Here is a mono image from my walk to Craigellachie – post processed with iPhotogene2.
When I get some time I will post some extra images from my trip last week, that did not get included in the daily blogs.
Craigellachie Summit Read More »
I was told that the overnight temperature at Morecambe was -6c – which explained the frozen beach.
A Walk Along the Shore at Morecambe Bay Read More »
I went for a short walk west of Branston this afternoon.
The weather took a turn for the worst – cold and windy. I found a convenient log to sit on, to boil some water for soup.
It was a struggle to get the stove to light in the wind and even with the wind shield it took over 30mls of meths to heat the water – which did not quite reach boiling! I will have to take this into account when packing fuel for my back packing trips – I might not be allowing enough fuel on my packing list.
All Saints Church, Branston Read More »
Pennine Way Route gpx file is available on the Downloads page. This route was created using Memory Map on my laptop and then used in the field on my smartphone – read more about my backpacking tech here.
This English National Trail connects Edale to Kirk Yetholm crossing the backbone of the country, passing through a number of National Parks. Near Keld it also crosses Wainwright’s Coast to Coast path.
Fifty Years of the Pennine Way
I have a selection routes, in GPX format and a lightweight backpacking gear list spread sheet available for free download – see here.
Read my article – here – on how I keep my Memory Map files in Microsoft OneDrive so they are available on my iPhone.
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Pennine Way Route – .gpx Read More »
I have added a plot of the Southern Upland Way to my Download page – the file is the standard .gpx format so it is useable in a wide range of GPS units and applications. I am usiing it in Memory Map and on my iPhone.
There were some problems plotting the route on my 50k OS map – at the following locations – the route was not clear on the map.
If you use this route you will have to take care over those sections.
I plotted the route to skirt Glengaber Hill.
This is a walk I am planning to undertake in the summer of 2013. The plan at this time is to take fourteen days, carry lightweight camping gear and to stay in a mixture of campsites, wild camping and bed and breakfasts. Carrying food as required and resupplying along the route.
Southern Upland Way- .gpx file Read More »
I used to take a lot of black and white photos, on film, using a manual camera (a Nikon FM2) which I then processed and printed myself. It was great fun and I could produce some interesting and satisfying results. I thought it might be interesting to produce some mono images on my iPhone. I have tried the B&W effects available in the Camera+ app but thought it could be better and then I came across Photogene² as a featured app on the iTunes store and decided to try it out.
Photogene² is primarily an image processing app for the iPhone with many options including a fully featured black and white section. The interface is exceptionally good with controls that expand, become semi-transparent or disappear as you edit your image making it very easy to manipulate the effect you want. I particularly liked the contrast and exposure effect on the mono image to make the photo look like it had been printed on hard, high contrast, grade 5 paper – a result I was keen to produce.
Below is the first image I have made using the app (if I forget about the others I just experimented with).
The original image was made using Pro HDR – below is the starting image, with the colour saturation tweaked up a bit in the app, before saving.
Another feature of Photogene² is that it has a Black and White camera function, which displays in black and white as you frame the shot, to which you can add filters in real-time – I am looking forward to trying that out on some landscapes next time I go walking.
It looks like this is a good addition to my growing collections of camera and imaging apps on my iPhone digital camera.
Due to the Nevis Range being in the way the way back to Glasgow, by train, from Fort William requires us to go north to Spean Bridge and Tulloch first – a big detour. Hopefully the rain will clear from the windows so we can see the views.
in the station
More wet blurry photos to come!
the stations are quite high on this line
lunch – venison pie and tea
the West Highland Way from the moving train – near Tyndrum
We are now in a coffee bar, in Glasgow. Richard is hallucinating that the waitress looks like “Penny”. Time to go home.
West Highland Way – The Train Back to Glasgow Read More »