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I write a monthly 'Masterclass' for Cumbria Life magazine, where I choose an 'assignment' and spend a day just before it goes to print, seeing what I can come up with.
Ullswater Colour
I took advantage of a recent calm misty autumn morning to pop down to The Lake (as locals to Ullswater like to call it – as if there were no others). Acting at speed I took photos of the mist rising, and then some with an agreeable fisherman in my foreground (first image). (Note – always ask, it’s rude not to.)
When I was ready to move on I went to where the lake does one of its dramatic dog-legs and came across what I first thought was another fisherman in chest waders. However this turned out to…
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Ashgill, near Garrigill
It is curious how many of the places I have chosen for my last two years of Masterclasses have been on the extreme borders of Cumbria, as if the county boundary has been drawn by someone wanting to further…
Stag versus ram
August 2010 | (0) Comments 
They say never work with children or animals, but my advice is at least always keep your camera handy. You never know when they’ll do something funny that’s unmissable - but so often is missed – right in front…
Flower borders
August 2010 | (0) Comments
I’ve been photographing gardens for close on a couple of decades, and it keeps me busy through the summer months, often around the country. Over that time I’ve worked out some golden rules (not that I always keep to…
Midsummer in Mallerstang
July 2010 | (0) Comments
It was inevitable that the prolonged good weather through May and early June would take a nosedive at some point into more typical unsettled stormy conditions. I’m a fan of those fine dawns and late evenings, especially in June,…
Humphrey Head
June 2010 | (0) Comments
The deadline for my latest assignment was Polling Day. Having resignedly pencilled my cross, as at every General Election, by a candidate I knew wouldn’t win, I drove south into Westmorland. I wanted to revisit the wonderful limestone promontory…
Wordsworth’s daffodils, Glencoyne, Ullswater
May 2010 | (0) Comments
Spring is a whole three weeks late this year – and daffodils are only looking their best here in the north-east of the Lakes well into April. I have an admission. Don’t tell the Tourist Board but I’m not…
Other Masterclass Articles
- All Masterclasses
- Ullswater Colour
- Ashgill, near Garrigill
- Stag versus ram
- Flower borders
- Midsummer in Mallerstang
- Humphrey Head
- Wordsworth’s daffodils, Glencoyne, Ullswater
- Roosting Starlings
- Rain and Snow
- Kirkandrews on Esk
- Bonfire Night
- Autumn Colour
- Arnside
- Moordivock - Stormy Weather
- Steam Train on the Settle to Carlisle line
- Loughrigg Tarn