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Between Heaven and Earth, Loch Katrine reflects
Published on 2012-01-08 16:12:38
Fog lifts to reveal a scene of stunning clarity and calm in this series of landscape photographs from Scotland where Loch Katrine’s mirror smooth surface reflects islands, forests and mountains of autumn colour someplace magical between heaven and earth. > read more
All the very best for 2012! )
Published on 2011-12-31 04:59:56
Happy New Year from Auckland! ) > read more
Fog clears the Walter Scott, Loch Katrine
Published on 2011-12-29 16:00:01
In these landscapes from Scotland, an atmospheric and dense fog shifts and shrouds the banks and wooded islands of Loch Katrine as the steamship Sir Walter Scott makes ready to sail. > read more
Happy Christmas folks! )
Published on 2011-12-24 04:59:04
Wishing all a cracking Christmas! ) It just doesn’t feel like Christmas this year as I adjust to life in New Zealand. For one thing, its the middle of summer and somehow the usual eagerly expected roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings does not ring many bells. Instead, I’m thinking barbecued kiwi and saw [...] > read more
Mull on a changing shore
Published on 2011-12-16 23:35:35
Two photographs from the Isle of Mull spark some musings about change over time as the weather and light shift above an ancient landscape. > read more
Swept away by the Tasman sea
Published on 2011-12-05 14:00:59
Almost losing my camera gear and an intensely colourful sunset fills the sky and lights the surf of the Tasman Sea on the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand. > read more
Volcano’s shaped this landscape
Published on 2011-12-02 04:15:25
In this landscape from Scotland, a black basalt volcanic dyke stretches out into a dark and stormy sea on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde. > read more
Bombed landscape at Bethell’s Beach?
Published on 2011-11-29 14:00:41
Using a 10 Stop ND and some long exposure photography to capture these strange rock formations carved out by the raging surf and discovered while out shooting the landscape around Bethell's, a black sand beach to the west of Auckland. > read more
A nights photo shoot in the stone forest
Published on 2011-11-21 03:10:51
Night photography amongst the landscape of fossil trees standing along the shore at Takapuna in Auckland with some long exposure star trails raining down like meteors above the island of Rangitoto. > read more
Early autumn waterfall photography
Published on 2011-11-15 22:00:06
A classic landscape photo of the falls on the the river Falloch captured from a low angle with a slow shutter speed to smooth the motion of the water. > read more
DSLR Notes 7 : Auto Focus
Published on 2011-07-05 00:00:18
Understanding Auto Focus These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting the best out of their digital SLR camera. In Part 7, > read more
PoW : Raging River
Published on 2011-06-30 10:00:46
Photo of the Week : Raging River The River Clyde in flood after heavy rains cascading over Bonnington Linn and into its narrow sandstone and wooded gorge near New Lanark, Scotland. > read more
DSLR Notes 6 : The Histogram and Exposure Compensation
Published on 2011-06-28 00:00:32
Understanding the Exposure Meter. These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting the best out of their digital SLR camera. I > read more
Berlin Wall
Published on 2011-06-24 00:00:02
A wander around some of the tourist sites associated with the Berlin Wall… > read more
PoW : Horgabost Setting
Published on 2011-06-22 00:00:01
Photo of the Week : Horgabost Setting Low tide on the beach at Horgabost under a gentle summer twilight on the Isle of Harris, Western Isles of Scotland > read more
DSLR Notes 5 : The Exposure Meter
Published on 2011-06-21 00:00:59
Understanding the Exposure Meter. These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting the best out of their digital SLR camera. I > read more
Arthouse, Berlin
Published on 2011-06-17 00:00:27
An evening of experimental music somewhere in Berlin. Not that I’m being mysterious, just no idea where we were except that the apartment was a former brothel turned over to a different kind of sound. All very confusing, as was the music, t > read more
