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Four DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
Tues 31st October - Fri 3rd November 2017 £795
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I captured this image late this afternoon whilst finishing up a 1-2-1 with a new female client. The light came good right at the end of a rather grey, flat and lifeless day and knowing the Lake District as well as I do, I know that the Langdale Pikes shine like a beacon when a little bit of light hits them.
I am so pleased with this image. I used a LEE Big Stopper to shoot it at 25 seconds as I wanted the smooth off the water in order to have the rocks stand out more. I love the yellow grasses at the base of the central rock. They play as much a role in creating an atmosphere as the light on the main peak does.
Your thoughts?
Canon 5Ds
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 24mm
f16
25 sec
ISO100
LEE 0.6 ND Medium Grad filter
LEE Big Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 405 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Taken last Friday evening at one of Ireland's most spectacular locations, the Cliffs of Moher. I was very fortunate to have a local photographer by the name of Sean Kitson accompany me to this location as it is not the usual place people shoot this scene from. The sunset was lovely with the colours radiating in the sky but this shot was taken just before the sun dropped below the horizon.
I love how the last warm rays of the sun light up the cliff faces beautifully while the flowers in the foreground stand over the surrounding views. Isn't it just lovely? This will be just one of the places we will be visiting on my Wild Atlantic Way Workshop next March (the North-North West workshop will take place this September).
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
Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f11
1/3 secs
ISO100
LEE 0.6 Medium ND Grad 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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Come and join me on a three day landscape photography workshop in the Lake District 1st - 3rd April 2019.
Spring will be in full force and the flowers and leaves will be sprouting with colour and the Lake District will not be too busy either as it is before Easter. Only £595 including two nights accommodation. Click on the link below for full details. Only four places left.
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Captured yesterday during another 1-2-1 tuition day with Steve, a lovely new client of mine. Having checked the water levels of Derwentwater online, I knew that the water had dropped from 1.65mtrs to just 1.24mtrs and although this old broken concrete jetty was submerged the other day during another 1-2-1 tuition day that I ran, I knew that at 1.24mtrs, it would be visible and ready to be photographed.
On arriving yesterday afternoon, the colour grew in the sky as the clouds rolled in to create a fair bit of drama in the sky. I just love these kind of days. A long exposure of thirty seconds captured the water silky smooth and it was taken on my latest Canon EOS R mirrrorless camera which once again performed brilliantly. I am loving quite a few of the features of this camera and my Canon 5D MK4 has now been consigned to my back up camera.
Canon EOS R Mirrorless
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 27mm
f8
30 secs
ISO100
Nisi 0.6 Hard ND Grad filter
Nisi Eight Stop ND filter
Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
Benro GD3WH Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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FOUR DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
Tues 31st October - Fri 3rd November 2017 £795
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What an amazing day I've had today running a workshop at the beautiful Holme Fell and Hodge Close Quarry with six fantastic clients.
Here is a shot that I quickly captured while giving my clients time to set up their cameras. The low sun slowly rose up from behind the fell while the heavy mist gave an ethereal and hauntingly beautiful feel to Holme Fell. This wonderful tree made the perfect subject to shoot but timing is everything and I had to wait a couple of minutes to ensure that the sun was in just the right place behind the tree itself.
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Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 200mm
f11
1/6400 secs
ISO100
Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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FOUR DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
Tues 31st October - Fri 3rd November 2017 £795
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I am heading back to the beautiful Lake District National Park to run a three-day workshop Weds, Thurs and Fri this week and I cannot wait. I have three clients who will be joining me for three wonderful days of landscape photography. What a fantastic way to end the year.
So with that in mind, I thought that I would share with you an image that nobody has seen before, the fantastic Moss Force Falls in the Newlands Valley on the road between Keswick and Buttermere. Now, this has to be perhaps the most accessible waterfall in the Lake District. It is only 200 metres from the free roadside car park and it is split into three sections but together it measures 328 feet in height. Quite impressive indeed.
