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Bruce Bay, a remote coastal location that houses a car park that allowed me a few minutes to look in awe at the rimu rainforest meeting the sea. The stunning and dramatic trees with their lightly coloured slender trunks shone brightly in the spring sunshine while the waves rolled in onto the tree littered sandy beach. Fluffy white clouds punctuated the blue sky creating a stunning scene. Everyday it seemed I fell a little more in love with New Zealand.
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Kia Ora (that's Maori for hello by the way). Well I struggled to sleep on my first of fourteen nights back in Sept 2018, waking every hour or so. So at 3am, I decided to look out of the hotel window and WOW, the stars were shining like highly polished diamonds.
So I quickly got dressed, threw everything I needed into my camera bag and raced out of the door to the lovely little stone church down the road. It's called the Church of the Good Shepherd in Tekapo.
On arrival, I noticed around a dozen Japanese photographers capturing the church. After setting up, I moved around to the rear of the church to position the Milky Way directly over it. OMG it was so crystal clear, it was amazing to see.
So here's a very quickly edited version that I processed on my laptop this morning. I will re-edit it properly once I am home but I just wanted to share the experience with you all. I hope it looks okay on your screen.
Have a great night everyone :D
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 26mm
f4
30 secs
ISO3200
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Four DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
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Taken last night near sunset whilst out with a client on a 1-2-1 tuition day. The conditions started to improve on arrival and thankfully the pier was free of other photographers and the teenagers that were sitting on the pier enjoying their time laughing and chatting relocated to the shoreline so that we could take our shots. That was very kind of them.
I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. I'm busy preparing for my epic four-week mini tour of the UK that starts on Friday.
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f11
30 secs
ISO100
Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
Nisi 10 stop filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS carbon fibre tripod
Gitzo GS3121LVL low profile levelling base
Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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I am currently up in Assynt in Scotland until Saturday on a week long photography holiday and I love driving around and cherry picking the views depending on the time of day and the resulting light and weather that is available.
Here's a stitched panorama comprising eight portrait format images of the legendary munros of Suilven, Cùl Mòr and Stac Pollaidh taken during dusk. Aren't they just beautiful? You really are in the presence of landscape heaven when walking among these gentle giants of the Scottish moorlands.
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 50mm
f8
1/30 secs
ISO100
Eight portrait format images stitched in Photoshop CC
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I could not help but stop for this gorgeous tree that nestles across the road from the east side of Buttermere while heading north towards Newlands Valley.
Parking was extremely tricky in this part of the world so a very quick pull up while me and my two clients, Derek and Martin jumped out and captured a handful of handheld shots.
I had to stand in exactly the right place to capture the tree branches above the ground and away from the fell to its left. It's always lovely to photograph a scene that's original in the Lake District and even more so if it includes trees for my love for trees is common knowledge.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone whatever you're doing.
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Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 118mm
f8
1/160 sec
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Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
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For years I wanted to stand at this viewpoint and shoot this scene and fortunately while visiting Edinburgh last month, I got to tick that box. I was kindly invited to Edinburgh by three clients of mine, who are now friends (poor them, lol) during my five days travelling up the East Lothian coastline.
I was given a guided tour of the city and also Arthur's Seat, that huge rock to the west of the city which affords you remarkable views of Edinburgh. I have to confess to falling in love with Edinburgh and due to my extensive bouts of travelling, I get to feel a place pretty quickly and Edinburgh was a place that I felt settled in immediately.
I love the architecture, the futuristic buildings of the Scottish parliament at Holyrood positioned opposite the Queen's residence Holyrood Palace. But of course, Edinburgh is most famous for its castle and quite rightly so. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. You can now tour around this castle which is cared for by Historic Scotland and it was Scotland's most visited attraction with over 1.2 million visitors a year flocking through it's doors.