Pow : Milford Dolphins
Published on 2011-06-15 12:00:46
Photo of the Week : Milford Dolphins Wild dolphins jump and surf the bow wave alongside the tour boat on Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand. We spotted the pod coming directly towards us as we left the entrance to Milford Sound coming in from t > read more
DSLR Notes 4 : Camera Modes
Published on 2011-06-14 00:00:52
Understanding the different camera modes. These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting the best out of their digital SLR cam > read more
Performance, Berlin
Published on 2011-06-10 00:00:32
Recently in Berlin, I managed to catch up with a friend performing with the Oriel Quartet in the middle of a small but arty outdoor setting which turned out to be a curious mix of junkyard, sculpture studio and bar. Certainly an unusual venue and u > read more
PoW : Junkyard Painting, Berlin
Published on 2011-06-08 00:00:40
Photo of the Week : Junkyard Painting, Berlin A cool and creepy mural covers the side of a building above a Berlin junk yard. > read more
DSLR Notes 3 : The Lens
Published on 2011-06-07 00:00:51
Understanding the camera lens. These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting the best out of their digital SLR camera. In P > read more
PoW : Dunure Seas
Published on 2011-06-01 00:00:32
Photo of the Week : Dunure Seas Looking out to sea across barnacle encrusted rocks on a grey and moody day from the foreshore at Dunure in Ayrshire. Captured this shot last week while out teaching a landscape one on one with a client. We managed to > read more
DSLR Notes 2 : The DSLR
Published on 2011-05-31 00:00:38
Understanding the DSLR Camera These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting the best out of their digital SLR camera. In Pa > read more
Luskentyre Dunes, Isle of Harris
Published on 2011-05-27 00:00:31
The Isle of Harris has some of the most stunning beaches to be found anywhere in Scotland. Remote and largely empty, these dunes at Luskentyre are a site of special scientific interest and form part of a massive system of white sands locked between > read more
PoW : West Coast Glow
Published on 2011-05-25 00:00:39
Photo of the Week : West Coast Glow, Glenuig The lichen covered rocks and seaweed seem to glow at low tide on Scotland’s West Coast as rain smears across the sky and the mountains on Rum come into view in the distance. > read more
DSLR Notes 1 : The Exposure Triangle
Published on 2011-05-24 08:45:26
Understanding Exposure, controlling ISO, Shutter and Aperture in photography. These notes are part of a nine part series written to accompany a course developed for training providers, Academy Class and designed to introduce participants to getting t > read more
PoW : Scarista Mirror
Published on 2011-05-18 00:00:37
Photo of the Week : Scarista Mirror, Isle of Harris The shallow white sand bay at Scarista on the Isle of Harris in Scotland’s Western Isles empties at low tide to mirror the gentle summer twilight above. > read more
If you go down to the woods today…
Published on 2011-05-13 00:00:35
This seems like an apt post for a Friday the 13th. Came across this creepy scene whilst out shooting the verdant spring greens in a small patch of forest and couldn’t help but be reminded of the Teddy Bears Picnic. Except this one has gone > read more
PoW : Lendalfoot Twilight
Published on 2011-05-11 00:00:04
Photo of the Week : Lendalfoot Twilight Impressive and surreal rock formations line the shore at Lendalfoot in Ayrshire framing the Ailsa Craig, an ancient 1000 foot volcanic plug sitting out in the Firth of Clyde. I spent a few days down on the Ayrs > read more
PoW : Clisham Cairn, Harris
Published on 2011-05-04 00:00:23
Photo of the Week : Clisham Cairn, Harris Dusk falls across Lewis from the summit of Clisham, the highest mountain on Isle of Harris, Western Isles of Scotland. Its not a massive, hill but Clisham is a steep, rugged and rocky climb and took some nerv > read more
PoW : Clisham Cairn, Harris
Published on 2011-05-04 00:00:23
Photo of the Week : Clisham Cairn, Harris Dusk falls across Lewis from the summit of Clisham, the highest mountain on Isle of Harris, Western Isles of Scotland. Its not a massive, hill but Clisham is a steep, rugged and rocky climb and took some nerv > read more