This photograph here was taken during a four-day workshop back in October when I was demonstrating various techniques which involved standing pretty close to the edge of the drop while maintaining my nerve and using a wide angle lens to capture the whole scene in one shot. I had my clients stand back a safe distance from the edge, while I set up their cameras and tripods before handing them their cable release to take the shot themselves. Client safety is always a priority for me as no shot is worth dying for.
Anyhow, I hope you all like it. Have a great day and feel free to SHARE as usual if you wish.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f14
4 secs
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
LEE 0.6 soft edge grad filter
LEE Little Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Come and join me on my Harris and Lewis Photography Workshop 2nd-8th March 2019 £1,395
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Well today was my last full day of photography on this quite remarkable island of Lewis and Harris and this location was to be the final one of the day/week/amazing photography holiday.
I have had a fantastic time with three very good friends all week, lots of laughter, fun and humorous stories have been had which is always good for the head, heart and soul. Thanks Mick, Tony and Brian for the memories.
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Personally I always love finishing an epic trip to somewhere new with a fantastic location as it kind of has me send of the place in style and this wonderful little beach awaited us this afternoon. We arrived to find it completely free of footprints which is remarkable and it allowed us to compose our shots carefully.
The rolling waves were perfectly timed and just the right height and intensity to deliver us some cracking photos such as this one.
My verdict on the Isle of Lewis and Harris?
This is my first time of visiting and it has been an education and a real pleasure in discovering the many different sides and locations of this fine island. I have found it to be remote, desolate in parts, much larger than I first thought with some quite outstanding beaches, sea stacks and rocky outcrops. It really does feel different to the mainland, very earthy, no-nonsense way of living but seemingly free of complications and modern life and actually that isn't a bad thing.
I have decided to run a workshop here later in the year, either a four or a five day one with a maximum of five places. If you're interested in joining me, let me know and you'll be the first to hear of my future plans for this quite wonderful island.
I hope you have all enjoyed my photos and exploits from Lewis and Harris this week and I have shot a video of me today which I will edit once home (it will be live on YouTube early next week).
Thanks for all your comments, likes and general interaction this week, it has been great having you along for the ride. I'm off to Dorset on Wednesday for five days to run a two day 1-2-1 with a new client followed by a one day workshop on the Sunday which I am delighted to announce that the one and only Take-a-View Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016-17 Matthew Cattell will be joining me as a special guest for the day.
So for those of you who have booked on to the workshop, there's a little treat for you and if there's a couple of you out there interested in joining us at Durdle Door, Bat's Head, Man 'o' War Bay and Kimmeridge Bay for the day, click here to book.
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Canon 5Ds
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 26mm
f8
1 secs
IS50
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser filter
LEE 0.6 ND Medium Grad filter
LEE 0.9 ND filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 405 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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This is one of my favourite images that I have taken of the iconic Black Rock Cottage and it was captured back in November while leading a workshop in Glencoe.
The photograph has a certain feel and look about it that conflicts a little with me. There's the warmth of the light that's illuminated and the red doors yet there's an uninviting look about the whole place. It has a remote feel about it and more than a look of the wilderness about it.
What do you think?
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 31mm
f11
3.2 secs
ISO100
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Last day to sleep in before Holidays are over & everything goes back to normal. Glad I decided to head out & enjoy the sunrise down on the Sheep river. It's not the mountians but it sure is peaceful. Have a great week everyone & Thanks for looking.
A couple of weeks ago my youngest daughter wanted to try a sunset picture just up the road from home. She picked the spot & a little help setting up she snapped the shot. 2 pictures combined to put a big smile on a little girl.
Happy Saturday
No time to travel out o the Rockies these days off, Still lots close to home to enjoy. A nice evening walk along the Sheep river that runs through Okotoks, Alberta.