But this scene from Calton Hill, which is a short but steep walk up form the roadside, that affords one of the most famous and stunning views of the city but you'll not be alone with your camera should you visit. During sunset, there can be anywhere between fifty and a hundred and fifty people all lined up waiting for the natural light to be slowly replaced by artificial light. I loved the atmosphere. People were talking to complete strangers, laughter filled the air, a really relaxed vibe swirled around us and people were enjoying the moment. I was impressed.
Anyhow, here is what I manage to capture, which is no different than millions of other images shot from the same spot but I don't care, I've finally got my own image and I am delighted to be able to share with you all. Have a great Sunday guys and girls, whatever you happen to be doing.
I hope you all like it and as usual, please feel free to share :D
BIG thanks to Mark Wilson, Douglas Mackay and Drew Moffat for very kindly taking a day out of their lives to spend it with me in the big city :D
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 73mm
f14
60 sec
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
LEE Little Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Here's an image that I took today at 4pm after a huge bank of mist rolled in over Ullswater from the north. I was wrapping up my one day workshop to Ullswater with my four clients when the conditions became all atmospheric and glorious. The mist softened everything down beautifully and when the colourful glow of the yellow/orange sunset arrived, well I was a happy chappy indeed.
I am back in the Lake District tomorrow to run another one day workshop at Blea Tarn and Hodge Close nr Coniston (places still available if anyone is interested. Only £75pp).
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I hope you all had an enjoyable Saturday evening. I'm off for a kebab and a beer to celebrate a great day with some fantastic folk. Thanks to Allan, Charles, Richard and Ryan for their excellent company.
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f10
1/4 secs
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Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
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Taken last month while running a week long workshop ni Iceland, I decided to pull up in a layby and have me and my clients shoot the iconic Seljalandsfoss waterfall from afar.
The aim was firstly to try and capture an extremely popular location in a different way and secondly to use a person at the bottom of the waterfall to give you the viewer a true sense of scale. I also thought it would be interesting to reveal the land above the waterfall so that you can see it in context and how it is situated among the landscape.
To this end I am delighted with the image.
What are your thoughts?
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS II + 2x Extender @ 285mm
f8
1/100
ISO200
Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
Arca Swiss D4 Geared Head
3 Legged Thing QR11-LC L Bracket
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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A great day hiking the creek side around the Nelson B.C. Love enjoying the outdoors with the kids. Hope summer is going fun & safe for all. Thanks for looking.
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Skylark, Kissamos Harbour, Crete
I have a fascination for harbours and boats in general where photography is concerned. I have shot many different boats in many different countries and the challenge is generally the same. Try to capture a scene where you can isolate a boat/vessel, while showcasing the scenery in the background and perhaps if you're fortunate, using a long exposure technique to slow the water down to further isolate the boat in the water.
I managed just that at Kissamos Harbour which perhaps is not the most likely place to spend time with a camera but it was an enjoyable experience all the same.
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 @ 172mm
f/11
10"
ISO400
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I returned from running a five day workshop on Skye late Friday evening but I took my clients to this wonderful rowan tree which clings on for dear life and refuses to yield to the harshest of winters.
This tree sits at the edge of a drop which makes shooting it pretty damn difficult. You have to sit in a pool of water whilst the water flows underneath you and you're resting on slippery rocks and movable moss. It sure is a pretty hairy experience as one slip and you'll be sliding down a 150ft+ drop to the road.
Anyway, I hope you all like it. Feel free to share if you wish. Prints are available if anyone would like to purchase one.
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 17mm
f14
1/60.sec
ISO100
Nisi 0.6 Hard Edge ND Filter
Nisi Polariser
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Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Me and my six lovely clients have been aurora chasing at night on my Lofoten workshop. Two nights ago, a kp4 was predicted so I took us down to a popular local hotspot, Skagsanden Beach which allows us to sit in the minibus in comfort until the lights show at which point we dash out and onto the beach to capture the lights and rocky peninsula reflected in the water.
The lights showed themselves for a few minutes before disappearing again but they remained long enough to capture a shot or two. Here's the best of the bunch. I hope you like it.
