I have recently had a long weekend holiday in Yorkshire, staying at a farm just outside of Beverley. The site was fantastic and best my family and I have been to in a long time. We spent 4 days relaxing and I had the opportunity to practice my photography skills. I am a regular reader of Digital SLR Photography. Some of the photos in the magazine are inspirational and open my mind to new shots I can take.

The main thing that I have concentrated on is composition. Using the ‘Rule of Thirds’ to position a shot. For landscape photos I have tried to make sure that there is something interesting in the foreground that complements the main focus of the shot which is the background. An example of this is the Lighthouse. Normally I would have just taken a picture of the lighthouse as close as possible and fill the whole frame, but stepping back and looking at the surrounding allows you to experiment. Personally I think the photo of the lighthouse is much more interesting with timber in the foreground. The eye automatically looks at the timber on the beach and then travels back to the lighthouse. A small trick like this can do wonders.

Overall I have found that I’m starting to look at things in a different way when it comes to photography. I am seeing more interesting shots than before that I don’t think I would of taken. One of my favourite shots is the pier, I love the symmetry in this photo.

Below is the rest of the collection of images from Yorkshire. Enjoy and until the next time