Category Archives: photos

Return to the Tatry

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Chris Senior

Something about mountains is addictive, even speaking as a hiker (and occasional scrambler!): There is no better place I like to walk, and so it was great to return to Poland and the Tatry again, after a two year break (see … Continue reading →

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Barcelona – soft spring light in a beautiful city

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Chris Senior

A chance to catch up with a good friend in a city famous for some amazing architecture for a few days. What could be better? So, with delightfully lightweight Fujifilm X-E2 and a couple of lenses in tow, we mooched around, … Continue reading →

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A busy summer around here

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Chris Senior

Well, summer 2014 was a very busy time for my Red Lenses photography business, which is just how I like it. So, the website has seen extensive updates to include the best examples of all this work: The Green Events, Sites … Continue reading →

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Colour infrared – the early days

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Chris Senior

… actually, the very earliest of days as I’ve only had the one outing yesterday with the camera so far, despite having it almost a month, due to the paying photo-work and a week away. So, first things first: What … Continue reading →

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Wharncliffe Works, Sheffield … an urban b&w-fest

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Chris Senior

My b&w experimentation is in full-swing now: After a lovely day up on Kinder, Derbyshire a couple of weeks back – see here – I had an early-evening walk around a part of Sheffield with some wonderful old Victorian-era industrial … Continue reading →

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Kinder in b&w

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Chris Senior

Kinder is a wonderful part of the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, UK: It’s not that far from me and I really should visit it more than I do, being a place of contrasts, particularly between the upland gritstone … Continue reading →

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Sun trails and biscuit tins!

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Chris Senior

I’ve been doing solargraphs for a few years now – if you want to read more about them, have a look at my article here. I put a batch of ‘cameras’ out last December, exactly six months ago as I … Continue reading →

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Rainy-day urbex

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Chris Senior

After the last expedition to photograph abandoned buildings in Sheffield, I was given a lead on one in an area I thought I knew very well. However, this site – despite it’s large size – is tucked away on a … Continue reading →

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Into Blue

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Chris Senior

Just a short post today: I was going to go and try some new bits and pieces out for my camera, but that will have to be for another day: Got distracted by the bluebells, which have been amazing in … Continue reading →

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Degraded spaces in Sheffield

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Chris Senior

You don’t have to venture too far from the centre of Sheffield to still be able to find buildings which have – so far – escaped the redevelopment and gentrification of the centre. You can understand why:  Most consider them … Continue reading →

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