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This wonderful old dilapidated wooden shed on the seriously picturesque twelve mile road to Loch Etive stands dormant and with each passing year, becomes more and more weathered.
I wonder which winter will finally be the nail in its coffin but hopefully there's some life in the old shed yet for it makes a beautiful subject to photograph. The old bicycle has been there for years and looks so in keeping with its surroundings.
The main road itself has everything you would want when arriving with a camera. Lochs, waterfalls, mountains, forests and several gorgeous stags and deer as they roam around their land. Glen Etive is a magical place indeed.
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Canon 24-70mm f4 @24mm
f13
1/10 secs
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Nisi 0.6 ND Medium Edge Grad filter
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WOW, the conditions yesterday morning were just magical. Lots of freshly fallen snow had transformed Hodge Close and I quickly worked in photographing these trees on arrival as I did not want the conditions to alter much.
I have photographed these trees before but never in snow and after having walked over a mile to reach this place (due to an impassable road to non four wheel drive cars), I can honestly say that it was worth it.
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 18mm
f13
1/125 sec
ISO100
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WOW, I spent 24 hours in my minibus /temporary makeshift campervan in the visitor centre car park at this amazing location starting 3pm Sunday until mid-afternoon Monday and that afforded me plenty of time and opportunity to walk the five-minute journey to the stones.
I filmed a video on New Year's Eve showing you how I photograph these stones in the dark using my headtorch (video should be ready by tomorrow evening as it still requires editing yet). Seeing the dawn of a new year in at such an iconic location (along with four other people who kindly brought a bottle of whiskey so that we could all have a wee dram when Big Ben struck at midnight).
It was a really special feeling sharing the occasion with strangers and it is one that I will not forget in a hurry. I then returned pre-dawn as the colours were building in the sky. So off I went to film some more footage for the video when a glorious rainbow appeared and covered the entire stone circle. I will edit the image and include it in the video so you'll have to wait to see that for now ;-)
The sun rose and starbursted behind one of the stones with the most amazing sky and cloud formation to accompany it. By the time I left Callanish yesterday afternoon, I felt connected to the stones as I had allowed myself enough time to bond with them and to see them at different times of the day. It was a wonderful experience and definitely not one that I shall forget.
But for now, here's an image that I would love to share with you all. The stones were lit using my headtorch and they required several attempts to get the light intensity and positioning just right as I spent the 30 seconds that it took to take the shot walking from stone to stone. I love it when a plan comes together. I hope you all do too.
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f56
30 secs
ISO400
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Captured yesterday during a 1-2-1 tuition day with a regular client of mine. This wonderful 12 tonne Ogre sits on the beach at Cleveleys and gets submerged every day but he seems reasonably happy about it.
This is the very first time that I have photographed it despite visiting and shooting the shell on many occasions. I love the long exposure treatment and thought that it suited the subject well. All in a day's work for me, lol.
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Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 200mm
f8
30 secs
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I have just returned home after spending the day hiking fourteen miles up Catbells (1,479ft), High Spy (2,142ft) and Dale Head (2,470ft) alongside Derwentwater in the Lake District and I have to say that my body is broken but my mind is strong and the sense of satisfaction and achievement is immense.
The Lake District has enjoyed several weeks of pure blistering sunshine and temperatures in the mid to high 20's yet today (on the day that I go with a friend of mine), the rain came down, the temps plummted to around 14 degrees and the wind picked up and the whole scene of Causey Pike from Catbells looked incredibly threatening but I would always take these kind of conditions over pure blue skies and no clouds any day of the week.
I took up my Canon 5D MK4 DSLR complete with the Benro Angel carbon fibre travel tripod (FTA28CV1) and it was bloody fantastic. Small and compact, lightweight, strong and stable even in the wind. I took this image using it. Amazing piece of kit. Super impressed.