PoW : Paris Dream, Notre Dame Black
Published on 2011-04-27 00:00:54
Photo of the Week : Paris Dream, Notre Dame Black The façade of Notre Dame glows bright in strong evening sunlight > read more
PoW : Paris Dream, Notre Dame Black
Published on 2011-04-27 00:00:54
Photo of the Week : Paris Dream, Notre Dame Black The façade of Notre Dame glows bright in strong evening sunlight > read more
PoW : Waverely’s Sunset
Published on 2011-04-21 12:00:33
Photo of the Week : Waverely’s Sunset The paddle steamer Waverley lies at its berth on the River Clyde as a blazing red sun sinks towards the horizon. Took a wander round Glasgow earlier this week and couldn’t resist grabbing this shot of > read more
PoW : Waverely’s Sunset
Published on 2011-04-21 12:00:33
Photo of the Week : Waverely’s Sunset The paddle steamer Waverley lies at its berth on the River Clyde as a blazing red sun sinks towards the horizon. Took a wander round Glasgow earlier this week and couldn’t resist grabbing this shot of > read more
PoW : Spring Twilight, Loch Na Keal
Published on 2011-04-13 00:00:17
Picture of the Week : Spring Twilight, Loch Na Keal A gently pastel shaded Spring twilight descends over the shore of Loch na Keal on the Isle of Mull in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. > read more
PoW : Spring Twilight, Loch Na Keal
Published on 2011-04-13 00:00:17
Picture of the Week : Spring Twilight, Loch Na Keal A gently pastel shaded Spring twilight descends over the shore of Loch na Keal on the Isle of Mull in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. > read more
Motukiekie Rocks, New Zealand
Published on 2011-04-08 16:46:19
Sunset on the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand near a stretch called Ten Mile Creek, north of Greymouth and just before arriving at Punakaiki, famous for its pancake rocks. The Motukiekie Rocks scatter off the headland as the sun sets over t > read more
Motukiekie Rocks, New Zealand
Published on 2011-04-08 16:46:19
Sunset on the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand near a stretch called Ten Mile Creek, north of Greymouth and just before arriving at Punakaiki, famous for its pancake rocks. The Motukiekie Rocks scatter off the headland as the sun sets over t > read more
PoW : Dead Tree, Ayrshire
Published on 2011-04-06 00:00:52
Picture of the Week : Dead Tree, Ayrshire A lone dead tree stands sentinel above Muirhead Resovior on the main route between Dalry and Largs in Southwest Scotland. > read more
PoW : Dead Tree, Ayrshire
Published on 2011-04-06 00:00:52
Picture of the Week : Dead Tree, Ayrshire A lone dead tree stands sentinel above Muirhead Resovior on the main route between Dalry and Largs in Southwest Scotland. > read more
PoW: Queenstown Night, New Zealand
Published on 2011-03-30 00:00:56
Photo of the Week : Queenstown Night, South Island, New Zealand The lights come on in Queenstown as night falls across the landscape with the Remarkables glowing jaggedly in the twilight. The mountain range named The Remarkables provides a stu > read more
PoW: Queenstown Night, New Zealand
Published on 2011-03-30 00:00:56
Photo of the Week : Queenstown Night, South Island, New Zealand The lights come on in Queenstown as night falls across the landscape with the Remarkables glowing jaggedly in the twilight. The mountain range named The Remarkables provides a stu > read more
Raging River, Falls of Clyde
Published on 2011-03-25 01:00:49
The River Clyde floods down its narrow sandstone gorge at Bonnington Linn after after days of heavy rain near New Lanark, Scotland. > read more
Raging River, Falls of Clyde
Published on 2011-03-25 01:00:49
The River Clyde floods down its narrow sandstone gorge at Bonnington Linn after after days of heavy rain near New Lanark, Scotland. > read more
PoW: Huisinis Cloudfront, Harris
Published on 2011-03-23 01:00:19
Photo of the Week : Huisinis Cloudfront, Isle of Harris A great wall of cloud catches the last light of day and echoes the shape of a little canyon carved in the sand of a beach on the Isle of Harris, Western Isles of Scotland. I always love w > read more
PoW: Huisinis Cloudfront, Harris
