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  • Padley Gorge and Higger Tor

    This is a walk of two distinct parts which splices high open moorland with lusher woodland and tumbling waterfalls. For

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  • Panoramas I

    One of photography’s greatest strengths as a profession or hobby, is its ability to allow the photographer the

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  • Panoramas II

    One of photography’s greatest strengths as a profession or hobby, is its ability to allow the photographer the

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  • Paramo Outdoor Gear

    Being the keen hill walker that I am, I enjoy being outdoors and taking pictures throughout the seasons,

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  • Parga - Castles, Churches and Sea Views

    Earlier this month, we decided at short notice to spend a week in the seaside town of Parga. Located in the Epirus

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  • Peloponnese 2008

    In August 2008 we embarked on a second journey around the Peloponnese region of the Greek mainland. A trip made in the

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  • Peloponnese Road Trip

    This is a collection of images taken during a road trip around the Peloponnese region of Greece during May 2007. All

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  • Pentax 15mm f4 Lens

    Just before I went abroad this year I decided to purchase one of Pentax's super-wide primes to see how

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  • Pentax K-1 Preview

    For many years rumours of a ‘full frame’ DSLR have reverberated around Pentax forums, the

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  • Pentax K-3 iii

    Introduction and Background

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  • Pentax K-3 Prestige

    I admit, I am a bit slack when it comes to reviewing my equipment, it usually takes me about a year

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  • Pentax K-5

    Early last year I began the hunt for a new Digital SLR to replace my trusty Olympus E-510. I wanted

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  • Pentax K1 MK II First Pictures

    Santa was exceptionally kind in 2024 as a silver edition of Pentax’s K1 mkii was waiting under the Christmas Tree for

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  • Pentax Limited 20-40 f2.8-4 Lens Revisited

    Nine years have passed since Ethan first wrote his thoughts down about Pentax’s Limited 20-40mm zoom lens ...

  • Pentax Limited 20-40mm f2.8-4 Lens

    Just over three years ago when I first brought my Pentax K-5 I wanted a lens that would cover me for most situations

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  • Pentax SMC-D FA 100mm f2.8 Macro Lens

    As we do a lot of small item photography at PhotoArk, a macro lens is a fundamental requirement for our

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  • PhotoArk Origins

    It is strange how ideas form into actions – sometimes it can be just a passing comment or suggestion

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  • PhotoArk V3.0!

    Over the past few months we have been working extremely hard on a major update to PhotoArk, dubbed

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  • PhotoArk V4.0!

    The past nine months have been a hive of activity here at PhotoArk as once again we have been working on

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  • PhotoArk V6.0!

    Before we get started we would first like to apologise for our lack of content over the past couple of months; the end

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  • PhotoArk's Second Birthday

    It’s hard to believe it was two years ago since we launched PhotoArk out onto the World Wide Web. At the

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  • PhotoArk’s Third Birthday

    Wow, another year gone already! As usual we like to take this time to reflect on what we have

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  • Pompeii

    The archaeological site of Pompeii needs little in the way of introduction and our recent travels to

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  • Postage Stamps I

    This is the first in a small series of collections created to showcase the beauty of the humble postage

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  • Postage Stamps II

    This is the second in a small series of collections created to showcase the beauty of the humble postage

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  • Postage Stamps III

    This is the third in a small series of collections created to showcase the beauty of the humble postage

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  • Postage Stamps IV

    This is the fourth in a small series of collections created to showcase the beauty of the humble postage

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  • Postage Stamps V

    This is the fifth in a small series of collections created to showcase the beauty of the humble postage

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  • Prague

    To get into the Christmas festivities, we decided to spend a few days in Prague which not only allowed

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  • Restoring Old Photographs

    The recent rediscovery of some images taken for a photo restoration project prompted me to write this

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  • Review Blindness

    Before the rise of the Internet it was far more difficult to get hold of test and review information be

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  • Rome

    We recently visited the Eternal City as part of a holiday in Italy. Having never visited before, we were overwhelmed

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  • Rome & the Bay of Naples

    We have recently returned from a holiday to Rome and Sorrento, which provided us with a burgeoning

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  • Rome & the Bay of Naples

    In June 2016 we undertook a sightseeing trip around Rome and the bay of Naples. For twelve days we burned the candle at

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  • Running a Second System

    Writing a recent review of the Pentax 31mm Limited lens did something strange to me that I would never have imagined

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  • Sepia

    Sepia toning is a popular method of modifying a black and white image giving it a dated look. Due to its

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  • Seven Days with a Ghost

    The desire for a new piece of gear reaches into the very soul of most of us from time to time. Wherever our interests

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  • Sheffield

    City shoots are something we have become increasingly interested in. The images displayed here were shot

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  • Sicily

    This years holiday was taken on Sicily, an island of contrasting and sometimes starkly beautiful landcapes. Rich in

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  • Sicily Scans

    During the summer of 2014, we embarked on a trip to the eastern side of Sicily. Starting at Catania, we headed for

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  • Sicily, a couple of OM cameras and Me

    The last few years have seen me deplete my stock of Kodak 35mm transparency film and with no more Kodak

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  • Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens, Mauritius

    Our travels around Mauritius saw us visit the popular tourist hotspot of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens.

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  • Sithonia

    In June we returned to the Halkidiki area of Greece, specifically to the Sithionia peninsula. It is a part of Halkidiki

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  • Skopelos

    We recently returned from a late summer break to Skopelos, a beautiful pine covered island that forms part of the

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  • Sky I

    This collection of images was hidden to us until we recently went through some of our libraries and

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  • Slide Projection

    There was a time when projecting slides was a very popular method of viewing images. Aunts, Uncles,

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  • Sorrento

    Our base whilst visiting sights in and around the Bay of Naples in June 2016 was the holiday town of

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  • South West Crete

    Our August Holiday was taken in South West Crete this year. Typical of most of our holidays, time was not given to lying

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  • Spring Woodland

    A small collection of images taken on some recent woodland walks in and around Matlock. Locations include Farley and

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  • Stained Glass

    Early in 2000, I was invited to photograph several churches in the Matlock locality. The results were to be used in a

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