Well it's time for a shower now and something to eat followed by relaxing in front of the TV and falling asleep no doubt. The fancy piece of watch tech on Trish's wrist recorded that we had walked 29,000 steps and 22.48km. Phew. Night all :D
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Creativity expands the mind, stretches it beyond ordinary human comprehension, resulting in the mind being elastic and capable of transcending and discerning complex ideas. -
Michael Bassey Johnson,
The Infinity Sign
Stretch your mind and you will reach beyond your current reality. - TemitOpe Ibrahim
The human spirit is like an elastic band. The more you stretch, the greater your capacity. -
Bidemi Mark-Mordi
I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up. - Jackson Browne
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜
Mornings are my favourite time of the day to photograph the great outdoors and a scene like this at Lough (pronounced 'lock') Nacung Upper which means 'upper narrowness lake' is one such morning.
Bernard Geraghty was with me as we saw the sun rise beyond the horizon but before that occurred the colour arrived for a brief period which reflected in the calm water beautifully. I saw the remnants of a tree branch in the water and just had to include it.
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I hope you all like it. Have a great weekend whatever you happen to be doing and feel FREE to share this image it if you wish :D
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f11
1/3 secs
ISO100
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This image was taken at 4.30pm today at the end of a cracking day's 1-2-1 with Rob, a new client who decided to join me for a day in the Lake District.
The day started off misty and remained that way all day which prompted me to take him to one of my favourite places in the Lakes, Hodge Close Quarry nr Coniston. We shot the usual array of the lovely silver birch trees at ground level before I made the suggestion that we head down to the bowels of the quarry itself.
The light was fading fast as expected and I thought a thirty minute session doing some light painting with my LEDLenser headtorch might be in order. The metal remains of the base of a derrick crane look great when illuminated. The results came out better than I expected. What do you think?
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YOUTUBE video of me on location shooting this scene.
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Here's a brand new edit of one of the photos I was most looking forward to editing once home.
Derryclare Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway. There is an island of pine trees that make for a great subject to shoot at sunrise.
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How excited am I to be able to share this image with you that I captured on camera last week during my one week Iceland photography workshop that I was running? Very excited indeed I can tell you for I have visited Iceland on numerous occasions and a stunning sunset over this iconic mountain has always eluded me, until tonight.
The colour built up over a period of twenty minutes so me and my two clients Kevin and Stuart, ventured down to the water's edge to capture the mountain's reflection but the sky suddenly exploded with amazing colours of pinks and oranges. I am one very happy photographer tonight.
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Not one of Iceland's iconic locations but when the roads from 5km in either direction of the hotel are closed due to extreme weather and you only have 10km of road open, you have to make the best of a bad job but having driven down this glorious long road to this scene, the sun started setting so we pulled up and grabbed our cameras. Ten minutes before we were assisting a group of German tourists by removing banked up snow from under their Skoda Yeti when they tried to drive in 15" snow. It seems that Yeti's are not that good making their way through the snow after all, lol.
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I fired off a very quick shot of Thornton Force whilst leading a workshop in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in early January. It was fast approaching the end of the day and the light was fading. fast.
I love waterfalls and the natural s-curve of the river that flows from it made for an ideal composition.
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Killer Whales & Sea Eagles, Lofoten, Norway
OMG. me and my six lovely clients had the absolute privilege to witness a pod of Killer Whales and a dozen Sea Eagles in a fjord in Lofoten, Norway recently.
I was driving down a side road to a new location that promised some amazing views of nearby mountains across the water when one of my clients noticed some activity of Sea Eagles above the water. This prompted us to pull the minibus over and set up the cameras only to find two pods of Killer Whales (Orcas) circling the water in two areas in order to eat the fish in a process called 'carousel feeding'.
“The orcas have to stop the fish from diving, so they force them to the surface and keep them there in a ball by circling around them.”
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It was utterly fascinating to spend nearly an hour watching them work together in order to feed while the Sea Eagles constantly swooped down to feed on the dead fish themselves. What an incredible experience it was and one that I shall never forget.
