About
I have been taking photographs since the mid-1970s and, as my wife will testify, when the weather is right I am always looking for an opportunity to capture the next image. During the day I am joint owner of a firm of consulting engineers. After a day’s work I love spending time with the family, particularly playing with the grandchildren, and I am often out with my camera capturing images of the world around us, both in daylight and during the hours of darkness. It is amazing what can be seen every day - if we just look! Landscapes, and the night sky are my particular interests. In my opinion photography is not so much about the camera but more about composition, being in the right place at the right time. I try to capture images that reflect what I have seen and not embellish them; an honest record of that moment in time. It is therefore important to have the camera with me whenever possible such that my wife often refers to it as the "other woman".
I have lived and worked in Hertford for over twenty years and, apart from attending a short Astrophotography course at the Greenwich Observatory, my photography skills are self-taught - with much trial and error! I have also become a member of the Hertford Astronomy Group which has helped improve my knowledge of the night sky.
My wife and I are lucky enough to be at the stage in our lives where we can indulge in our travels and sample some of the natural treasures that this world has to offer and, it goes without saying, try and capture images of them for posterity. Over the years many of our trips away from home have become photographic assignments and it is a fact that some, particularly those of the night sky, have to be planned with military precision!
After years of taking 35mm colour transparencies I have embraced digital photography and have been working with this format for the last ten years. I have used Canon cameras and a mixture of lenses in my work over the last twenty years. I hope you enjoy my pictures.
Steve Baldwin
I have lived and worked in Hertford for over twenty years and, apart from attending a short Astrophotography course at the Greenwich Observatory, my photography skills are self-taught - with much trial and error! I have also become a member of the Hertford Astronomy Group which has helped improve my knowledge of the night sky.
My wife and I are lucky enough to be at the stage in our lives where we can indulge in our travels and sample some of the natural treasures that this world has to offer and, it goes without saying, try and capture images of them for posterity. Over the years many of our trips away from home have become photographic assignments and it is a fact that some, particularly those of the night sky, have to be planned with military precision!
After years of taking 35mm colour transparencies I have embraced digital photography and have been working with this format for the last ten years. I have used Canon cameras and a mixture of lenses in my work over the last twenty years. I hope you enjoy my pictures.
Steve Baldwin