the early hours of 7 September 1838, Grace (then aged 23), looked out of her...
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4 o’clock in the morning
This was the time of day that we leapt (crawled) out of bed in our Northumberland holiday cottage, put the collars and leads on the dogs, grabbed my pre-prepared camera gear and set off down the field...
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Balcony view
Yes, this was the view from the balcony of our Northumberland holiday cottage – albeit at 04.30 in the morning. It was one of those occasions when the unfolding view before me was so spectacular that I...
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Thanks for the sale
Just a quick post to thank the unknown buyer who purchased 60 greeting cars of my image of Newport Beach, south Wales from Redbubble. This is an image that really shows the poor colour-rendering of...
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Room with a view
During our long weekend at Fife we stopped at the Crusoe Hotel in Lower Largo. It’s a lovely hotel with very friendly staff but the view from our room was a surprise to say the least. We have had ‘sea...
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