Here's a capture of some gorgeous light and colour in the sky while nature went about its business.
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Black Nore Lighthouse, Portishead, Somerset
It was a real pleasure returning to this fabulous little lighthouse in Portishead. I first visited and photographed this location four years ago and have been wanting to return.
So last Sunday, I ventured down Pre-sunrise to see what I could find. On arriving, the pre-dawn colour was starting to build beautifully and I did not have long to find a subject to shoot and compose an image.
However, these wonderful wooden tree trunks had been tossed up onto the beach and were perfectly placed to use them as a great lead in to the lighthouse which I wanted to be positioned in the middle of the frame.
I was fairly close to the trees so I knew that I would have to focus stack three images to ensure that I had full sharpness from front to back. I then merged all three images together in Photoshop CC to give me a wonderfully sharp image right the way through.
The light and colour were subtly stunning, casting a gorgeous glow onto the right side of the lighthouse. Overall, I am delighted with this finished photo.
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I am on day nine of my twenty three day road trip down south. Tonight I shall be shooting Knowlton Church in Dorset at sunset. I'm hoping for some lovely colour. Have a great weekend ahead everyone and I shall share another image tomorrow evening.
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Lake Buttermere, The Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK.
Lake Buttermere, The Lake District.
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Taken on Wednesday during a day out with the camera and my good friend Tony Higginson. After leaving Hodge Close near Coniston, we decided to go on an explore around the Eden Valley as this is an area that neither of us are familiar with. So off we ventured in Tony's Volvo estate, battling slippery, snow covered roads up and down the valley which was interesting to say the least but nothing gets in the way of finding a lovely scene to shoot.
So here I am, having wandered a couple of hundred yards down the road from the car, and I saw this lovely tree and hedgerow in the distance but it was the gorgeous shadows that interested me more. The sun was setting late in the day and casting longer and longer shadows as the minutes ticked by so I had to work reasonable quickly to get set up and composed (the camera not me, lol) before the shadows encroached too far over to the left hand side of the scene.
I hope you all like it. have a great weekend everyone. I'm leaving for Skye tomorrow morning with several clients. Should be an interesting drive.
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Taken on Tuesday morning during what was a absolutely beautiful sunrise. I had just shot several ice bergs with the rising orange sun behind them when I turned around and saw this wonderful scene unfolding. I had to run to a higher section of the beach to give me some clearance at the base of the image and set up within a minute to capture the peak just lighting up.
It is mornings like these that I will remember come the end of the year when I look back on my experiences during 2017. You just cannot put a price on watching the world come alive everyday and I am so blessed to be able to travel and witness such beauty, especially after having trained as a nurse 2008-12 and understanding that so many people are unable to for a variety of reasons. That's why I live life to the full now, because I can and if in some small way I can bring a smile to the face of someone who cannot travel and see such places for themselves, then that makes me feel very happy indeed.
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Mountain Layers, Homonymous Nature Park, Tre Cime di Lavarado, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
WOW, WOW, WOW. I rarely write the word WOW three times unless the scene deserves it and boy did this scene deserve it indeed.
To be honest, the whole of the Dolomite area in Italy is utterly beautiful and staggeringly stunning but standing on the middle path looking over the 8,000ft mountains in the distance, all layering up one after another was spellbinding.
I remember just standing there thinking how amazing the view looked and how I felt compelled to reach for my Canon 5D MK4 camera and Canon 70-200 f2.8 lens, a dynamic duo that always captures what I see so well.
So here is the simple shot comprising several mountains. I hope you all like it.
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Captured during a week spent on the magical island of Lewis and in particular Harris mid-January 2017. It is fair to say that the weather was at times 'challenging', some would even say 'difficult' but I just see it as an opportunity to photograph atmospheric images.
On arriving at Mangersta, a short walk across boggy moorland took me to the edge of this quite simply amazing cliff edge where the view is mind blowing. It very much reminded me of my four visits down the Great Ocean Rd in Victoria, Australia that I drove way back in 2003 when I spent a year backpacking over there.
