This week the weather was going to be a challenge, whilst it was fine and dry for most of the day rain was forecast for early afternoon so I packed waterproofs and set off earlier than normal hoping to beat the rain….. I had set my sights on Lower W...0
2822 May 2022 9:55AM | Read
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This week the weather was once again photo-friendly with some clouds in the sky and no rain forecast. I decided to take my Bronica SQ-Ai out to Grimspound I loaded a 6x45 back with Fuji Provia 100F and fitted a masked screen so I could frame accurate...0
2715 May 2022 9:37AM | Read
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This week the weather was a bit more photo-friendly with some clouds in the sky but a forecast of rains in the afternoon. I packed my Fujifilm GFX 50S Digital Medium Format camera and headed for North Dartmoor up on to Belstone Common via Scarey Tor ...0
278 May 2022 9:43AM | Read
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This week the sun was high and the skies were clear so I decided to go to Venford Falls with my Bronica SQ-Ai to try out a new 6x4.5 back. As the falls are in a deep gorge I thought the clear blue skies wouldn’t matter. The weather forecast gave clou...0
211 May 2022 9:22AM | Read
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This week I finally went out to Beardown Man to see the great Menhir the weather was good for such a walk, clear with good clouds and not too hot. I went via Beardown Tors and Lydford Tor, out to Devil’s Tor which is where the great Menhir stands. As...0
2724 Apr 2022 9:39AM | Read
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This week I was planning to go out to Beardown Man to see the great Menhir but the weather had other ideas, there was fog and drizzle form the start and I couldn’t see more than 50 yards on the high ground so I headed for the lower ground of the Gutt...0
2917 Apr 2022 9:32AM | Read
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This week I hadn’t been able to get out for a walk on Dartmoor because I was up in Wiltshire for a work reunion to say cheerio to my former boss. This involved some drinking on Tuesday evening therefore on Wednesday morning I needed to kill some time...0
1110 Apr 2022 9:45AM | Read
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This week I went out to look for the Grey Wethers Stone Circles and went on to Sittaford Tor. Once again I took my Fujifilm GFX 50S as well as my X-T2 for those grab shots along the way. The weather was fine with some haze early but the skies got bet...0
243 Apr 2022 9:56AM | Read
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This week I was on my own for a gain, I went out to Holwell Tor from Saddle Tor via Emsworthy Rocks to shoot that lone tree. I took my Fujifilm GFX 50S as well as my X-T2 for those grab shots along the way. The weather was fine but the sky was cloudl...0
1727 Mar 2022 9:54AM | Read
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This week I was on my own, I took the Bronica SQ-Ai up to Great Links Tor via Lower and Higher Dunnagoat looking for some compositions for a project I am doing. I was shooting Kodak Portra 160 but replicating the shots on digital with my Fuji X-T2s, ...0
1520 Mar 2022 9:33AM | Read
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This week the weather was kinder to us, the rain was not due until mid afternoon so we decided to get out on the open Moor for a change for a short (ish) walk over to Honeybag Tor via Bonehill Rocks, Bell Tor and Chinkwell Tor. Although there was no ...0
2413 Mar 2022 9:43AM | Read
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This week we decided to go out to Sourton Tors near Okehampton, they are an interesting set of rocky outcrops that are actually one large Tor despite the plural in the name, however, when we got to the car park we couldn’t see the Tors for the thick ...0
136 Mar 2022 10:34AM | Read
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This week rain was once again on the forecast and Mrs T was injured so I was on my own for a wet and muddy hike along Belstone Cleave in search of Ivy Tor and the remains of the infrastructure at the site of the old Rifle Range. Ivy Tor. Old Rifl...0
3627 Feb 2022 9:38AM | Read
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This week heavy rain all morning was on the forecast so once again, rather than hike over the high moor and see nothing, Mrs T and I decided to visit Longstone Manor Ruins at Burrator Reservoir to try to get out of the worst of the rain. Longstone M...0
2320 Feb 2022 10:28AM | Read
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This week fog on the high ground was the order of the day so rather than hike over the high moor and see nothing Mrs T and I decided to visit Wistman’s Wood to take advantage of the foggy conditions. I took the Bronica MF Film kit along for the ride...0
1713 Feb 2022 10:19AM | Read
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