Your mum’s an early spring project. As lockdown eases, especially at weekends with the Swindon hordes descending on our beautiful beatch, I’m taking my exercise along the old ways of the parish to avoid the crowds. First spring has come, a welcome visitor, as it often does in the doldrums of February, and we look […]
October 6, 2020
The new 2021 Calendar is at the printers. It’s quite an exciting time akin to the old days when you posted your roll of transparency film off to the Darkroom in Cheltenham and had to wait to see the results. All will be revealed soon, in the meantime here’s a selection of photos that were […]
September 2, 2020
Woolacombe sunsets are a photographers dream. Big skies, big beach, big sand dunes and big tides. Foreground interest (usually dogs), mid ground (crashing waves or rocks at combesgate) and background – the magnificent light thrown up as our planet rotates away from the star that gives life to our galaxy. Here are a few of […]
January 6, 2020
Now that the holidays are out of the way, it’s time to work on a photography project that records the winter 0f 2020 here in North Devon. There will be regular additions, so scroll to the bottom if you haven’t been on for a while. The aim is to produce at least one shot a […]
October 24, 2019
Now available, the Beautiful North Devon Calendar 2020 Twelve stunning new photos taken during 2019 of the North Devon coast, Exmoor and Lundy island by local photographer Ester Spears. “It was a difficult start to the year when I accidentally fell off Morte point whilst on a photography mission. The physical and mental scars took a […]
November 7, 2018
New calendar now available, by post or pick up. Tenner. Or two pints of Lowenbrau if you are local…… Cheers! Now for sale £9.99. The Estpix Calendar has come along way since Andy Irons appeared on the cover of the first one published back in 2000. Since then it has gone through many changes, culminating […]
February 3, 2018
In a gap between downpours, on a cold winters day, I took advantage of a super low tide and walked from Main beach here in Woolacombe to Grunta beach without getting my feet wet (waterproof shoes). As a consequence of the super moon, the tide drains out to near zero allowing us walkers to pass […]
June 26, 2016
Pictures from the longest week. Projeck. Mid June in North Devon 2016. Wet, wet & one sunset. Wild flowers in full splendour, generally quiet as most visitors stay home to watch the footie & vote to start the next recession. Click & big. Bye. Trusty 5D mk3 & 24-70mm f2.8 L II Feeling so […]
September 30, 2014
To map the autumn here in North Devon 2014: Every week I will post one photo and some or no words to compliment the image, or not as the case may be. No GPS location or technical detail. Images posted mid-week, click on the image to make it bigger & sexier. Scroll down for latest […]
July 4, 2014
Last year I took a photo every day in June and called it the June Projeck (https://esterspears.com/2013/06/01/june-project/) . This year I took 100 photos on one magical night.. The sunset over two of my favourite places; Lundy island & Morte Point, then the moonrise over my street at home & then moonset over Baggy point […]
March 10, 2021
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