There's something quite magical about seeing sea stacks rise out of the water for me. Perhaps the constant battle between sea and rock with only one eventual winner. The wonderful v-shaped mainland that I used to frame the stacks sets up the composition a treat to my mind and the colour of the water is genuine and has to be seen to be believed. An outstanding island and one that I cannot wait to return to..
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I am just about to head out to present a lecture at Lancaster Photographic Society but I wanted to share this image that I took on NYD morning. It was a fantastic sunrise between the hailstone showers. The light was sublime and the sky was beyond stunning.
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This magnificent sight greeted us from the ferry whilst we were heading over on the two and a half hour journey to the Outer Hebrides. The water was calm, but stormy skies were brewing behind us. Taking position on the top deck of the ferry and resting the camera handheld on top of the boat's side railings allowed me to compose this shot carefully.
Scotland is known for its BIG skies and this photo embodies all that I love about Scotland. Drama, colour, emotion, not to mention stormy weather. I am writing up a blog today on my experience in spending a week on the Isle of Lewis and Harris.
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I have just freshly edited this image from my time in Glencoe last December. I remember standing on that elevated rocky ledge and looking over what to me is one of the most spectacular views ANYWHERE in the whole of the UK.
I give you moonlight and headlights. I arrived around an hour before dark with a couple of friends, hiked up to a little ridge that overlooks the road and the mountains in the distance, waited for a couple of cars to drive through the valley and shot the scene for thirty seconds.
I am really happy with how the image has turned out and the Canon 5D MK4 that I took the photo on is a big improvement on my previous Canon 5Ds, especially for dynamic range and noise levels.
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I managed to very quickly capture this scene on Thursday evening at the end of day three of my four-day workshop in the Lake District. I drove my clients to Coniston from the amazing Cathedral Cavern only to find the fantastic colours in the sky had arrived as we turned up.
A mad dash to the water's edge saw around fourteen photographers on a workshop all line the banks of Monk Pier but thanks to my seven foot Gitzo tripod, I was able to shoot the scene over the heads of those who were stood in front of me. The looks on their faces when they turned around and looked up at the sheer height of the camera was priceless.
Anyhow, here's what I managed to capture before helping a couple of my clients set up. I can often set up and shoot an image before my clients have set up their cameras so I often only have literally two to three minutes. Still, that's all I needed on this occasion. I hope you all like it and feel free to share it if you wish :D
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Taken during my five days spent in Victoria a couple of weeks or so ago. This is Bell's Beach, a well known surfing spot made famous by starring in the 1991 film Point Break starring Patrick Swayze and Keano Reeves.
I spent a glorious hour here watching the numerous surfers of all ages, walk past me down the wooden steps and onto the beach. Each person had their own form of preparation. Some took no more than five seconds to get into the water while the older guys took a little longer, often standing in the water to assess the power of the waves as well as their regularity.
I found this viewpoint fascinating, looking down on them gave the whole scene more gravitas and this photo in particular demonstrates the power of the water as it rushes towards the standing surfer. I love how the water trails around his feet as it rushes past him to meet the incoming waves, It is a simple shot but to me a stunning capture of life as a typical Australian who lives by the ocean.
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Here's another image of the wonderful Forth Bridges in Scotland but from a different angle to my previous one. The colours were so rich that morning as was I for just being there to take it all in. Not a bad effort on my first sunrise visit with a camera.
I love the composition of the different bridges and how they interplay with each other and of course the reflections make this image for me. Let me know what you think. I'd love to know.
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Taken on a recent photography tour I led back in March. This is Borve Beach, a truly stunning little section of the beach that we discovered when viewing it from the roadside. Harris has so many of these beaches that you're completely spoilt for choice.
On arriving a couple of hours before sunset, I decided to capture these wonderful rocks. The tide was incoming and creating some wonderful wave lines around this isolated rock. The colour of the sand and the water is just something else. Gorgeous aqua coloured water creates an almost tropical look and feel to the place (minus the heat obviously, ha, ha).
