Ogwen Valley Trail

Come with me on a bright, sunny, but very cold day for a little walk on a section of the Ogwen Valley Trail. I'm often on the trail further into the Snowdonia National Park, so this area is a first for me. Let me tell you a little bit about the trail first. North Wales...

Down By The Riverside

It's been some time since I've written anything for Say It With A Camera but I just didn't have anything to say. Maybe it's because I've not been out with my camera much but I think this quote by Destin Sparks just about somes up the past few months. Photography Is The Story I Fail...

I Forgot To Put A Title To This Post

Point of Ayr, the site of an old colliery, three side of the site are fenced, the fourth side is open. Where's the logic in that? Since my last visit, almost two years ago, nature has really taken over. There's not a lot to photograph on the site and the only real things of interest...

Step Back In Time

Way back in 2013 Channel 4, a UK TV company, produced an excellent drama series called "The Mill". Set in industrial England around about 1833 the historical drama, in four parts, showed life for workers at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, based on the extensive historical archive of the mill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YacizJRW4WI Trailer for "The Mill"...

Living History

Roman Britain, Vikings & Saxons, Jousting Knights, Cavaliers & Roundheads, World War 1 & 2, the Victorians, to name but a few, the United Kingdom is not short of reenactment groups who give up their time and money to present us with living history. For a photographer there's some great opportunities, as most reenactors are...