I often ponder what people think and feel when they look at my photographs. The photograph below I have tried to make the viewer have a reaction.
Saturday, 25 January 2014
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Sunday, 19 January 2014
Dingies
I live on an island called Mersea Island, in the UK. Is is the most easterly inhabited island in UK. There are about 7 thousand residents. Being an island there are lots of people who love to go out on the water. This gives me many photographic opportunities around the place. And to tell you the truth I don't really care about going out or owning a boat, but thanks to all the people who do own boats!
This is a shot of all the little dingies (tenders) that people have brought out of the water for winter. A perfect foreground subject to that lovely brooding sky..... the sky kind of reminds me something from a Sci-Fi film.
Anyway I hope you enjoy the shot, and the original can be seen here: http://www.mhdigital.co.uk/Landscapes/Essex/i-bHb49t8/A
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Drama in the sky
The wonderful thing about nature is it can come up with some pretty amazing vistas. It's lucky as photographers that we have the tools at our fingertips to capture these dramatic scenes.
I love the look of these big angry clouds, as the sun is trying to punch it's way through. Living where I do we tend to have some great scenes like this. More in the Autumn and Winter when the sun is much lower.
I do hope you like viewing this shot, and the original can be viewed here: http://www.mhdigital.co.uk/Landscapes/Essex/i-cGbNfG3/A
A snowy path.
Another shot from Mersea Island....
This was taken a while back, probably around 2012, but as with any photographer you tend to take many photographs and not get around to looking at them.
As you progress as a photographer, your post processing techniques change and improve so, its a nice exercise to go back through your old work and see what you can get out of an old photograph.
Anyway I do hope you enjoy looking at this shot.
Original photo can be found here. http://www.mhdigital.co.uk/Landscapes/Essex/i-GvwPcnQ/A
Friday, 13 December 2013
White Echinacea
This is a simple shot I took with the Canon 100mm f/2.8 IS USM L Macro lens. This lens give a beautiful blurred background enabling you to put the focus where you need it. I upgraded my macro lens this year from the Sigma 105mm lens. I was in two minds to spend the money as I had been very pleased with the sigma lens, but after reading reviews, and seeing what other people had achieved with the Canon lens, I bit the bullet and bought it....... So glad I did.
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2013
Hi folks,
These are my entries into The International Garden Photographer of the year 2013. I have entered these into the category of “The Beauty of Plants”
I think they are fresh looking shots, and hopefully the judges will see that to. This is a competition I would dearly love to win, it could finally launch my photography work into something I could do for a living. Finger, toes and everything else crossed for me please.
Hope you like them.
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Essex Skipper
Went to a family BBQ this afternoon, and took my camera along, as Amanda has a beautiful garden with lots of interesting plants.
There is a lovely little corner with lots of Lavender plants, and here is where I found the little skipper buzzing around. They are so quick so you have to be fast!
Hope you like the shot. Thanks
Saturday, 10 August 2013
A little Common Blue
This is a picture of a Common Blue butterfly which I took in my garden this morning. I'd actually been gardening and not planned to take any photographs. We normally just have cabbage white butterflies in the garden so I was a little excited when I saw this little fellow. It crossed my mind if he would still be there once I returned with my camera.
Luckily it was still there although on another bush in the garden. So I fired off a couple of shots and chased him around for a few minutes. This is the result, I hope you like it.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Very bad at keeping it updated
As you can see from the title, I have not updated this blog page for a long time. Well now I will start again. So lets start with a couple of recent images.
Spring it in full swing in the UK and we are having a very warm one at that. Today the temperature has been up to 19 degrees, and the plants and wildlife seem to be using the suns warmth to flourish.
As you can see from the images all the spring blossom is out and its looking glorious.
Friday, 2 September 2011
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Modern building of London
Just come back from a weekend in London. I love the old buildings of London and take many shots of them. However, this building stood out, especially against the blue sky's.
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
Sunday, 6 February 2011
West Mersea Beach
Cold day at the beach today, and a overcast sky. I used the B+W ND110 filter today to enrich this shot, also used the LEE .9 hard ND Grad filter to level the sky out.
Monday, 31 January 2011
Sunset over boats
Trying to achieve a good balance with the sky and foreground. The light was disappearing very fast. Some PP work in lightroom using the adjustment tool (which is fantastic)
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Obsession?
Am I getting obsessive with sunsets? Well, I think I am, but it's easy to do. Trying to capture that awe inspiring sight, that many people sit and watch on a daily basis.
With my new set of Lee filters, I want to try and capture more. With landscape photography the evening light is one of the best you can capture, those rich tones and beautiful subtle shades are a photographers dream.
However, I will try and capture other interesting sights too.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Golden boat
Taken at West Mersea in Essex. Being on an Island we get the best of both worlds, Sunrises and Sunsets. I have yet to get up earlier enough to do a sunrise shot. But over the winter, getting a great sunset is much easier.
Monday, 3 January 2011
Sunday, 2 January 2011
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