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f14
1.6 secs
ISO125
Nisi Polariser filter
Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
Nisi 6 Stop ND filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS carbon fibre tripod
Gitzo GS3121LVL low profile levelling base
Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
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WOW. What a sunset I experienced on Wednesday evening at Bat's Head /Durdle Door while running a three day workshop in Dorset.
My good friend and co-workshop leader Tony Higginson arrived at Durdle Door mid-afternoon with our lovely clients to concentrate on capturing the scenery in the harsh light of day before enjoying a truly stunning sunset while looking along the white chalk cliffs of Bat's Head.
It was a fantastic workshop with five great clients who enjoyed the sights and sounds of Dorset's most iconic locations in a range of weather conditions including one hell of an amazing misty morning at Corfe Castle.
I shall create another workshop in Dorset for next year if not before. If you are interested in attending a three day workshop in Dorset or even Devon and Sussex, let me know.
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Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 98mm
f11
6 secs
ISO250
0.9 Stop ND Filter
Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
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I ran a workshop on the Isle of Skye three weeks ago and during a seriously windy morning up on the Quiraing, this amazing rainbow suddenly appeared right in front of us. Fortunately, I had my camera ready to shoot off a couple of frames. Rainbows seem to be following me around at the moment, with or without colour.
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I hope you all like it and feel free to SHARE and as always thank you for doing so.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 200mm
f8
1/200 sec
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
LEE 0.6 ND soft edge grad filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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What an amazing sight to wake up too this morning. The rising sun burning up and behind the stunning clouds beaming down crepuscular rays over the lighthouse and to complete the image off perfectly, a cargo boat slowly glides by.
Sights like these are why I have fallen in love with the Outer Hebrides.
Have a great day everyone 😀
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 200mm
f11
1/20 secs
ISO100
Nisi.0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS carbon fibre tripod
Gitzo GS3121LVL low profile levelling base
Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
Mindshift Backlight 36L Bag
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WOW, despite having visited New Zealand twice before (2003 & 2008) and knowing just how beautiful this country is, I have been utterly blown away by what I have seen and experienced since arriving on Thursday.
Yesterday was one such experience. The weather had been glorious until yesterday morning when on opening the curtains of my sixth floor hotel room at The Hermitage, I saw nothing but high winds and driving rain. Mmmmm. Cooked breakfast consumed, Ed and I (client and now friend) decided to walk the six mile return hike to the iceberg filled Hooker Glacier Lake in the valley (we must have been mad).
Hiking boots and waterproof trousers on, off we walked and with the fierce head wind and driving rain that lashed so hard against your face, it felt like hailstones, the walk proved tough but after an hour and fifteen minutes, we arrived to a misty filled backdrop and a gorgeous green coloured lake,
We took shelter behind a huge rock because at times, it was a struggle just standing upright. Lunch quick eaten and I decided to head down to the shoreline and try to capture this stunning single iceberg that sat in the perfect position waiting for me. It was so beautiful. The ice was clean and blue, with an interesting shape and just far enough out into the lake to capture on its own with a couple of nearby rocks for company.
So I set up the Benro TMA48CXL carbon fibre tripod and wondered how on earth it would perform in seriously demanding conditions. I need not have worried for it performed brilliantly well. Solid, dependable and at over six foot six inches, it allow me to spread the legs out further than normal to obtain a decent steady base. The Canon 5D MK4 camera was bolted on along with a Nisi six Stop ND filter to slow down the water to four seconds (so as to smooth out the water a little while still retaining texture which was so important to me) and a click on the shutter button later and voilà, an image captured.
I took a few more frames and on heading back to the hotel and looking at the images on my small 14" Asus ZenBook laptop, I was amazed that the images turned out quite sharp. Who would have thought? lol.
