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Darkroom Dave in Amateur Photographer Magazine
It was a pleasant surprise to get an email from photo journalist Damien Demolder asking if I would like him to do a 6 page article on me for Amateur Photographer magazine in the UK. I had previously met Damien for chats a couple of times at the Focus on Imaging exhibition at the NEC […]
read more...Display Change in Gallery in the Gardens Buxton
I changed my display yesterday in Gallery in the Gardens in Pavilion Gardens Buxton. Several new hand-printed darkroom silver gelatin pictures as well as lots of small mounted darkroom prints at £5 and £15. I’m still being very cautious because of Covid-19 so it’s been a long time since it was last updated, it was […]
read more...Glasgow to Cape Wrath Trek
I have pulled together a new gallery web page for the trek I did from Glasgow to Cape Wrath over 3 Summers 2003-2005 with friends. Lots of black and white photos and maps of the route. Here’s the link: https://www.davebutcher.co.uk/glasgow-to-cape-wrath-trek-including-west-highland-way/https://www.davebutcher.co.uk/glasgow-to-cape-wrath-trek-including-west-highland-way/
read more...New Web Pages for Ski Mountaineering Trips to Alps
I have replaced the old web pages for the ski mountaineering trips that I did in the 1990’s. The structure is different, including new gallery layouts with proper captions for each picture. There are also quite a few new black and white photos. I also carried a small 35mm compact film camera for all but […]
read more...Bernese Oberland Ski Mountaineering Trip New Web Page
I have replaced the old web page for the 6 day Bernese Oberland ski mountaineering trip that I completed in 1995. We had bad weather for several days but overall it was a good trip for photography. I changed the layout and added lots of new photos, both black and white and colour. The colour […]
read more...Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Trek
I’ve added a new web page covering the 2 occasions that I’ve walked Wainwright’s Coast to Coast trek from St Bees Head to Robin Hood’s Bay. The first crossing took over 24 years to complete, the second was completed in 3 trips in just over 2 years. The notes are illustrated my black and white […]
read more...Alpine Pass Route Trek Webpage
The Swiss Alpine Pass Route runs for 200 miles between Sargans and Montreux over 18 mountain passes. My wife Jan and I walked it with 3 friends in two 8 day sections, the first from Grindelwald to Montreux in 2006 and the second in 2013 from Sargans to Grindelwald. Both trips were in Late August/early […]
read more...Northumberland Coast Path Trek
Jan and I walked the Northumberland Coast Path in May 2019. It runs from near Ellington in the south to Berwick upon Tweed in the north and we took 6 days to walk the 75 miles. I posted a series of blog posts at the time but I’ve pulled them all into one document and […]
read more...3 Peaks Dales Way Trek
I’ve created a web page from the log and photos that I took on a trek that I did with good friend Al from Gloucester in 2019. The trek was based on the Dales Way but between Kettlewell and Dent I diverted us over Pen y Ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside. You may have seen some […]
read more...New Peak District Images on DaveButcher.co.uk
I have been catching up with scanning my negatives and have added several new Peak District images to my davebutcher.co.uk. Included this time are Buxton, Hartington, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Tideswell, Mam Tor, Robin Hoods Stride and the Roaches.
read more...Exhibition in Buxton Pump Room Until Friday 3rd January 2020
I have an exhibition in the Buxton Pump Room until Friday 3rd January 2020. Free Entry. It’s where the Buxton Tourist Information Centre is situated so just follow the signs to that or the Crescent (it’s opposite the Crescent which is currently a large building site!). The space is courtesy of the Buxton Crescent Heritage […]
read more...Dales Way Day 1 Ilkley to Burnsall
I’m walking a variation of the Dales Way with good friend Al from Gloucester. It’s about 80 miles and we’re taking 7 days. To add a bit of extra interest we’re diverting over the 3 Peaks between Kettlewell and Dent. My wife Jan drove us up to the start in Ilkley and stayed the night […]
read more...Top to Bottom Trek (T2B)
I have walked a lot of long distance routes over the years, both in the UK and abroad. Some are official trails and others I just pull the maps out and link together paths and tracks. While reviewing some of my previous treks I realised that I had completed quite a lot of treks running […]
read more...New Print Lecture Snow Light is Finished and Available for Booking
New print lecture Snow Light is available for bookings after October 2018.
read more...Ilford Photo Technical Information
Ilford technical information and brochures are now available on the Kit page of my website
read more...Dryer for Fibre Based Papers – 2018 Update
Dryer for black and white Fibre Based FB darkroom printing papers
read more...Craft in Focus Christmas Contemporary Craft and Design Fair at RHS Wisley
Christmas contemporary art fair at RHS Wisley
read more...Craft in Focus Wellington College Craft and Design Fair 2017
Craft and Design Fair at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Friday 12pm to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
read more...Alternative Limestone Way, Edale to Tunstead Milton
Alternative Limestone Way day 5, Edale to Tunstead Milton
read more...Alternative Limestone Way, Tideswell to Edale
Alternative Limestone Way Day 4, Tideswell to Edale
read more...Alternative Limestone Way, Youlgreave to Tideswell
Alternative Limestone Way, Ashbourne to Briarwood, day 3
read more...Buxton Craft and Jewellery Fair 2nd and 3rd September
Buxton Art Fair 2nd to 3rd September 2017
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