Adventures in Iceland!

It’s been a few months since we returned from Iceland, but I finally finished the Spark Page* I started as a visual reminder for our trip. Here it is, if you’re interested! It didn’t strike me until a few days in (I guess the different landscape was too overwhelming at first) that I was probably

Weekly Photo Challenge: Serene

via Photo Challenge: Serene Borgarnes, Western Iceland. Shot on Fuji X100T with the Classic Chrome film simulation. Additional processing in Lightroom. 23mm | 1/800 sec | f/8.0 | ISO 200

Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows

via Photo Challenge: Windows The rooftops of Rome from the Vatican Museums, taken a couple of summers ago. Shot on DSLR with a 28-300mm lens. Processed in Lightroom. 135mm | 1/2000 sec | f/8 | ISO 400

Weekly Photo Challenge: Bridge

via Photo Challenge: Bridge The Bridge of Sighs, Venice. Shot on DSLR with a 28-300mm lens. Processed in Lightroom, finished with Luminar. 28mm | 1/320 sec | f/3.5 | ISO 200

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Road Taken

via Photo Challenge: The Road Taken This was taken on our awesome North America road trip a few years ago; snapped from the car while travelling along the I-90 (I think) towards Seattle. We were actually headed to Vancouver but wanted to stop and experience Seattle for a couple of hours. On the way, seeing these

Weekly Photo Challenge: Path

via Photo Challenge: Path This path can be found near Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. This path led us to one of the most gorgeous views I have ever seen! Shot on DSLR with 11-16mm wide angle lens. Processed in Lightroom and Color Efex Pro 4. 11mm | 1/200 secs | f/9 | ISO 250

Holiday to Snowdonia

In September we took a relaxing holiday in Snowdonia. I used Adobe Spark (formerly Slate, and now available to use on the web) to remember the story of our stay in North Wales. Here’s the link! All photos taken by me on iPhone and DSLR (apart from the one of me watching the tour of Britain – thanks to

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fun!

This week’s challenge is all about fun! I liked these doorbell/intercom/letterbox combinations I saw in Italy (this one was in Venice). They look a little like surprised faces. 🙂 Shot on DSLR with a 28-300mm lens (ay 28mm). Processed in Lightroom.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Inspiration.” Inspiration can spring from many sources. For me (like many others, I suspect!) travel is inspiring. Seeing things I haven’t witnessed before, soaking up the atmosphere of a foreign place, enjoying being somewhere out of the norm and exploring. Along with hoping to find my own take

Champs-Élysées, Paris

A beautiful city to experience and photograph. It’s so easy to get to via Eurostar, I can’t imagine not going again soon. I shot this last August. Processed in Lightroom 5 and Silver Efex Pro 2.