Another day spent up on Dartmoor on my recent vacation to Devon, saw me at Haytor, or Haytor Rocks to be exact. As usual for this trip I had my Hasselblad 501cm with me, the 80mm Zeiss CFi lens on and a roll of Ilford Pan-F plus in. By this point in my trip I’dContinue reading “Haytor, Dartmoor”
Category Archives: Walking
Lydford Gorge: Colour
A couple of posts ago I wrote about Lydford Gorge and how it’s been split in two by the raging waters of the winter. This post is “the other end” which was once the main start point for a walk through the gorge. A new bridge (above) now spans the river Lyd, to take walkersContinue reading “Lydford Gorge: Colour”
A Church on a Tor
On the first day of my trip to and around Dartmoor in Devon (UK), I climbed up Brat Tor and visited the granite cross there. You can read that post here if you wish. This post, I climb another Tor, but this time to an entire church, St Michael de Rupe (St Michael of theContinue reading “A Church on a Tor”
Black-a-Tor Copse
Almost 2 years ago I wrote a short post about Whistman’s Wood on Dartmoor. You can read that here if you wish. On that visit I used my Bronica SQA and a roll of Kodak Ektar. It seems that it became too well known, overvisited, and it is hoped that both people and animal visitorsContinue reading “Black-a-Tor Copse”
King’s Tor
Following on from the last post of Bennett’s Cross, a couple of miles down the road, is the “Four Winds” car park. That tells you something before you even get out of the car! In fact on my visit the wind was not much more than a breeze but it was damp, murky and wetContinue reading “King’s Tor”
Bennett’s Cross
A single photo type post! Bennett’s Cross stands up on Dartmoor, it is one of many old/ancient crosses. This one may have been a marker showing the route between the monasteries of Exeter and Tavistock. Benet being a medieval corruption of Benedictine. On the other hand it could take it’s name from William Bennett aContinue reading “Bennett’s Cross”
A Walk from Castle Drogo
Somewhere near the beginning of my trip down to Devon, I made a visit to Castle Drogo. Just visible in the falling rain in the image above. I may do a post about the castle itself at some point. It’s an interesting place, but for now I’ll just say it is the last castle toContinue reading “A Walk from Castle Drogo”
Re-acquainting myself with 6×6
I decided that the main camera I was going to take on my trip to Dartmoor, was the Hasselblad 501CM. I reasoned that as I would be making almost exclusively landscape photo’s, it would slow me down a bit, and the quality would be good. It was also a good excuse to use some IlfordContinue reading “Re-acquainting myself with 6×6”
Spyway: a coastal walk
A few days ago the sun came out! Only for one day, but it came out! Obviously an event not to be missed. Even better it coincided with my day off – so I grabbed (one of) my camera bags, jumped into the car and headed for the sea. Joking apart it has been aContinue reading “Spyway: a coastal walk”
35mm: Takumar Trek Pt13
I’m nearing the end of this set of walks along the Castleman Trail here in Dorset (UK). This is the penultimate post, you may be pleased to hear! This one starts exactly where the last one finished, so turning my back on the sports centre and looking south the trail continues, well marked, right thoughContinue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt13”
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