My favourite subject area is landscape but I like a challenge. There is some fantastic and inspirational stuff on Flickr and it doesn't desrve some of the negative criticism out there. A lot of people still get a lot of satisfaction from Flickr.

On Groups

Too many petty rules in Flickr Groups though sometimes, like post one comment on 5 when it takes half an hour to find five you like, I have left most of these groups. Instant banning also seems to be more of a thing these days for minor infringements, it takes a lot for me to do this in the groups I admin for. Above all though when it comes to images and information about them I can paradoxically be a bit of a pedant and we need some rules. Even the groups that say they have no rules actually have some rules if you read their descriptions properly. I like accuracy so if you see anything inaccurate in my descriptions or geotagging then please let me know. For me context is important and I apply this in all of the groups I admin for so the image needs to be accompanied by a Title and Description locating the image in all dimensions. I don't mind if your tilte is a bit arty but please give context in your description.

On Scotland

Oh yes, and the light in Scotland is every bit as good as you have heard. City scenes may change constantly with the comings and goings of people but the countryside changes constantly with the comings and goings of the light (aka the cloud). In Scotland, in winter, the 2 golden hours almost, not quite, merge to become one sometimes giving a fantastic light for the landscape photographer. Now people are referring to the Blue Hour which is a thing but perhaps less prized? We've got plenty of that and that's just the ends of my fingers on a cold morning.

A Word on Copyright

One last thing, in spite of what some people may think all of these photographs here in my collection are mine, not yours and as such I assert my full rights to protect my intellectual property. This will include pursuing people that copy these illegally and pass them off as their own or make money from the rights to my photographs. I only post low resolution these days as they are of less consequence when copied but still annoying.

If you want to use any of my photographs either for personal or commercial use then please contact me in the first instance via Flickr Mail. If you share any of my photographs please ensure that they are fully attributed to me and linked back to the original on Flickr.

Thanks for respecting my rights.

I'm also on Instagram: instagram.com/nickd58a.

Nick