Exploring Northumberland
In which we introduce a new chapter…
More of this please… Bamburgh Castle, January 2024
Fujifilm X-T5 | 160mm f/7.1 1/320s ISO125
In early 2024 Helen and I uprooted ourselves after half a lifetime and moved from a small, but growing, village to the west of Glasgow to England’s most north-easterly town, Berwick-upon-Tweed. While I’d like to say that the move was years in the planning, the reality is that we took the decision very quickly. Once we’d had the initial idea the combination of location and proximity to family meant that everything fell into place very quickly.
Of course, the fact that the Northumberland coast is a honeypot for landscape photographers played some part in the decision making. and one of the things that I am most excited about is having the opportunity to explore the fabulous coastline and landscapes on offer. It won’t all be grand vista’s however; smaller details and the urban environment will also probably feature…
Previously I’d written a monthly blog reflecting on the previous month. I’d started this through lockdown and it had been very effective as a tool for personal reflection. However, as noted previously, this had probably run its course. While I’ll still undoubtedly make the odd general post, if all goes to plan then this will be the main focus as Helen and I explore the area around our new home.
Posts will be less sequential and more location based. I’d also expect to come back to edit and re-edit posts and we learn and explore. For the moment I’m going to aim to add around one a month and already have a number of locations in mind, but the schedule may vary. The photography will probably be a little more casual - at this stage I’m more concerned with exploring the place and less with photographic technique.
I’ll also be adopting a pretty loose interpretation of Northumberland - Northumberland+ if you like - covering parts of the Scottish Borders to the north as well Newcastle and Sunderland to the south.
The Locations
Berwick-upon-Tweed (February 2024)
Bamburgh (Pending)
Beadnell Bay (April 2024)
Cocklawburn (Pending)
Holy Island of Lindisfarne (Pending)
Spittal (February 2024)
