Lately things have conspired to keep me inside, so I’m sharing a photo from a few weeks ago, on a climbing outing in Wied Babu. Unusually there were three of us on this outing, so I took advantage of the additional downtime to take some photos. This is Hendrik-Jan tackling The Flying Arête, a very memorable 6b+ route. Continue reading Hendrik on The Flying Arête
Took it a little easy yesterday, so I’m sharing this post today instead. It’s another photo from our summer visit to Heraklion this year. On my earlier visit I did not have enough time to visit the Koules fortress, though I did manage to walk down to the sea front. To be honest I did not expect to enjoy the fortress itself so much. It’s … Continue reading Heraklion Sea Front
Continuing from last week’s post, this is the view of Keswick and Derwentwater I mentioned. Though we visited in spring, we were surprisingly lucky with the weather, with mostly bright days and no rain. Not the best for photography, but it does make the heart more joyful while walking among the fells and lakes. I chose to go with a composition that gave some context … Continue reading Overlooking Keswick and Derwent Water
Today I thought I’d go back and share with you something from our visit to the Lake District earlier this year. For my last walk there I wanted to top things off with one I’ve been wanting to do for a while – a circular walk from Gatesgarth to the summit of Haystacks via Scarth Gap, across to Dubs Quarry, and down to Warnscale Bottom … Continue reading Buttermere from Little Round How
I really don’t know why I’ve been postponing this photo for so long. So for a bit of a throwback, here’s the final photo I wanted to share from last year’s visit to Gozo. In the late morning we headed to Rabat and were walking up to the Ċittadella, taking the scenic route. The little square in front of the basilica dedicated to St George … Continue reading Pjazza San Ġorġ
A really quick blog post today, with another photo from that outing to Lapsi just over a week ago. I stopped first to take some long exposures from just below the last of the popular climbing caves. After some quiet time there, hearing the waves crash on the rock shoreline below, I packed up and headed down towards the Ħamrija Tower area, below the neolithic … Continue reading Cliff Caves in Late Winter Light
Dipping back into the archives again for today’s post, with another photo from the visit to Gozo in spring. After Dwejra and the citadel we headed to the village of Nadur, which stands alone on a hill overlooking the port of Mġarr. We had a good reason for wanting to visit this place at this time: there’s a well known bakery that makes the traditional … Continue reading View from Nadur
My original intention for today was to process and publish one of the photos I took early yesterday morning during the lunar eclipse. However, after about an hour’s worth of processing I wasn’t quite happy with the results of my efforts, so I closed everything and postponed it for another day. Instead, I’ve gone back to our visit to Gozo in late spring, and will … Continue reading Dwejra Bay
Today I’m finally sharing another photo from our visit to Gozo in late spring. This was the last stop on our itinerary, in a secluded rocky beach very popular with locals and tourists. Literally the name means ‘the galley’s harbour’, and I’m confident it was used as such. The beach head is well protected by a relatively long and narrow inlet, and the steep-sided valley … Continue reading Mġarr ix-Xini
I was already preparing to share a different photo today. Another one taken on this same outing to Lapsi, after I was done with the long exposure and was playing around with the telephoto lens. Just like the one I shared last week, in fact. But then I realised that I had already mentioned this long exposure, so I didn’t want to put it off … Continue reading Headlands and Coastal Tower near Lapsi
Something a little different than usual today. Lately I’ve been trying to experiment with making minimalist images. I find myself drawn to minimalist imagery, whether in photography or painting, but for some reason I really never do that kind of thing. Perhaps it’s just because it’s more challenging than it might look. Which is yet another reason for me to try my hand at it … Continue reading Quiet Moments
Today I’m sharing the better known view at Dwejra, with the Azure Window in the distance and many small rock pools in the foreground. This is looking pretty much in the opposite direction of the view I shared last week. In a similar manner, I did this as a long exposure. Actually I took a couple of photos at different exposure settings to allow me some … Continue reading Natural Stone Arch and Crashing Waves
Muddy Boots 