Harsh sunlight is not always suitable for some subjects, however, for creating abstract images from naturally occurring tidal sand patterns it can be just perfect though it is best if the sun is fairly low in the sky to elongate the shadows. As seen in the small selection of images below taken on a beach [...]
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A landscape image needs to be more than just a record of a place visited, it is a combination of seeing, patience, light, technical competence and finally a little luck. You are the creator, your composition is your personal vision of the world. It may be a sweeping landscape or simply a small element within [...]
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With high wind and heavy wintry showers today you would never guess that spring and summer are not too far away. With this in mind I decided to revisit some of the images taken last year on the Isle of Mull of butterflies, moths and dragonflies and put together this small selection. Large Heath (Coenonympha [...]
In class we would rather unkindly mimic our school physics teacher who was constantly reminding us all to “Always remember the importance of detail”, it was his mantra and I don’t think a lesson went by without it. Whilst his words seemed insignificant and irrelevant to me at the time they have over the years [...]
Getting close up to nature is a very important part of my photographic life. It helps concentrate the mind, gives a greater appreciation of natural beauty and a clearer understanding of the world. At this time of year Scotland can experience clear cold winter days with breathtaking crispness, nature close ups in these conditions can [...]
Further to our post of Monday entitled Top Ten in 2010 – Isle of Mull nature images here is our favourite Top 10 landscape images taken on the Isle of Mull in 2010. Hope you enjoy them, feel free to leave a comment, we welcome your views. Sunset over Loch na Keall. Early evening summer [...]
After a very busy 2010 our commercial, stock and wedding photography business continues to grow, we also had a record breaking year with our personalised photography workshops. We are now looking forward to 2011 with high expectation and will be striving to maintain our achievements, but the start of a new year would not be [...]
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