Anyhow, here is the photo in all its glory. I am so delighted with it I cannot tell you. Sure, some lovely light on the surrounding mountains and some vibrant colour in the sky would have been nice but on reflection, I prefer this image. It speaks to me on another level and captures the real atmosphere of this wondrous place.
New Zealand is amazing me with each passing day and I hope you feel the same when looking at my photos. Thanks for joining me on this inspirational two week journey of mine in New Zealand :D
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f8
4 secs
ISO160
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Taken today during my 1-2-1 private tuition day with my regular client Andy. I do love this pier and this part of the lake District the most. It's just such an amazing location to sit/stand and watch the world go by.
I hope you all like it. Have a great evening whatever you happen to have planned and feel FREE to share it if you wish :D
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Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f11
30 secs
ISO50
LEE 0.6 Medium ND Grad filter
Haida Polariser filter
Haida 10 Stop filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS carbon fibre tripod
Gitzo GS3121LVL low profile levelling base
Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Take on day three of my four day Lake District autumn workshop this week. This lovely wooden pier is a favourite of mine in the south Lakes when a great sunset is predicted. It is an easy location to reach and car parking nearby.
Normally this location is teeming with photographers but on this evening we had it to ourselves. The colours intensified as the sun dropped and being in a perfect position allowed us plenty of opportunities to capture exactly what we were after.
Today I am home after running another successful and highly enjoyable autumn Lake District workshop but tomorrow I head north again to the gorgeous Isle of Skye for a five day workshop. The weather looks changeable and 'interesting' and that should provide us with some fantastic opportunities to capture some magic on camera.
Have a great weekend everyone :D
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 24mm
f13
30 sec
ISO200
Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
Nisi 6 Stop ND filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS carbon fibre tripod
Gitzo GS3121LVL low profile levelling base
Manfrotto 405 geared tripod head
Mindshift Backlight 36L Bag
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There are a million photos of Iceland all over social media and stock gallery websites but few showcase this side of Iceland. Geothermal power stations. I bloody well love them.
You cannot beat photographing a bit of industrial landscape and Iceland is a fantastic place to capture such subjects. This shot was taken on the morning of my first day running a week long workshop in Iceland last week. The weather was incredible with amazing stormy skies and some utterly gorgeous light showing through underneath it.
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Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 70mm
f13
1/160 sec
ISO50
0.6 ND Medium Grad filter
Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
Arca Swiss D4 Geared Head
3 Legged Thing QR11-LC L Bracket
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I was driving home from a solo day's photography in Yorkshire late on Monday evening in preparation for my workshop there yesterday when I passed by Nateby and I looked across to my left and saw these trees lit up like a Christmas tree.
I immediately swung the minibus around and flung it into a small section of grass verge swiftly followed by grabbing my camera and tripod while 'jogging' to the perfect spot to set up. I knew that the falling sun which was behind me would soon be too low behind some trees and the moment would be gone.
What struck me was just how dark the background was in comparison to when I passed yesterday. The scene last night looked completely 'normal' with flat light but on this particular evening, the view was truly stunning. It reminded me of Tuscany with its rolling dales and isolated trees.
What a superb way to end a beautiful day in the dales. I hope you like it. Feel free to SHARE if you wish :D
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 163mm
f13
30 secs
ISO50
Nisi Polariser
Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
Nisi 8 Stop ND filter
Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
Benro GD3WH Geared Head
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WOW, what a morning we had down at the mystical and magical Callanish Stones. We arrived pre-dawn to ensure that we were properly set up and ready for the sunrise and what a treat we were in for. Even the heavy hailstone showers did not put us off.
Remember, dramatic weather helps create dramatic images.
I hope you all had a great Friday and continue to have a wonderful weekend. I have just one full day left with my clients tomorrow before returning home on Sunday. I will miss Harris and Lewis terribly. What a truly outstanding island it is.
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 28mm
f18
1/250 sec
ISO100
Nisi 0.6 Hard Edge ND Grad filter
In camera 3 image exposure HDR
Gitzo GT3543XLS carbon fibre tripod
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