by alastair | Oct 6, 2016 | News, Peak District
I took the opportunity to head out in to a misty Peak District at the start of this week. I started up on the beautiful Curbar Edge, with mist filling the Derwent Valley below and sky to the East looking like it was on fire with the oranges that were in the clouds...
by alastair | Apr 10, 2015 | News, Peak District
A common search that appears in my site stats is “How to get to Padley Gorge” – that despite me not giving directions on how to get there on this site. I aim to put that right with this little article :)Padley Gorge is a bit of an autumnal Mecca for...
by alastair | Nov 27, 2014 | News, Peak District
I’ve finally got round to scanning the films and negs that I took at Padley Gorge back at the very end of October. One of the things that makes (I feel) using film more challenging (and rewarding) than digital is the difficulty of trying to get a good exposure,...
by alastair | Oct 31, 2014 | News, Peak District
I had a quick wander (accompanied by the kids) through Bolehill and Padley Gorge today. A lot of the trees are bare now, but there is still a lot of colour to be making do with. Bumped in to Mr Chinnery for the first time as well. Here are some quick sketches...
by alastair | Sep 7, 2014 | News, Peak District
I’ve managed to get out around the Padley Gorge/Bolehill area twice in as many weeks. Which is good. Unfortunately, as is becoming the way, the big cameras didn’t come out, so I will have to make do with these little sketches. You can certainly tell...
