Hillsborough at Christmas

December 21, 2010  |  Buildings, Featured, Landscapes  |  ,
Hillsborough at Christmas

The snow, apparently the worst in over twenty five years has raised a number of photographic issues and opportunities. From stunning photogenic landscapes to the frustrating fact that my main lens is stuck in England due to a number of airports being closed. For this reason I am left I with...

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Light Work

December 20, 2010  |  Macro  |  ,
Light Work

One of my favourite twentieth century photographers has to be Wols (Albert Otto Wolfgang Schulze (1913-1951). Limited by the technology of this and still able to produce stunning still life photographs of everything from screws, sugar cubes and famously lightbulbs. At the fastest shutter speed it was possible to capture the...

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Winter Victorian Lights

December 17, 2010  |  Landscapes, Streets  |  , ,
Winter Victorian Lights

My quest for the perfect lens continues. I hate having the change lens but more and more it looks as if it is going to be a necessary evil. I am 'playing' with a wide angle 16-35mm and I am struggling to get to grips with it. Perfect for landscapes...

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Snow Joke

December 7, 2010  |  Landscapes, Life  |  ,
Snow Joke

There is only one thing better than a good fall of snow and that is a good fall of snow that results in a 'snow day'. Taking photos of snow can result in a lots of light and over exposed photographs so I decided to hunt out the Neutral Density...

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