Published on 2011-03-23 01:00:19
Photo of the Week : Huisinis Cloudfront, Isle of Harris A great wall of cloud catches the last light of day and echoes the shape of a little canyon carved in the sand of a beach on the Isle of Harris, Western Isles of Scotland. I always love w > read more
Hebridean Diptych : double take on Barra
Published on 2011-03-18 01:00:19
A series of diptych created from single photographs taken on the white sands of Barra in Scotland’s Western Isles. (click the photos to expand) > read more
PoW: Rock Garden, Velebit
Published on 2011-03-16 03:00:54
Photo of the Week : Rock Garden, Velebit National Park, Croatia xxx > read more
Cottage Ruin, Isle of Mull
Published on 2011-03-11 00:00:34
From a ruined cottage on the Isle of Mull, evidence of a life gone by… You can see more from the Cottage Ruin set at this Flickr Gallery > read more
Cottage Ruin, Isle of Mull
Published on 2011-03-11 00:00:34
From a ruined cottage on the Isle of Mull, evidence of a life gone by… You can see more from the Cottage Ruin set at this Flickr Gallery here… > read more
PoW: Green Shore, Barra
Published on 2011-03-09 00:00:59
Picture of the Week : Green Shore, Isle of Barra Seaweed glows an intense green in the pinks of a summer hebridean twilight with Beinn Tangabhal in the distance on the westerly shore of Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. The Isle of Barra > read more
PoW: Green Shore, Barra
Published on 2011-03-09 00:00:59
Picture of the Week : Green Shore, Isle of Barra Seaweed glows an intense green in the pinks of a summer hebridean twilight with Beinn Tangabhal in the distance on the westerly shore of Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. The Isle of Barra > read more
Guest Gallery : Hengki Koentjoro
Published on 2011-03-04 00:00:33
In another of our guest galleries, this features the work of Hengki Koentjoro a photographer whose work in black and white captures some of the magical mystery of Indonesia. Smoking volcanic mountaintops rise and float like ships adrift over cloud > read more
Guest Gallery : Hengki Koentjoro
Published on 2011-03-04 00:00:33
In another of our guest galleries, this features the work of Hengki Koentjoro a photographer whose work in black and white captures some of the magical mystery of Indonesia. Smoking volcanic mountaintops rise and float like ships adrift over cloud > read more
PoW : Roneval Cairn, South Harris
Published on 2011-03-02 00:00:38
Photo of the Week: Roneval Cairn, South Harris Sculptured cairn near the rugged and rocky summit of Roneval and overlooking the island of Harris as fog clears from the mountains. Harris is one of the larger islands in the chain that make up Sc > read more
PoW : Roneval Cairn, South Harris
Published on 2011-03-02 00:00:38
Photo of the Week: Roneval Cairn Sculptured cairn near the rugged and rocky summit of Roneval and overlooking the island of Harris as fog clears from the mountains. The island of South Harris in the Western Isles of Scotland is Harris is one of the l > read more
Scottish Landscape : Rocky Shore
Published on 2011-02-25 00:00:02
A selection of rocky shorelines from Scotland at dusk or dawn. > read more
Scottish Landscape : Rocky Shore
Published on 2011-02-25 00:00:02
A selection of rocky shorelines from Scotland at dusk or dawn. Click on any of the images to view larger and find out more. > read more
PoW : Snowy Wood, Eaglesham
Published on 2011-02-23 11:30:37
Photo of the Week: Snowy Wood Deep snow blankets the fields around Eaglesham as strong golden light bathes a little beech wood. The light didn’t last long, bursting suddenly through as it sunk below the horizon to catch the snow covered woodlan > read more
PoW : Snowy Wood
Published on 2011-02-23 11:30:37
Photo of the Week: Snowy Wood Deep snow blankets the fields around Eaglesham as strong golden light bathes a little beech wood. The light didn’t last long, bursting suddenly through as it sunk below the horizon to catch the snow covered woodlan > read more
Scottish Landscape : Summer Shore
Published on 2011-02-18 00:00:12
A selection of coastal landscape photographs from Scotland > read more
Summer Shore
Published on 2011-02-18 00:00:12
A selection of coastal landscape photographs from Scotland > read more
