Bridge at Cawood

Bridge at Cawood, Yorks, in the days when we could roam! Cawood is a large village and civil parish in Selby, North Yorkshire. 

Notable as the finding-place of the Cawood sword, and finding-a-place to park the camper van behind a pub. It's the former home of Cardinal Wolsey, and all that stuff that went off with Henry, in what remains of a castle. On-trial Nikon mirrorless Z6, 1/250 sec. @ f/8 33 mm & ISO 100 

Chatsworth House

Another Chatsworth House black and white  shot overlooking Chatsworth from beside the water

Not with my usual D7000. Taken with an on-trial Nikon Z6 towards the end of 2019 (for anyone not interested 1/320 sec. f/6.3 43 mm ISO 100)

Winter Tree

Winter Tree. taken in the grounds of Chatsworth House in winter 2019. A leafless tree sitting atop the hill,  making a dark contrast against a winter sky

Taken without  a tripod while trialling a Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera, albeit I have stuck with my DSLR Nikon D7000 since that time!

Lumsdale Waterfalls Closed

Lumsdale Valley is a steep-sided wooded gorge in the Peak District near Matlock, Derbyshire, however Lumsdale waterfalls are now closed 

Sadly now closed it is the location of a series of historic water-powered mills. Lumsdale Valley site is a protected Scheduled Monument, currently owned and preserved by the Arkwright Society. Unfortunately the decision was taken to close the area to the public for a number of reasons 

Please note that these photographs were taken while the area was open to the public and there's been no trespass or breach of access on my part

Lumsdale unfortunately remains closed

Latest update here

LUMSDALE VALLEY AND WATERFALLS CLOSED 

NEW UPDATE 19TH MAY 2020

"Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and concerns for public safety in the Lumsdale Valley, it is with regret that the Arkwright Society, with support from Matlock Town Council, has to announce that it is unable to allow general public access to the Lumsdale Valley ponds and waterfalls until further notice. The recent relaxation of the lockdown measures has led to unprecedented levels of visitor activity to this beautiful valley. Due to its natural limitations, social distancing is impossible to maintain for visitors and local residents and therefore in the best interests of all, public access to the waterfalls will not be possible until safe to do so. We request that visitors do not travel to the site as parking and access will not be available. The Arkwright Society, its wonderful local volunteers and supporters have worked hard to try and maintain safe access to the area, but public safety for visitors and residents must be our primary concern at these difficult times. The situation will be reviewed should circumstances change"

Derwent Valley Mills

19th May 2020

Heron, Derbyshire

Herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 64 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. This one taken  in Whitworth, Derbyshire. Nikon D7000 1/125 sec. f/11 200 mm ISO 180

 

Italy

 

Nikon D7000 Review

The Nikon D7000 is a 16.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) announced by Nikon  September 2010. At the time of announcement, it replaced the outdated D300/D300s & D90.

And I have one. In fact one in use in my camera bag as of now, plus one as a spare (in case of breakage/loss and high costs to repair). 

My first Nikon D7000 with a lens bundle at the time came at a price of around GBP £2000 but I've seen body + lenses new as at time of writing for around £500. In my opinion - buy new not used rather than taking your chances, this still is  a great camera and can now be picked up at a sensible price point 

Tech stuff
Full 1080p HD video capture, dual memory card slots, 39 auto-focus points, a new colour-sensitive meter, a near 100% viewfinder, and in-camera editing round up just a few of the extra features found in the Nikon D7000. I'm not going to list line after line of spec tables, there's plenty of info out there 

Pros
I've always found it good at night, fast for sports, easy to handle, all the buttons in the right place, not too heavy

Cons
The menu did (at first) put a strain on me(!) but there's plenty of shortcuts to discover

Images
Here's a selection of images taken with the D7000, the first was a long exposure (on a tripod) at night over looking this pool in Morocco. The next 2 taken in Cinque Terre, Italy

Morocco, taken at night with long exposure

Cinque Terre NW Italy

Boats at Cinque Terre