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Richard F Taylor Photography Beautiful photography of the Southwest of England

Yesterday’s Riviera Express run came with a twist — Sir Nigel Gresley had been stuck behind a slow commuter service, so ...
06/09/2026

Yesterday’s Riviera Express run came with a twist — Sir Nigel Gresley had been stuck behind a slow commuter service, so by the time it reached Dawlish it still hadn’t built up the steam you’d normally expect from a main‑line stretch. That meant no dramatic plume, just a steady, restrained pass along the sea wall. Oddly enough, that worked for the shot: the engine’s blue livery, the curve of the line, and the busy seafront all sat cleanly in the frame without being drowned out by exhaust. A simple capture shaped by the hold‑up, showing the locomotive’s return after months of fire‑risk cancellations in a quieter, more grounded way.

Rippon Tor gave the shot its backbone — the broad sweep of Dartmoor running out behind the foreground stone, with pocket...
03/09/2026

Rippon Tor gave the shot its backbone — the broad sweep of Dartmoor running out behind the foreground stone, with pockets of gorse still holding their colour across the moor. After a full day moving between tors, this stop was all about location: height, open ground, and a clear line across to the distant hills. The light was dropping fast, so I kept the frame honest and uncluttered, letting the tor, the gorse and the sky define the image without overworking it.

Very accurate 😂
25/08/2026

Very accurate 😂

A warm, windy day off on Dartmoor took us up the Tavy and into the Devil’s Kitchen, where the low water made crossing ea...
25/08/2026

A warm, windy day off on Dartmoor took us up the Tavy and into the Devil’s Kitchen, where the low water made crossing easy and gave us room to work the scene. I pushed the tripod straight into the river and held the camera just above the surface, keeping the frame tight on the fall, rocks and hillside while the gale tore across the moor above us. The sun stayed strong, giving everything a clean, honest light, and the low viewpoint let the flow lead naturally through the shot. A simple setup in a rough corner of the moor, but it did exactly what the place needed.

Up on the cliffs that night the wind never really let off, so getting this shot meant working around the gusts as much a...
23/08/2026

Up on the cliffs that night the wind never really let off, so getting this shot meant working around the gusts as much as the darkness. While my three mates spread out along the ridge, I tracked the Milky Way for a clean, detailed sky, then shot the ruin separately once the tripod stopped shivering long enough to hold a steady frame. Blending the two kept the stars tight and the stone sharp, and despite the constant push of the weather, the coast gave just enough calm between gusts to make the stack work.

The field at Noss Mayo was the first thing that caught our eye when we arrived last Tuesday evening, still early enough ...
19/08/2026

The field at Noss Mayo was the first thing that caught our eye when we arrived last Tuesday evening, still early enough that the light had that soft, warm edge before sunset. The harvest had just been taken in, leaving clean rows of straw and scattered bales that sat perfectly in the fading glow. Before turning our attention to the Milky Way later on, we spent a few minutes capturing this scene — simple shapes, open space, and that low sun dropping toward the horizon.

Yesterday I spent an hour or so reprocessing the images of the partial eclipse on Wednesday and putting them into order.
17/08/2026

Yesterday I spent an hour or so reprocessing the images of the partial eclipse on Wednesday and putting them into order.

I spent Wednesday night on Dartmoor with my partner and a friend, all of us out there for the Pleiades meteor shower. Co...
16/08/2026

I spent Wednesday night on Dartmoor with my partner and a friend, all of us out there for the Pleiades meteor shower. Conditions were good enough to run long exposures, so I set up the star tracker and worked through a clean set of sky frames. Tracking let me pull out the detail without the usual noise, and blending the images later removed the satellite and plane trails that always sneak in.I shot the foreground separately from the same spot, keeping everything true to how the tors and trees looked that night. Blending the two sets gave me final images that feel honest to the place and the quiet hours we spent out there together.

After an all‑night session on Dartmoor chasing the Pleiades at Combestone Tor, the two of us heading straight down to Te...
14/08/2026

After an all‑night session on Dartmoor chasing the Pleiades at Combestone Tor, the two of us heading straight down to Teignmouth beach felt like the right way to let the night wind down. Golden hour built slowly, the sun lifting clean over the water while the groynes caught the light and gave me something solid to frame against the moving tide. I worked a couple of long exposures as the sea washed around them, one catching a sharp sunburst and the other stretching the early light across the pier. After hours in the dark, those two images felt like straightforward, earned moments from staying out long enough to watch the day arrive.

I know everyone is now probably getting eclipse fatigue with all photos of it being shared but here is my take from sitt...
13/08/2026

I know everyone is now probably getting eclipse fatigue with all photos of it being shared but here is my take from sitting in my front garden using a DIY solar filter.

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