Well today's workshop took place in the beautifully remote region of Chapel-le-Dale in which the iconic and magnificent Ribblehead Viaduct is located. This wonderful 142 year old railway viaduct was built in 1875 and was designed by engineer John Sydney Crossley. It took one thousand navvis to build it of which one hundred lost their lives during the five years it took to build it.
The Ribblehead Viaduct is 440 yards (400 m) long, and 104 feet (32 m) above the valley floor at its highest point. It is made up of twenty-four arches of 45 feet (14 m) span, with foundations 25 feet (7.6 m) deep. Every 6th pier is 50% thicker to mitigate against complete collapse should any pier fail. An amazing 1.5 million bricks were used in the construction and some of the limestone blocks weigh 8 tons each.
Today however, the weather turned seriously misty which proved to be challenging for those attending my workshop but we spent a good couple of hours wandering around while I offered advice on composition and settings. I personally love days like these as it allows the viaduct to truly shine without the surrounding fells claiming so glory for themselves.
HUGE thanks to Jayne, John, Darren, Dave, Ian, Mike, Seshi, and Stuart for their company. A really enjoyable day was had.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f8
1/6 secs
ISO100
LEE 0.6 ND soft edge grad filter
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
UK & Iceland Landscape Photography Workshops, 1-2-1 Private Tuition, print sales and camera club lectures available
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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.
Have a great Thursday evening everyone.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 24-70mm f4 @ 53mm
f8
1 sec
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser filter
LEE Little Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 405 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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FOUR DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
Tues 31st October - Fri 3rd November 2017 £795
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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
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 28mm
f13
1.3 seconds
ISO100
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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A picture just before Christmas as we went out for a family hike at Johnston's Canyon. Usually this area is flowing with water. The cold weather allowed us to get a little closer. Have a great week everyone. Thanks for looking.
FOUR DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
Tues 31st October - Fri 3rd November 2017 £795
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Blea Tarn and the Langdale Pikes, Lake District
If someone was to ask me to name my top three viewpoints in the Lake District, blea tarn and the Langdale Pikes in the distance would be fighting for the top spot such is its beauty. The craggy nature of the Langdales bowls me over every time.
This shot was taken last week while leading a four-day workshop in the Lake District. It is made up of four vertical images that have been stitched together in Photoshop CC. I shoot with a 50mp Canon 5Ds so you can imagine just how big the overall file size is (619 MB 11319 x 9569 pixels). My PC struggled to edit it in a timely manner but it was well worth the wait and the patience needed to create the image.
I hope you all like it and please share it if you wish (as this helps keep my page visible to you all).
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f11
0.5 seconds
ISO100
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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THREE DAY DORSET WORKSHOP
25th-27th September 2017 £595
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Taken during my first and recent visit to Dorset last month. One of the most frustrating challenges I face as a full-time, professional landscape photographer is trying to capture an iconic location differently and uniquely. Durdle Door is arguably the jewel in the Dorset crown (actually I prefer Castle Corfe) and it has been photographed a million times by a million people but how to photograph it differently.
This is what I settled on. Arriving at 1am one calm, warm morning late September this year, I sat halfway down the steps and just took in the view. Weymouth in the distance providing some lovely warm light and the sound of the waves gently crashing up against the pebbled beach which produced that high pitched and empty clattering sound of pebble on pebble action as the water ruffled them up on the outstroke.
I wanted to use my amazing LED Lenser head torch to illuminate the landscape and after a few goes, I settled on lighting the mainland areas and the rock face to the left of Durdle Door for twenty-five seconds followed by holding the torch downwards from above my head for just five seconds. The quality and power generated from the £60 torch is quite remarkable. I am very happy with what I have achieved here, not least because it's a little out of the ordinary.
What do you think of it? Hit or miss?
Canon 5Ds
Samyang 14mm f2.8
f4
30 seconds
ISO800
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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JOIN ME on my Five Day Northern Lights Iceland Workshop
15th - 20th October 2020
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What a truly stunning 40ft waterfall this is. You gain access to it via a thirty-minute walk which I did with crampons on as the path up and down was super slippery in parts. My good friend Duncan was my guide for the day as he had previously visited it. What an absolute gem of a find.
