Travels With a Camera - Peak Images » Derbyshire

Derbyshire bluebells and photo trails 2011 – early flowering and a new location

PeakImages — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:48:21 +0000

Derbyshire bluebells seem to be flowering really early this year (or was it just that they were really late last year?) My last bluebell photography trail was towards the end of May 2010, this year, I doubt any will still be around come then!

And having arrived awkwardly early (I’ve had almost more [...]

New Exhibitions at Studio 61 and East Midlands Airport

PeakImages — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:27:33 +0000

As if one wasn’t enough I’ve got two photography exhibitions happening at the same time!

One you’ll need your passport for – it’s in the departures lounge of East Midlands Airport! (After you go past security, just on the rights and slightly down a short dead-end side corridor with one of them “what [...]

Cycling and Curlews

PeakImages — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:53:05 +0000

Cycling really must be the best way to get around – covering the distance far more efficiently than walking, but slow enough that you can appreciate the countryside around you. The sights, sounds and smells (mostly!) that the insulated moving box (aka the car) takes away from your experience, all come to life [...]

Derbyshire Bluebells in full bloom – a woodpecker – and an awesome location found

PeakImages — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:30:26 +0000

21degrees today – what a change from just a couple of weeks ago when I was cycling in Arctic conditions while reccing some routes for my forthcoming Peak District cycling guidebook!

But the warm temperatures have really brought some of the bluebells out here in Derbyshire. Today I went on a recce of [...]

A Photographer’s Journey – Photographic talks in Derbyshire

PeakImages — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:43:50 +0000

Blackpool in a soft haze caused by golden sunlight struggling through winter sea fog

I’ve just given a talk entitled “A Photographer’s Journey” to a couple of image clubs in Derbyshire. (These differ from the more commonly found camera clubs as their main purpose is not to compete (either individually or [...]