Almost total(ly unprepared for) eclipse, 20th March 2015

I don’t have a 600mm lens. I do have a set of Lee grad ND filters, but don’t use them these days (much better results with merging exposures in RAW files). I don’t (horror) have a Big Stopper. Nevertheless I had this morning free so headed to the western moor.  Initially delighted that the sky… Continue reading Almost total(ly unprepared for) eclipse, 20th March 2015

Logan Stones, bad weather, altered perspectives, excessive brownie consumption

Black Tor, wider view

Last week I paid a long overdue visit back to Black Tor (the one near Burrator – there are two others on Dartmoor), with a forecast of snow. I was looking forward to this, because the last time I was there, in January 2012, was in driving rain. This time I did see a little… Continue reading Logan Stones, bad weather, altered perspectives, excessive brownie consumption