John Miles Photography

Back to Paris at the Weekend

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:37:45 +0000

Booked a Short Trip to Paris. What shall I photograph this time? Something a little more cheerful perhaps?

Straddled
Paris, France

Le Fournil du Village
Montmartre, Paris, France

Boulangerie du Moulin
Paris, France

Want to go back to Venice

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:40:57 +0000

Brewing up a pasta sauce for supper. Want to go back to Venice.

The Secret Beaches of the South West

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:02:15 +0000

Just bought an excellent guide to ‘Secret Beaches’ of the South West of England. Used it for the first time yesterday and discovered Ayrmer Cove and Westcombe Beach. Both have some lovely intriguing rock formations. Nearly got stranded by the tide on Westcombe Beach as you can climb through some very interesting slots/caves to some small coves at the western end that are only accessible at low tide. Take care.

Down in the Valley – Yosemite

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:10:21 +0000

I only spent a day and a half in Yosemite but the weather was kind and the valley floor is very compact. So I made a couple of circuits looking up at the waterfalls and trees.

Reflections – Yosemite

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:51:03 +0000

The Merced River runs down Yosemite’s glacier carved valley creating loads of river/pool reflection opportunities. These first two image are what’s left of Mirror Lake, now almost totally silted up after the tourists in the early twentieth century built rock dams to create deepeer swimming holes.

El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:51:07 +0000

I spent a couple of weeks in Northern California in November and this is the first of a series of posts with a few pics of my travels. Bit of a whistle-stop tour but a visit to Yosemite National Park was a must. I arrived at the end of the day and caught a classic Valley View with El Capitan and Half Dome beautifully lit. Next day I was never far away from their glacier carved rock faces that dominate the valley. Later that evening the mist and clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped to below freezing.

St. Ives Light

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:59:28 +0000

Spent a couple of days in St. Ives in Cornwall. Late December but the famous St. Ives light still there!

Winter Sunrise

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:17:37 +0000

Sunrises are getting nice and wintery over Pew Tor.

Ronda’s Plaza de Toros

admin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:14:16 +0000

Ronda’s Plaza de Toros. The oldest bullfighting ring in Spain. Still in use but hopefully not for much longer.

Around The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

admin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:21:36 +0000

We stayed at the Hotel America inside the Alhambra walls when we visited. Meant I could wander around after the gates had closed when all was quiet and empty. Bumped into a wedding photographer at the end of the day. Couldn’t resist unintrusively grabbing a couple of images as he worked!