As you travel on the ring road north out of Vik, the landscape becomes increasingly barren. By car, you have to navigate a series of narrow bridges, all of which look similar and are generally only wide enough for one car in any direction to … Continue readingBridge Across the Lava Plateau, Iceland
Canon 5D : TS-E17mm f/4L 1/20 sec : f22 : Wonderpana ND1000 and graduated filters For the photographer, the City of London is a candy store of modern architecture. As architectural firms strive to outdo each other with ever taller more impressive structures to wow … Continue reading20 Fenchurch Street, London
Basalt Rocks, Iceland : Canon 5D : EF17-40mm f/4L USM (40mm): 1/125 sec : f10 : Cokin ND 3 graduated filters Although I have shot this scene a number of times previously, I had yet to include the basalt columns that greet you as you … Continue readingBasalt Column Rocks, Iceland
Whitstable jetty. Canon 5D : EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM (25mm) : 65 sec : f20 Cokin ND 5 and ND 3 Grad filter Sometimes, the rules of photographic composition can feel like tired cliches. Leading lines certainly fit that description. However, the eyes like to be led to the … Continue readingLeading Lines
Swedish Archipelago: Canon 5D : EF 85mm f/1.8 USM : 1/400 sec : f10 The Swedish archipelagos hold a special place in the heart of many Swedes. Many will visit the lakes and forests every summer, while others have built small homes from which the whole family spend … Continue readingThe Serenity of the Archipeligos
Hampstead Heath : Canon 5D : EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM (27mm) : 2 sec : f20 Cokin ND 5 and ND 3 Grad filter Sometimes, the ingredients for great landscapes are right under your noses. Hampstead Heath is a case in point. It dominates the green space of North London, is … Continue readingHampstead Heath Perspectives
St Paul’s Cathedral from the Millenium Bridge : Canon 5D : EF17-40mm f/4L USM (40mm): 30 sec : f16 : Cokin ND10 neutral density and ND 3 graduated filters Having the Millenium Bridge as the lead-in device to St Paul’s can be great. However, the challenge, … Continue readingThe Millennium Bridge dilemma
Old Harry’s Rocks Studland, Dorset : Canon 5D : EF17-40mm f/4L USM (30mm): 20 sec : f20 : Cokin ND10 neutral density and ND 3 graduated filters Old Harry’s Rocks in Dorset lie at the tip of a chalk headland near the bays of Studland … Continue readingBringing old Old Harry’s rocks to life
Brighton Pier: Canon 5D : 85mm : 30 sec : f22 : Cokin Nuances ND10 and ND 3 Grad filter The arrival of Brighton’s new pier was a welcome relief to local business after the fire that devastated the original pier. However, rather than simply removing … Continue readingThe graphic nature of silhouettes
St Paul’s Cathedral : Canon 5D : EF 17-40mm (21mm) : 60 sec : f22 : Cokin Nuances ND10 and ND 3 Grad filter Anyone who has ever seen the famous image of St Paul’s cathedral caught in the crossfire of the blitz during world war II, … Continue readingIsolating a subject with light
Thames Barrier : Canon 5D : EF 17-40mm (35mm) : 101 sec : f20 : Cokin Nuances ND10 and ND 3 Grad filter Some shots look more dramatic under dark skies. So what do you do when you are at a location, it is the middle … Continue readingThe Thames Barrier at Dusk
Canary Wharf : Canon 5D : EF 17-40mm (40mm) : .3.2 sec : f18 : Cokin Nuances ND5 filter Canary Wharf in East London London has lots of potential for creating interesting architectural shots. One particularly interesting area is the new Crossrail development. The challenge in this shot was deciding how to … Continue readingFuturistic tunnel lighting
Canary Wharf : Canon 5D : EF 17-40mm (20mm) : 69 sec : f20 : Cokin Nuances ND10 filter ND3 Grad filter You cannot control the weather, but when you have the right conditions the opportunities to capture dramatic skylines can be endless. On this occasion, not only … Continue readingThe drama of moving clouds
Rotherhide, Canary Wharf : Canon 5D : EF 17-40mm (40mm) : 208 sec : f18 : Cokin Nuances ND10 filter It is an interesting phenomenon in photography, that it is not always the image that you intended to capture that becomes the most interesting and dynamic. Sometimes serendipity intervenes … Continue readingThe power of isolation
Hayward Gallery, London : Canon PowerShot G7 : 1/100 : f5.0 Images do not always have to tell the whole story to draw you in. Sometimes the unspoken can create intrigue and lets the imagination of the viewer take over. This image was taken at the Hayward Gallery in … Continue readingA sense of intrigue