The Rambling Photographer

The Rambling Photographer Just one guy who likes landscape photography, rugby and sharing them with the world

another small post, from a loop of the Yarrow Reservoir, including a side-trek onto the West Pennine Way & The Limestone...
25/05/2026

another small post, from a loop of the Yarrow Reservoir, including a side-trek onto the West Pennine Way & The Limestone Brook. Slightly spoiled by two Bikers taking a break on a bridge having a homophobic conversation about gay photographers, while I am there taking some of the water photos included below. Not pictured: The pheasant photo where it made me jump out of my skin JUST as I was taking it, so it's just a blur

A smaller post than usual, from a visit to Brockholes in yesterday. Focusing on the wildlife rather than the landscape...
22/05/2026

A smaller post than usual, from a visit to Brockholes in yesterday. Focusing on the wildlife rather than the landscapes for once

Yesterday, I took I took a trip to and after a wander round Ward's Reservoir (also known locally as the Blue Lagoon) I...
10/05/2026

Yesterday, I took I took a trip to and after a wander round Ward's Reservoir (also known locally as the Blue Lagoon) I climbed Winter Hill, along the (much steeper) North slopes. I took advantage of the flat light from the cloud cover to take some greyscale photos. I also saw some interesting restoration work on the peat bog, still ongoing after the fires of 2018. Sadly, the Lagoon was not how I remembered it (or I had it mixed up with another reservoir) - even taking into account the 2011 draining (then subsequent refilling)

Next on the agenda are the west sides of the moors - White Coppice, Lead Mine Clough and the River Yarrow. Then I may expand the exploration of the moorland of Lancashire, and start on the Trough of Bowland!

Followers - where would you go next for landscapes and waterways?

Took a trip down to Preston Grasshoppers RFC today to photograph Hoppers Social Rugby and Aspull RFC 2nd team. a good l...
18/04/2026

Took a trip down to Preston Grasshoppers RFC today to photograph Hoppers Social Rugby and Aspull RFC 2nd team. a good little outing, and some good rugby.

so, went to Preston Grasshoppers RFC to watch their vet's side play a Cumbrian Barbarians, made up of players from Cocke...
11/04/2026

so, went to Preston Grasshoppers RFC to watch their vet's side play a Cumbrian Barbarians, made up of players from Cockermouth Rufc Ambleside Rugby Club and Kirkby Lonsdale Rugby Union Football Club Poor lighting limited the range of decent pictures, but some good pictures are lurking in the shadows. Yes, I am too lazy to adjust them all for brightness

So, part two of Saturday's wander. I treated myself to a new camera - one I have been looking into for a long time. No...
17/03/2026

So, part two of Saturday's wander. I treated myself to a new camera - one I have been looking into for a long time. Now, for many years I have used "beginner friendly" interchangeable lens cameras, ones that do a lot of the work for you, but I decided it was time to take things to the next level, so upgraded quite considerably.

Now, skill wise it's going to be a big jump to master - but I decided to take it out for a test spin, to our old favorite of Tiger Clough on the climb up Rivington Pike. Sadly, the ground was incredibly boggy, so the actual waterfall was out of range for me. but I did get to play

Initial thoughts

*It's quite a bit heavier than I am used to, and the physical controls are not as sensitive as the lower-spec one. I suspect thats a result of the weather proofing, making everything fit "tighter"
*likewise, lens changing isn't quite as smooth, you do notice a big difference between the lighter casual lens and a pro-lens
*It's easy to press the wrong button by mistake and miss a great shot
*The Creative Dial is amazing - i was flitting between 2 "fancy" modes quickly, far quicker that I could on my old camera
*the pretty much double-power sensor made creative shots way more dramatic and detailed. across all the pictures I took, there is a lot more "oomph" to them
*the display, by default, is a bit busy. It's going to need a bit of a customise I think to show just what I want
*The inbuilt ND filter is AMAZING. ND photography is something i have always fancied but not wanted to carry an extra bit of kit
*Battery life is way better than I expected, but to add, the special features do eat power. I have invested in a back-up battery as a result!

Anyway, here are the test pictures

Yesterday, after my planned ramble up winter hill (more on that later!) I paid Bolton Rugby Club a visit, to watch the B...
15/03/2026

Yesterday, after my planned ramble up winter hill (more on that later!) I paid Bolton Rugby Club a visit, to watch the Bolton Buccaneers Mixed Ability Team Vs. Bolton Mammoths Vets Team (Who i have played a game or two for in my many years!) and it was amazing to see some true manifestations of rugby joy. I can also neither confirm or deny I wished i had my boots with me..... I did however miss photographing the last segment of play as i took over as a touch judge!

I also briefly took advantage of the faster processing speed on the new camera, to try a couple of high contrast shots in live play!

Had a few days up in the Eden Valley up in Cumbria recently. Sadly biting cold and heavy rain cut into the ramble opport...
22/02/2026

Had a few days up in the Eden Valley up in Cumbria recently. Sadly biting cold and heavy rain cut into the ramble opportunities, but I still got a few good pictures of Lowther Castle and Gardens and some of the landscapes of the Eastern half of the

I also got to play with my love of high contrast and greyscale photography in winter, I have always thought it really lifts some of the bleak landscapes and dull colour into something more interesting

As always, no Ai, but filters have been used on some pictures

so, today I went down t Fylde RFC to watch and photograph Fylde Vandals - Social Rugby play Southport RFC in a very fast...
14/02/2026

so, today I went down t Fylde RFC to watch and photograph Fylde Vandals - Social Rugby play Southport RFC in a very fast, very physical game. My own game in the middle was called off, but this was still a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon!

More from the Rambling Photographer on Tour in . The island has a quirk that the north of the island gets the majority...
02/02/2026

More from the Rambling Photographer on Tour in . The island has a quirk that the north of the island gets the majority of the rain-fall, but the majority of the population and fertile land is on the south - so, historically, a series of small canals have been built, connecting to various streams, to bring water to where it is needed., keeping the island lush and green. These canal paths also create great natural walking routes up the hillsides of the island, and for a short ramble, I decided to follow one of them. Sadly, due to storm damage to paths and bridges, it became unsafe after only a mile and a half, and I had to abandon the walk. But it was a great short ramble! Madeira Island for Travellers

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