Jonny Hirons Photography

Jonny Hirons Photography Amateur landscape photographer keeping it real & acquiring an intimate knowledge of my local patch! taken in the right light.

True-to-life, natural looking images are what I usually strive to create. I sometimes convert to black and white or shoot long exposures if a scene lends itself to such treatment. both of which could be deemed to look unnatural, but since photography is both an art and a science there is always room for some creativity. More often than not some minor tweaking will be required but I don't do a lot

of fancy editing with my photographs and believe it shouldn't be necessary if things are more or less right in-camera. There is no substitute for a correctly exposed image with a strong composition. Photo sharing websites seem to be rife with highly saturated, heavily processed images of which I'm really not a fan. Creative editing is one thing and has its place, but to my eye these are certainly not that, nor do they look realistic. 'Overcooked' images with bold, punchy colours may attract more likes on social media but I won't be jumping aboard that particular bandwagon any time soon. However, if everyone else gets on it and I stay true to my style then I have my USP right there! ALL IMAGES ARE SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT AND MAY NOT BE USED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION!

"Kissed by The Sun" or maybe "Painted by The Light" - possible captions for this image on my 2027 calendar, which I'm mo...
22/08/2026

"Kissed by The Sun" or maybe "Painted by The Light" - possible captions for this image on my 2027 calendar, which I'm most likely using for the month of June. I love a bit of back lighting and there was a wonderful warm glow here on some of the leaves in the trees and foreground vegetation.

I've been working on next year's version over the past few days and it's starting to come together nicely, but it's not finished yet. Some photos will be from this year (or the end of last in the case of December for instance), others will be a bit older, such as this one, but it's barely changed since then! Any local people who follow me here may recognise this scene - just inside Haggwood Walk off Broad Highway

I think I've posted this image before but this has been re-worked with new editing skills acquired since then. The sunburst effect by the way was not part of the edit, that was produced in-camera using the physical properties of the lens.

When patience and perseverance pay off.......A recent sunset over my local pub, The Wenlock Arms, with their absolutely ...
08/08/2026

When patience and perseverance pay off.......

A recent sunset over my local pub, The Wenlock Arms, with their absolutely STUNNING hanging baskets in full bloom 😍 – a combination I've been hoping (and trying!) to capture for several weeks now but to no avail until a few nights ago (28/07/2026).

Sometimes photography is a matter of just happening to be in the right place at the right time and seizing the opportunity, or, like with this image, one may need to keep trying numerous times for a specific shot, knowing the potential and going out whenever the conditions look promising and hoping it happens. With all the previous attempts the sunset either failed to materialise after looking likely, or the colour didn't reach the higher clouds to get above the pub.

When something one has been hoping for doesn't happen right away, I think it's all the more satisfying when it does eventually occur – a feeling which AI generated images surely cannot provide! I've never tried producing AI images and I'm not interested. I'd much rather take a real photograph and get that buzz of capturing a special moment!

The perfectionist in me is thinking “pity the grass by the pavements is so parched” but hey, it is what it is, and a record of how it looks during the dry weather. Although, if it does happen to recover while the hanging baskets still look fantastic then maybe I'll have to attempt another shot, or try again another year......... 😀

My photography's largely taken a back seat the past couple of years or so for various reasons, the most recent being a f...
12/05/2026

My photography's largely taken a back seat the past couple of years or so for various reasons, the most recent being a foot injury (which is definitely on the mend thankfully), meaning I've not been able to walk any great distance in the last few months and certainly not carry heavy camera gear!
However, I've been doing a bit of cycling which keeps the weight off the foot and taken the camera out on the bike a few times recently, including a short ride yesterday evening to the community orchard in the next village where I got this shot. 12/05/2026

Are you tired of all the AI slop on social media these days? Every other post in my feed seems to be AI generated images...
14/04/2026

Are you tired of all the AI slop on social media these days? Every other post in my feed seems to be AI generated images which are quite literally, unbelievable, and they seem to be getting ever more ridiculous. Who's ever seen the aurora in the shape of a heart for instance. It's just not going to happen!
You'll only see real photos of real places from me here, or on the rare occasion that I might post a composite image I'll say so. Even then it will be made from real photos and the end result would be something that could conceivably happen.

Here's a recent shot from the back garden. The sloe blossom in the hedges has been fantastic this year and looked especially good in the dramatic lighting one evening.

I'm under no illusions that posting real content here will stem the tide of the AI slop. If anything it will only provide more data with which to feed the monster but if it provides a welcome slice of reality to someone then great! 🙂

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