Late night Brimham Rocks

March 15, 2018  •  Leave a Comment
I had a fantastic hour up at Brimham Rocks near Pateley Bridge last weekend. Well after closing time, around midnight. It had been a gloomy foggy day but amazingly cleared about 11pm and showed off lots of stars. Made more use of the new Samyang 14mm at its widest f2.8 setting and some long 30 second exposures. Also my first dabblings in light pa...
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Dillon the dog!

March 11, 2018  •  Leave a Comment
I had a lot of fun yesterday photographing my friends new dog, Dillon. Fantastic little chap from the Dogs trust. He really doesn't sit still for long but is such a fantastic character. Nikon D750 + 50mm f1.8 and available light. Full set here: http://robindearden.zenfolio.com/p544441053
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Thinking small...

March 06, 2018  •  Leave a Comment
Something new to me. Always been fascinated by macro photography and some of the images that can be captured. After selling one of my older DX lenses I have taken the plunge on a macro lens. After the usual amount of research / prevarication I have gone with the Sigma 105 f2.8. There is a lot of opinion on third party (non Nikon) lenses but this o...
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Thinking big...

March 04, 2018  •  Leave a Comment
I really enjoy working with wide angle lenses. Used in the right setting they have the power to capture some really dramatic images. Get it wrong however and you the thing you are trying to capture can end up lost. Great for getting up close where it would not normally be possible, or alternatively capturing some really big scenes, big skies in par...
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Beer and photos!

November 29, 2017  •  Leave a Comment
I do like a good pint, and the recent explosion in new breweries and craft beer is a great thing in my mind. We are really lucky in Yorkshire that there are some cracking micro-breweries opening making some great beer. A favourite of mine is Quirky Ales in Garforth (http://quirkyales.com/). They make some great beer and Mike Quirk the owner and re...
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