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Regular readers will know that I’ve taken lots of images of the River Mersey in and around Stockport, well last weekend I had the opportunity to have a walk around Sale Water Park in South Manchester. I’d completely forgotten that the Rover Mersey hugs the edge of the water park for a good portion of […]

This is a bit of a click bait heading in that it implies I didn’t have any time to get out with my camera this past weekend. Of course I did, but this was whilst I was out and about with Charlie. Those of you who know me will know I walk Charlie a lot

I’ve not had much chance to get out this weekend, having worked on Friday and then football on Saturday. We also had a visit to see my son’s new puppy on Sunday, so I decided to go out on Monday to have a last shoot to try to get an image for the Urban Photography

This months OneLandscape project is Urban Landscapes and you will have seen fro earlier posts that I have already got some good images to enter into this challenge. I decided this weekend that I would look to try to find some less City Urban Landscapes, and decided to head to Helmshore and Holcombe Village on

The weather has not been great in recent months, and this took a turn for the worse over the Christmas period. There was torrential rain and eventually we had snow. Living in Stockport has meant that we have had the odd dusting of snow over the years but this time Stockport seem to get much

‘m not one for making new years resolutions as I dont think its right as I never have kept them in years gone by. The new challenge refers to the OneLandscape group challenge for January 2025. This challenge is Urban Landscapes, essentially a landscape in a town, city or anywhere urban. So Friday last week

There have been lots of ups and downs in 2024, some of which I’d rather not go through again. I am, however, optimistic for 2025, maybe this will bring lots of ups and not very many downs. Whatever happens I will continue to get out and about with my camera and gear and look to

This time of year isn’t great for me, those who know me will know why. This year on top of all the emotion I’ve had the lurgy thats doing the rounds, so I havent really had much chance to get out with my camera. So yesterday Tracey and I decided that a walk would do

No this wasn’t some form of Northern Soul meet-up it was actually my birthday present, a cracking weekend away in the Ribble Valley. We stayed at the Ribblesdale Park which is part of the Gisburn Park Estate, and lovely it is to. The site is set in some lovely countryside but has some great facilities

If you look through my website you we see a section on Street Photography and a sub section is Stockport. Amongst other images from around the town I have taken images of a number of the “murals” that have sprung up around the town. They are very impressive and heads off to the street artists