Mike's Photography and Travel Blog

Welcome to my latest blog, which this week takes on a slightly different appearance that I hope you like. Today I will be taking a look at the pros and cons of colour, and black and white photography. I am a fan of both, depending on the image, so I won't be taking sides, as it were, but simply explaining as best I can why you might want to choose one genre over the other. There are of course photographers who will only shoot in black and white; others stick to colour in its full glory. Colour, and black and white photography each have distinct advantages and disadvantages, so let's have a look at the pros and cons of each. Colour images capture the world as we see it, adding realism and context to a scene. They provide more detailed information about the environment, making the photograph more relatable, understandable, and a true likeness of the world around us. Colours can evoke specific and sometimes strong emotions or moods, enhancing the narrative of an image. For example...

Happy New Year, and a big welcome to my latest travel and photography blog. 2023 had for various reasons taken a heavy toll on my stress levels, and to cap it all my wife and I both succumbed to a nasty bug in the second half of December. So by way of a complete rest we booked a 4-night self-catering break in the Lakes for the first week in January, staying at Keswick Lodge Retreat for the 15th time since 2018.  We have a fairly regular pre-departure routine, with one hard and fast rule, which is never to question or interfere with each other's packing. While she uses numerous handwritten reminders and lists, most of which have seen better days, I am definitely a digital being, ticking things off on my carefully put together Packing List app. Neither method is however foolproof or infallible as we have both occasionally forgotten to pack one small item. Oh, well.  Fully stocked up with M&S Two Dine In, bacon, sausages, bread, butter, marmalade, and not forgetting tea and c...