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An old barn near where I live. When I was unemployed I used to walk down to Holmfirth via the road to the Post Office to post what I'd sold on ebay. I would then walk back over the fields and eat my lunch near this barn. I noticed the sun casting these shadows and took the shot. This picture encouraged me to take up photography as a hobby because it's a little bit more interesting than the snaps that I'd previously taken.
A jump to the right, and then a step to the left, with your hands on your hips you bring your knees in tight, but it’s the pelvic thrust that gets your tripod in to the exact place that you want. Number 3 from my top 7 tips to improve your photography.
I was lucky enough to meet Phill McCordall a few days ago in Hebden Bridge. Phill started as a photographic assistant in the late 1960s going on to have his own studio for many years specialising in product photography. If you haven’t seen Phill’s YouTube channel, then take a look. Phill used to have a website, sadly now defunct, where subscribers could upload their images for Phill to critique.
I’ve been through some of my old images trying to find another tree to convert to black and white because I liked the previous one a lot and I came up with this one. I like minimalist images and I’m looking forward to the bad weather of snow and fog to try and get some more.
Life can get exciting in rural Yorkshire. Here’s an example of what I mean: some sheep living-on-the-edge.