Rough How Bridge
Grey and dismal day in Keswick but I wanted to go out on the mountain bike anyhow. I set the camera to black and white as there’s not much colour around, so many shades of grey! The monochrome technique emphasises the shapes and textures; it also separates the man-made hard and regular shapes from the soft textures of nature. Lovely Lakeland landscapes and some gorgeous Highlands.
Working black and white photographs on my screen still brings to mind the smells of the liquids in the darkroom trays of yore: D40, Hypo, and the red and amber light of warm darkroom safelights. Nostalgia will never go out of fashion!
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Highland cattle (Bò Ghàidhealach)