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South Downs

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I went for a walk on the South Downs this morning Saturday 13th June. Walking from Eastbourne to Belle Tout Lighthouse (the one you can see in the distance) four young lads were in front of me with their brightly coloured kit.

Farne Islands & Bempton Cliffs.

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Last week (commencing 1st June) I popped up to the north of England to principally photograph landscapes.
Overall the weather was not in my favour – wet and windy – I did get some nice landscape photos that I may share later on…But I tried something different for a change…I’ve always had a hankering to photograph Puffins…So a boat trip from Seahouses and a one hour landing on the Farne islands was booked. Nikon Z8 and the 180/600 lens.

Arctic Tern sitting on its nest. Farne Islands, Northumberland.

Guillemot, Farne Islands, Northumberland.

Puffin taking off, Farne Islands, Northumberland.

Puffin, Farne Islands, Northumberland.

Puffin, Farne Islands, Northumberland.

Puffins, Farne Islands, Northumberland.

A few days later I drove down to North Yorkshire / Flamborough Head / Bempton Cliffs…Here you find a large colony of seabirds nesting and zooming along the cliffs.

The white chalk cliffs at Bempton / Flamborough Head. Although it is hard to see there are literally thousands of birds sitting on micro ledges on the cliff face. All rather guano smelly.

Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire.

Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire.

Gannet collecting nesting material from the grassy areas on the cliffs.

Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire.

Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire.

Razor Bills, Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire.

Razor Bills, Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire.

5 days in Porto, Portugal. Late May 2026.

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A rather hilly, rugged, rustic, busy northern Portuguese city break.
The stripy houses are about an hour and a half south of Porto.
Priai da Costa Nova….Take a train from Porto to Averio, then a taxi to the location.
R. da Quinta do Cravo 17, Gafanha da Encarnação, Portugal.

All images taken with the Fuji X100vi and I used the Viltrox wide and tele adaptors.
This gives me in full frame terms 18mm, 35mm and 50mm field of views.
Fuji RAF’s processed in Photoshop ACR using Adobe landscape colour profile.

Prague May 2026

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Four nights in this little gem of a city. Mooching about eating drinking and of course some photography.
This was my second visit, next time I must try it in the depths winter.
All images taken with the Fuji X100vi and the Viltrox lens adaptors. By using these screw on adaptors I can have an 18mm, 35mm and 50mm camera pretty handy accessories for minimal outlay. As there are quite a few photos I have placed them in a gallery you will see the thumbnails below. They are not in any particular order.
For the photographers out there…RAF files processed in ACR with Adobe Landscape colour profile only the black n white images are from the camera jpegs.

15 Shots from the last week.

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In no particular order….15 photos taken over the last week…Ordinary, Boring, Artistic and probably not bucolic…You chose. For some reason they resonated with me…Often it’s nothing more than…Ahhh, I quite like that.

Lamp post and bench in harsh light.
Fuji X100vi.

Pedal bike under shady tree.
Fuji X100vi.

Modern flats v the leaves on a tree.
Fuji X100vi.

Abstract reflection of a window onto the footway.
Fuji X100vi.

The bow of an old boat.
Fuji X100vi.

Resting fishing boat.
Fuji X100vi.

Beach huts…It was the angle of the roofs and their elongated corresponding shadow..Red bricks and deep blue sky.
Fuji X100vi.

Ice cream ?
Fuji X100vi.

Small group of people enjoying some spring sunshine.
Fuji X100vi. 65×25 aspect ratio.

Lone woman soaking up some rays.
Fuji X100vi.

Man on pebble beach..Knees up.
Fuji X100vi.

On the pier.
Fuji X100vi.

Ok a tennis court and semi detached houses ?
It was the three primary colours that I liked – Red, Blue, Green –
Fuji X100vi.

Tube station.
Fuji X100vi.

The circus is in town. The Big Top.
Fuji X100vi.

Sunday 19th April Photo Session.

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Up at 0200 hrs drive to my friends house and depart his place at 0300. 2.5hrs later we arrive just before pre dawn at Portland Bill in Dorset…Later on that day we drove to nearby Weymouth for a walk along the beach and harbour.

O5:57 hrs…Just made it in time. 16×9 aspect ratio.

06:00…Subtle change of light and composition. 3×2 aspect ratio.
Personally I prefer this one because of the foreground rocks and you can see the obelisk thats perched on the edge.
https://www.portlandbilllighthouse.co.uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_House_Obelisk

06:21…I have the rising sun at my back.

06:37…Walking further away from the Lighthouse reveals other elements on the Bill.

08:30…If you stand with the Obelisk at your back this is the view towards the Lighthouse.

Huts and boats perched on the Bill.

Going wide with the 14-24mm lens.

Although it looks bright and sunny the wind was brisk and the morning air was quite cold.

Old lighthouse, now a bird observatory.


The side of a building at the bottom of the lighthouse.

Pulpit Rock…At the end of the bill are some short cliffs and large ledges where the sea crashes into the land.
Not a place to fall or slip…However there was no real drama in the sea. Long exposure shot..So so on this occasion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulpit_Rock,_Portland

Leaving Portland Bill you pass St Georges Church. 17th Century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Portland

Weymouth beach….the time is about midday, its quite warm compared to the early morning…People are out enjoying the spring sunshine.

Weymouth Harbour.

Weymouth Harbour.

PH326 is called Moby Dick…The name is painted on the stern of the boat.

Weymouth Harbour.

Weymouth Harbour…Between the two large blue and white boats on the side of the building is a very large RNLI mural.

Heading back to the car…We took the row boat across the harbour. £2 per person.

Helter Skelter.

Reading a book and soaking up the rays…Weymouth Beach.
All images taken with the Nikon Z8 and mainly 24-70 lens.

Bodiam Castle

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Just one shot of this moated castle. I was just passing after photographing the church below.
Because of that Bodiam was a bit busy and it was hard to get a clean shot.
Fuji X100vi.