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Off to Birkenhead in an hour or so to give a lecture to the Birkenhead Photographic Association. Same talk as Monday night, Peak Light. Quite a nice day here so hopefully...

Not quite recovered from the show at the weekend; I strained a muscle in my back unloading the car at midnight last night after driving home from Sevenoaks. Had some acupuncture...

We are in Sevenoaks this weekend at the Sevenoaks School for a Contemporary Art and Craft Fair. Up early on Friday and on the road by 4.20am. Setting up at the venue by 8.30am...

Still catching up after Nordic trip. Last weekend we did the Great Peak District Fair in Buxton. A busy show both days with over 10000 visitors. Shipped some orders Monday...

Good to see old friends at Deeping Camera Club yesterday for lecture, especially Tony and Derek. On way home from staying with our best friends Rob and Annie on their narrow...

Tomorrow, Tuesday 13th, I am in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton all day, 9.30 am to 5 pm. It’s a bit quiet at this time of the year so I will take my Lake District...

Just back from giving a lecture in Chorley near Preston. It was Peak Light again and a reasonable audience size of 45-ish. Another very friendly club and an enjoyable evening....

The lecture season starts today for me (September to April). Just packing up my lecture Peak Light and getting ready to go to Oldham Camera Club tonight. This is my latest...

Well, we survived the 18 hour ferry crossing, including dinner and breakfast. But it was very bumpy.for a few hours, as in ship feeling as though it had been dropped onto...

Clear blue sky and warm in Copenhagen this morning. Drove west to Roskilde for photos of the cathedral. On way out went past harbour area and spotted some old boats. Stopped...

Another bright morning in Stockholm. Not impressed by Best Western Kom Hotel. Everything needs an electronic card for access. To reach our room needs use of card 4 times....

After all the heavy rain of yesterday it was quite a relief to look out of the window to a dry morning. It was cloudy but there were signs of brightness. A swift breakfast...

Woke up to a bit of a dull day although the sun was trying to break through for the first couple of hours. Bit of a frost too. Not much wind so good reflections as well. Photos...

Left Harnosand early, after scraping thick ice off windows of car. Jolly cold for time of year! Headed back towards hills and lakes to Sveg and then Sarna. Dozens of lakes...

We were very well looked after in the Jamtkrogen Hotel in Bracke. Had to clean the ice off the windows before we could head for Harnosand. Drove out to beach near Harnosand...

Left Dombas bright and early, well early at any rate. Headed NW towards Dovrefjell area. Light not brilliant but decided to get closer to the highest peak Snohetta (4th highest...

Woke to clear skies so decided to see how far towards Jotunheim we could get before hit rain. There was still some sun breaking through as we approached Jotunheim so found...

We changed our plans once more. We woke to heavy rain and this continued through the day. No point in taking ferry for waterfall photos; weather too bad to even take camera...

The weather took a dive today. Heavy rain from opening the curtains before 7am until after 4pm. Changed plans to drive further north, effectively jumping 3 days ahead on our itinerary..Forecast...

Staying in very nice hotel in Flam. Weather mostly dull with a few hours of light rain from mid-morning to early afternoon. Started the day with a steep slippery climb up to Flam...

Trouble accessing the web through my Blackberry earlier today delayed doing this. Yesterday was a 2 new country day. I had not previously visited Sweden or Norway. Reached...

Started the day in Copenhagen with a little bit of brightness. It quickly closed in with a few spots of rain as I was taking shots around the very picturesque Nyhavn area....

Touch damp at times today but no real rain. Lots of bridge shots either side of Odense in Denmark, quite breezy so sea choppy.Tonight was out taking photos around Copenhagen...

This morning started grey but brightened to broken clouds mid morning. Spent an hour or two around Hamburg harbour area and St Michelis Kirche. Now driving up through Denmark,...

We reached Hamburg about 6.30 pm and went straight to the Hotel Bellevue. Unfortunately they are as unscrupulous as airlines and had considerably overbooked so we were moved...

Visited the Kinderdijk windmills this morning, straight after getting off the ferry.it’s a world heritage site and includes 19 mills in pristine condition. For information,...

Bit of a busy day finishing odd jobs before leaving on photo trip. Now heading for ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland. Tomorrow need some good weather in the morning for our first...

We are in Buxton Pavilion Gardens this weekend for an Artist & Designer’s Fair. There’s quite a buzz around (and nice weather) with a continental market on the promenade...

There are a few more new images on the web site. They were taken on 16th July during the course that I ran as a competition with Harman Technology in Black and White Photography...

We will be setting up for the Artist and Designer’s Fair in Buxton Pavilion Gardens Friday (later today). It will be open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4.30 pm, free...

I walked the 6 miles in to the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton today, where I spent the day. Quite bright this morning but overcast and chilly this afternoon. Started thinking...

We are having great weather in the Peak District right now. From Wednesday onwards it haas been warm and sunny with nice clouds to add interest to the skies. The forecast...

I’m in the Gallery in the Gardens, in Buxton Pavilion Gardens, all day Wednesday 9th September, 9.30 am to 5 pm. Come by for a chat and have a look at several dozen...

The Munro log for Jan and I is now on the web site. It will allow you to see the details of all the individual walks that collectively added up to us completing the 277 Munro’s...

Just finished processing the films from Bolton Priory in the Yorkshire Dales and Norfolk. I will do the contact prints later this week so that I can see what they look like...

Just on way home from a couple of days in Norfolk with friends.Today we walked from Cley to Wells. Photographs of Cley windmill, Blakeney and Wells-next-the-sea.Blue skies...

For almost 12 years to June 1996 my wife Jan and I walked the Munro’s in Scotland (mountains over 3000 feet). There are 284 of them, hence the length of time involved....

Another day in the Gallery in Pavilion Gardens. Nice morning to walk the 6 miles to get here. Weather has just taken a turn for the worse with heavy rain now. Hope it blows...

The new Edinburgh black and white photographs that I took over 2 days in early August are now with the company that looks after my web site. All 32 images should be loaded...

I’m in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton Pavilion Gardens until 5pm today. If you are able to drop by for a chat and see my small exhibition of fine art photographs....

Just finished scanning and tweaking 14 new images from Utah. Mainly snowy trees. They should be on the web site soon. Dave Butcher Dave Butcher www.davebutcher.co.uk www.darkroomdave.com

Just completed some snowy tree landscape images for the web site (should be available for viewing from Tuesday). Taken mainly around Boulder in Colorado they also include...

I have just scanned and tweaked 27 images taken at 4 ski resorts in America in January this year. The weather was mixed so there are both sunny and misty shots. Lots of views...