Category Archives: Everything

A recent post was the bridge at Queensferry.  I’m pleased that this picture has now been accepted for the 156th Edinburgh International Exhibition of Photography.  A very difficult photographic exhibition to be accepted for (I should know – I’ve only had … Continue reading →

And now at the opposite end of the day, i.e. before sunrise, some more interesting light.

Sometimes it’s even better after sunset.  As long as there’s a bit of light in the skies.  And water helps to reflect the dying light.

The orange sun just managed to shine through below the clouds before sunset to light up the blue tones of the bridge over the River Dee at Queensferry. Most of the pictures I made here involved standing in the centre … Continue reading →

It was very snowy last week; there was a cloudy (& still snowing) day followed by a sunny day.  The cloudy day suited the landscape better than the sunny day I think.  The sheep here have organised themselves into photogenic … Continue reading →

This morning might have been a great sunrise, at a civilised time, but was rather grey instead.  But is suited this picture of a flooded field perfectly.

You can’t beat a good waterfall as the subject for a beautiful landscape.  And the autumn leaves cover up a lot of the usually-distracting riverbank, rather like snow might to in mid-winter.  This is Plas Power near Wrexham, an easy-to-reach … Continue reading →

Autumn’s a great time to make colourful and beautiful images, but here are three more impressionistic pictures; all were created simply by waving the camera about during the exposure.

If your picture is only going to be viewed for a fraction of a second you need “impact” – and this picture certainly has it.

I enter a few photographic competitions; mostly too see what the critical world thinks of my pictures.  Of course the judges are often wronger than a very wrong thing. But sometimes they can get it right! Recently I competed for … Continue reading →