I loved the black columnar basalt formations which provided a wonderful backdrop to the waterfall. I set up the camera while stood on the ice which formed over the river (I'm sure I'll go through the ice one of these days) and the black hole in the ice attracted me to this particular viewpoint. Due to the limited focusing ability of my 16-35mm f4 Canon lens, I decided to focus stack seven images into one to ensure that the whole image was sharp and in focus back to front.
A few minutes before I was stood directly under some huge icicles to the left of this image and I had to take my chance on them not falling on me while setting up but it was this image that I preferred in the end. I hope you all love it and once again Iceland delivers some stunning scenes to photograph.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4@ 16mm
f8
0.6 secs
ISO100
Haida 0.9 ND soft grad filter
Haida polariser filter
Seven images focus stacked in Photoshop CC
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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7.10am on a gorgeous morning at Durdle Door mid-September this year and having parked up by the roadside and walked the twenty-five minute walk down to this iconic viewpoint, I set up and waited for the magic to happen.
I see so many iconic scenes on social media that I have yet to visit that when I eventually do get the opportunity to stand there with the camera on a morning like I experienced here, I am reminded that I have the best job in the world. On this particular morning, I was alone for a few minutes until a couple of other photographers joined me to shoot Bat's Head behind me.
For those of you who have yet to visit Durdle Door, the sound of the water as it washes over the pebbles sounds so strange. There's a natural pebble shelf that has been formed over the years and the water rushes up to the top of it before rushing back down leaving the pebbles to clatter against each other.
Click on my YouTube video if you want to hear them (click on the HD option first) youtu.be/PPhS-4pk2-E
Anyway, I hope you all like it.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 18mm
f11
1 secs
ISO100
LEE 0.9 Soft Edge ND Grad filter
LEE Little Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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2019 ISLE OF SKYE PHOTO WORKSHOPS
22nd - 27th Feb 2019 £795
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26th - 30th Nov 2019 £1195
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I and my five clients were blessed with some rather challenging weather on Skye back in mid-November but not on this day. The sun was shining over the lightly covered snow-capped peaks of the 160ft tall rock of the Old Man of Storr. Personally, I love the little island with its lone tree that no doubt has weathered many a storm passing over Skye during the winter months.
Sometimes the smallest things turn out to be the hardiest in life which always has me in awe of mother nature. I am so pleased to hear that Planet Earth II has a record number of viewers, displacing all the reality TV shows. This shows me that people want to connect with the great outdoors and wildlife in general. This pleases me greatly for the more people that get to witness and appreciate such views as this one, the more this plant will benefit from it.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 118mm
f11
20 secs
ISO100
LEE 0.6 Soft Edge ND Grad filter
LEE Big Stopper filter
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
UK & Iceland Landscape Photography Workshops, 1-2-1 Private Tuition, print sales and camera club lectures available
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I had a wander around Llyn Idwal over the Christmas period to test out the MindShift Gear rotation180° Panorama 22L and MeFOTO Roadtrip tripod.
Canon UK EOS 5D Mark III & EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM @ 16mm
3.2 seconds @ ƒ/20 ISO100
LEE Filters ND 0.9 ProGlass and 0.6 ND Grad
FOUR DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
Tues 31st October - Fri 3rd November 2017 £795
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I took this photo yesterday while in the Lake District with friends and it is included in my latest YouTube video that I uploaded yesterday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gkLBfbxYSY
And here's a feature that Ellie Harrison filmed earlier this year for the BBC TV show 'Secret Britain'. It shows just how difficult and remote this place is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpSeD6-ZDws
Scale Force just happens to be my favourite waterfall in the Lake District. Partly because it is one of the quite incredible location it lies in (a narrow, 120ft deep, moss covered rock gorge an hour's walk up a large fell alongside Crummock Water) but also because it feels as though it has never been discovered by humans.