PoW : Shiehallion’s Summit, Perthshire
Published on 2011-02-16 00:00:09
Photo of the Week: Shiehallion’s Summit Cold night falls in a gentle twilight over a wintry and snow covered expanse of mountain and loch from the frozen summit of Shiehallion in the heart of Scotland. The mountain Shiehallion lies right in the > read more
PoW : Shiehallion’s Summit
Published on 2011-02-16 00:00:09
Photo of the Week: Shiehallion’s Summit Cold night falls in a gentle twilight over a wintry and snow covered expanse of mountain and loch from the frozen summit of Shiehallion in the heart of Scotland. The mountain Shiehallion lies right in the > read more
PoW : Frozen Waterfall, Glen Nevis
Published on 2011-02-11 00:00:53
Photo of the Week: Frozen Waterfall, Glen Nevis The Water of Nevis freeze into a cascade of green ice as the last light of a bleak winter’s day tints the clouds pink above the mountains. We’ve had some extraordinarily cold weather over th > read more
PoW : Frozen Waterfall, Glen Nevis
Published on 2011-02-11 00:00:53
Photo of the Week: Frozen Waterfall, Glen Nevis The Water of Nevis freeze into a cascade of green ice as the last light of a bleak winter’s day tints the clouds pink above the mountains. We’ve had some extraordinarily cold weather over th > read more
Scottish Landscape : Water World
Published on 2011-02-09 00:00:04
A selection of watery landscapes from Scotland. Click on any of the images to view larger and find out more. > read more
Water World
Published on 2011-02-09 00:00:04
A selection of watery landscapes from Scotland. Click on any of the images to view larger and find out more. > read more
PoW : Medvednica Beech
Published on 2011-02-04 00:00:25
Photo of the Week: Medvednica Beech, Sljeme Strong sunlight filters through the autumnal beech forests to light a leave strewn boulder and stream on the mountain Sljeme above Zagreb, Croatia. I’d taken a wander up into the forest as autumn approach > read more
Mountain High
Published on 2011-02-02 00:00:35
A selection of mountain landscapes from Scotland. Click on any of the images to view larger and find out more. > read more
PoW : Berneray Darkening
Published on 2011-01-28 00:00:23
The Isle of Berneray, a small and idyllic Scottish island in the chain that makes up Scotland’s Outer Hebrides or Western Isles archipelago. This pristine beach faces out onto the Atlantic on Europe’s western most edge. Lying at a fai > read more
PoW : Karekare Distant
Published on 2011-01-21 18:00:23
Karekare Distant This image was taken on the vast beach at Karekare, North Island, New Zealand as the sun set through layers of thick cloud and shifting heavy tropical downpour. I was blown away by the sheer scale of this place with the black sand > read more
Protected: Electrum Fires
Published on 2011-01-19 18:00:03
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. > read more
PoW : The Aonagh Eagach Ridge
Published on 2011-01-14 18:00:46
Aonach Eagach Ridge The Aonach Eagach sits high above Glencoe and catches the last light of a winter’s day with a snow capped Ben Nevis in the distance behind. The Aonach Eagach is widely credited with being the finest ridge walk on the mainlan > read more
Barra Dawning
Published on 2011-01-11 18:00:52
This series of photographs was taken at dawn as the sun came up over the vast expanse of tidal beach at Eoligarry on the Isle of Barra in Scotland’s Western Isles. The days here start early during the summer and if anything I was little late > read more
PoW : Aoraki Mount Cook
Published on 2011-01-07 18:00:50
Aoraki Pink The snow capped summit of Mount Cook / Aoraki lights red with the setting sun, South Island, New Zealand. At 3754 meters, Aoraki is the highest mountain in New Zealand. We are looking roughly north onto Aoraki’s southern face with > read more
Happy New Year!
Published on 2010-12-31 18:00:17
Happy New Year and hoping 2011 will be fantastic for you! Moonlit Tree, Winter Snow This was taken under a full moon during a night walk into a bothy near Fort Augustus on the 1st of January 2010 where we celebrated the New Year. Temperatures were > read more
Season’s Greetings!
Published on 2010-12-24 08:30:27
Wishing everyone all the best over the festive season > read more