THE BLOG

nigeldalton

Jul 6, 2021
1 min

Wales

Sue and I went to Wales recently – it was planned that we’d go to South Wales first as she was born there but hadn’t physically seen the...

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nigeldalton

May 30, 2021
1 min

Breaks in the Lakes

Only 3 days away but how we managed to recharge the batteries a bit mentally. On the other hand, not having had much exercise for a...

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nigeldalton

Dec 21, 2020
1 min

Merry Christmas

This year has been very difficult for a lot of people and some will have fewer family members owing to the Corona virus which is...

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nigeldalton

Nov 19, 2020
1 min

f4 Photographic Group Annual Trip

This year, the decision was made to go to the Lake District. We hadn’t been there for a number of years and it seemed like a good idea at...

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nigeldalton

Oct 7, 2020
3 min

Majestic Cruise Line – Mull

For my 70th Birthday Sue took me on the Glen Etive, owned by Majestic Cruise Lines. The cruise was called “Mull – her inlets and...

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nigeldalton

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

f4 Photographic Group – Staying at Home

All we are being asked to do is stay home, stay safe, eat, drink, sleep and look after ourselves. It doesn’t sound that hard does it but...

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nigeldalton

Dec 29, 2019
1 min

Christmas in The Lake District

It’s a while since I posted anything – I’ve had one of these viruses that seem to last forever and the inspiration just hasn’t been...

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nigeldalton

Oct 9, 2019
2 min

Saga Cruise to Norway

For my birthday this year Sue booked a cruise on the Saga Spirit of Discovery. We looked and booked about a year ago and there weren’t...

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nigeldalton

Jul 4, 2019
1 min

Salo – Lake Garda

Gardone, where we’ve been to a number of times, is a pretty little place and we’ve enjoyed going there. Salo, just a couple of kilometers...

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nigeldalton

Jun 8, 2019
1 min

f4 Photographic Group – Holland

We continue our travels from Keukenhof via an unnecessary ferry crossing, to Zaanse Schans, arriving a good 30 minutes after everyone...

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nigeldalton

Jun 5, 2019
1 min

Holland – Keukenhof Gardens

Early last month I went to Holland on a short trip with some of my f4 photogs. We started off from Hull, travelling overnight to...

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nigeldalton

May 30, 2019
2 min

Picos de Europa

Last year I was looking on the web for somewhere different to photograph. I also wanted a variety of subject matter. A friend in my...

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nigeldalton

May 12, 2019
2 min

Croatia – Places & other stuff

Further to my last post, here are some of the places we went to see. The Krka Falls are just spectacular and although there were plenty...

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nigeldalton

May 3, 2019
1 min

Croatia 2019 – people we met.

We enjoyed 2018 so when we saw a cruise around the Croatian Islands on a small (36 passenger) cruise ship, we thought it would be a great...

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nigeldalton

Apr 11, 2019
2 min

Bordeaux River Cruise

We saw this cruise a long while ago and Sue said it would be a great break for her birthday so we booked. The first time we’d been with...

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nigeldalton

Feb 21, 2019
1 min

Snowdrops at Burton Agnes

I’ve been quite lazy with the camera so far this year. There’s lots going on later but at the moment when it’s cold wet and miserable I...

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nigeldalton

Dec 30, 2018
1 min

Merry Christmas

Yes – it was! We went to Bowness again to the Belsfield Hotel where we went last year. Not many new things to take pictures of but we met...

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nigeldalton

Nov 25, 2018
1 min

Rhodes

“We’ve never been to Rhodes” was the wistful murmur. I knew what was coming so got the credit card out. “I’ve seen this hotel” – I turned...

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nigeldalton

Nov 7, 2018
3 min

Lisbon

My birthday treat from Sue was to go to Lisbon. We flew from Liverpool with EasyJet which was quite painless and got us into Lisbon early...

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nigeldalton

Oct 29, 2018
1 min

f4 Photographic Group go to Maldon

An f4 trip to somewhere new. Fresh challenges like, what do we photograph, what’s the beer like, what have I forgotten, have I remembered...

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