The green moss that lines the walls of the gorge is so vibrant that people will think that I have increased the saturation in Photoshop too much and the redness of the water actually does exist. It really is an absolutely special place of mine.
Behind the Scenes Info:
One of the challenges you will find shooting a 120ft waterfall like Scale Force is that it is actually three waterfalls and to climb up the incredibly slippery and near-vertical rock walls in order to reach the top one is dangerous and no mean feat.
The spray from the main waterfall as it drifts towards you and your camera means that it's a constant battle to keep the lens and filters dry. But if you preserve, this image is what you are likely to end up with.
I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did taking it.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f8
0.6 secs
ISO400
LEE 0.6 Soft Edge ND Grad filter
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
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filters:
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Four DAY LAKE DISTRICT AUTUMN WORKSHOP
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I captured this while on a photo day out with Tony Higginson Landscape Photography on Saturday. Thirlmere is a part of the Lake District that I have yet to fully discover and I really enjoyed spending a few hours just wandering around down by the wonderful shoreline in the mist.
These trees stood out to me with their beautiful colours which radiated in the swirling mist that enveloped them.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 126mm
f8
1/8 secs
ISO100
LEE 105mm Landscape Polariser
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Penang Bridge @ Sunrise
Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
Batu Uban Penang, Malaysia
SonyA7iv, 12-24mm @12, f11, ISO100, 40s, No Filter Used, Edited in Camera RAW
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This was my first time shooting with the Mindshift Panorama and the Filter Hive. It made working with the tripod and filters so much easier because there was nowhere good to set my bag down here. I was easily able to add my 4x4 panel CPL and swap between my 2 and 3 stop soft GNDs.
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I spent Tuesday this week driving around like the Mad Hatter trying to photograph everything that had colour in view. Hodge Close was my early afternoon location as the sun would be behind me illuminating the gorgeous gold colours of the silver Birch trees.
But even I was not prepared for the outstanding colours that we're seeing this year so I think from memory these are the most vibrant colours I've ever seen in the Lake District. Apparently, the floods last December have something to do with the abundance of colour this autumn. I guess every cloud has a silver lining.
So here's a shot that I took from the east side of the quarry which affords you an elevated position from which to look over the stunning landscape. I hope you love looking at the scene as much as I did standing there with the camera.
Coordinates from where the photo was taken from 54.405588, -3.054113
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 200mm
f8
1/100 seconds
ISO100
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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The Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f1.7 ASPH lens on my Panasonic Lumix G9. London, UK. June 19, 2019. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
Cutest Cat Latte and camera in Pennsylvania.
Part of a photo blog review for MindShiftGear.
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Thunderstruck — On the evening of May 12, a series of lightning strikes electrified the early evening sky, painting the horizon with flashes of thunderbolts and raw energy.
SonyA7iv using a 14mm 1.8 lens edited using Camera RAW and Photoshop - stacked
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WOW, what a view. The Langdale Pikes never disappoint me especially on a day like me and my clients experienced on my four day Lake District workshop on Thursday (20th Oct 2016).
I love nothing more than dappled light gently drifting along a craggy fellside while shadows help to create wonderful depth and beauty. The Langdale Pikes from Blea Tarn is an iconic view for a reason. This is why.
I hope you all love it as much as I do.
Canon 5Ds
Canon 70-200mm f4 @ 70mm
f8
1/40 seconds
ISO100
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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Low light Lumix camera setup for working behind the scenes at the opera, where the normal working ISO range is 3200 to 5000, so extremely dark. Full frame Lumix S1 with the Lumix S Pro 50mm f1.4. A pair of m43 Lumix G9 cameras with the Leica DG 10-25mm f1.7, 12mm f1.4, 42.5mm f1.2 and a Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 Nokton. All carried in a MindShift Gear Photocross 15. When actually shooting backstage, I will then use the Think Tank Photo Hubba Hubba Hiney waist pack. London, UK. June 29, 2019. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian