In the Peak District National Park, this hike from Castleton, up Cave Dale, across the moor, down to the road, up Mam Tor, and back down to Castleton was our favorite walk of our visit, in part because it was a sunny day. There is an old castle above Castleton, there are many caves along […]
Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire, England, April, 2018
Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire was the youngest of the stately homes that my wife and I visited in April, 2018, but it had a special feel to it because, after it was built in the 1860s, no one improved upon it. Instead, the owners let it age because none of the descendants were as […]
Stanage Edge, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, 2018
The lovely cinematography of Roman Osin found in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice inspired us to come to the Peak District and to Stanage Edge in particular. Of course the danger with any such visit is that the chances are slim of finding the idyllic lighting found in movies, especially if you are […]
Tissington Hall, Derbyshire, England
In exchange for a reasonable donation to help cover his home’s expenses, Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert, 9th Baronet, led us on a tour of his home, Tissington Hall, in the Peak District of Derbyshire. We won the prize for coming the furthest for the tour of this house, not only for driving the furthest that […]
Oldham, Greenfield, and Huddersfield Narrow Canal, England
Oldham was a surprise. What was an industrial mill town is now a multi-cultural city. Greenfield was where we stayed during the second half of our visit in April, 2018, near the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. If you would like to purchase one of these photographs as a print or digital file, please contact me. Click […]
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, 2018
The Peak District in April, 2018, was often cold and wet. It snowed the day before we got there. That made tours of stately homes attractive, since they were dry and warm inside. This home the grandest, with modern art from the Tate thrown into the bargain. If you would like to purchase one of […]
Hope House Costume Museum, Alstonefield, England
On our first Sunday in April, 2018, in Peak District National Park in England, we worshiped at St. Peter’s Church in Alstonefield. (Are the fields around there all stone? I did not ask.) Parts of St. Peter’s church (made of stone) date to the 12th century. Their bishop was there the same day we were, […]
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England, 2018
This is one of five stately homes my wife and I visited during a three-week stay in the Peak District National Park in England. It was not only the oldest but the most memorable, possibly because it had such a sense of agelessness, that things were now what they had been for centuries, going back […]
Dove Dale, Peak District National Park, England
Perhaps because this is such a popular place, many guidebooks skip over it, yet this is one of the better walks in the Peak District. Once you get beyond the stepping stones, the number of other hikers decreases dramatically. The hike up from the valley floor is steep; just take your time. We were thrilled […]
Buxton, Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, England
It was a damp chilly day on April 7, 2018 when my wife and I visited Buxton in Derbyshire, England, a village surrounded by Peak District National Park. If I was a bolder photographer that day, I would have taken a photo of three rough-looking men lounging outside the entrance of a pub. It was […]
The Roaches, Peak District National Park, England
The Roaches offer a dramatic landscape and an easy hike in the Peak District National Park in Staffordshire, England. Visually, I especially like the rock walls and how they fit with the gritstone landscape. April, 2018. If you would like to purchase one of these photographs, please contact me. Click on any thumbnail image to […]
Wetton Mill, Manifold Valley, England
Here is a place I have only been once, on a wet, cool day in 2018, heading out from the village of Warslow, down along the Manifold Valley to Wetton Mill, and back up the other side. East of the valley is was the site of much mining, long gone now except for tailings and […]
Warslow, England
Warslow, Buxton, SK17 OJG, UK is a small village in England’s Peak District National Park. Here are photographs taken in early April, 2018. Winter was slow leaving that year. The last snow of winter was the day before my wife and I arrived. I would like to say we brought spring with us, but only […]
Performances at the Biggs
An exhibit like no other! Those are the words I like to use to describe the Brandywine Photo Collective “Performances” exhibit at the Biggs Museum of American Art, February 2 thru April 22, 2018. Nine groups of photos are on display. In each group, you see the photo as interpreted by the artist who took […]
2nd Place, Rehoboth Art League
I was one delighted guy to win second place in the third annual photography exhibit and competition at the Rehoboth Art League in January, 2018. A hundred dollars! — nearly enough to cover the cost of framing. The exhibit featured work from the north and south — of Delaware — from the Brandywine Photo Collective […]
Danny Schweers on Your Daily Photograph
One of my photographs was accepted by Your Daily Photograph in late 2017. It appeared, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, between photos by Eliot Erwitt and Linda McCartney. Good company! Then, on January 9, 2018, I learned my print had sold. See: http://www.yourdailyphotograph.com/ YourDailyPhotograph.com is my favorite eBlast. Every day they show me three or more […]
Mental Health Association, Delaware, Note Cards
The Mental Health Association of Delaware selected one of my images for its note cards in November, 2017. They are $20 a set (mailed), $30 for two sets. You can purchase these note cards and learn more about MHA of DE at: http://mhainde.org/wp/ My friend Beth Trepper also has an image in the mix! These […]
The Thing Itself
In late 2017 I registered for a class at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center — “The Thing Itself: An Intersection of Photography and Philosophy” that met on February 21 – March 28, 2018, led by Marian Howard. This class was a natural for me. After finishing a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, I did all the […]
PPAC Members’ Exhibit, Summer, 2017
July 13 thru August 26, 2017 at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center 1400 N. American Street #103, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Opening Reception, Thursday, July 13, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Members of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center are a diverse group, brought together by their common love of photography. This survey of regional photographers is always […]
Harvey Mill Park, Delaware
NEW CASTLE COUNTY Bicycling back from lunch, the weather warm, the sun shining, I rode over the bridges in Harvey Mill Park. One bridge was over Naaman’s Creek, the other over one of its small tributaries. The ride made me remember how, sixty years ago, I got to know land and water by touching them […]
Best Focal Length For Portraits
One of the most frequent questions I am asked is, “What focal length should I use for portraits?” I usually answer “50mm for Crop Sensor cameras, 75mm for Full-Frame Sensor cameras.” This is for a typical head shot. The homework assignment I give my students at the Delaware Art Museum is to take portraits at […]
Choosing More Lenses
In February, 2017, students asked me about buying Canon and Nikon fixed focal-length lenses and telephoto lenses. Canon Lenses I am thinking of getting the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM lens and was wondering your opinion. I am also interested in getting a telephoto lens, but have no clue as to which one for my Canon […]
Austin Book of Days Re-Issued
On January 3, 2017, John Van Beekum, editor of the 1977 Austin Book of Days appointments calendar, began to re-issue the images on Instagram. He began with the published 1977 cover with Stanley Farrar’s Lake Travis image. Click here or the photo to visit John’s page on the Instagram site. Links to the individual images are […]
East Building, National Gallery of Art, in One-Third of a Second
Here are forty-five images from a visit to the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on Monday, January 2, 2017. Most of these photos were taken letting light into the camera for 1/3 of a second. That is about 20 times longer than our eyes see the world. Also, I […]