Posts from the category General
Posts in this category are (in the main) not assigned to one of the more specific categories in this website.
Memories of Great Places
Published in
A panoramic view of the small, remote town of Malfa on the Italian island of Salina.
Ewok View
Published in
Shallow depth of field brings a special feeling to a photograph, altering scale and reality so it looks just a little unusual. By setting a wider aperture in your camera, the depth of field will become smaller and the areas nearer to and further away from the camera will be more and more out of
Experiments in HDR
Published in
I’ve been meaning to spend a little time to sit down and really get to grips with the High Dynamic Range editing process. For the unititiated, the HDR is a photo which contains detail within a much wider range of tones than is possible through an individual shot, from deep shadows to bright highlights.
Spring Daffodils
Published in
Spring flowers in bloom in the small copse near the house where I grew up.
Imogen Heap in Bern
Published in
A snapshot from the crowd of Imogen Heap, a British singer-songwriter, performing live at Bee Flat in Bern on 10th March.
Looking for location suggestions
Published in
I am continually on the lookout for interesting and characterful places to use in my photography and I am compiling a list of possible locations, to which I can return in the future and use in my photography.
Near Kirkbuddo
Published in
Taken from the road to Letham on my second trip to see Jo, in spring 2005.
Eiger North Wall Chairlift
Published in
The new 6-seater chairlift running from to the base of the north wall of the Eiger, photographed from the Eiger Run sledge track above Grindelwald.
Spring on the way
Published in
Mist rising from the lake during the early morning in Brienz, Switzerland. Photograph taken in 2005.
Spring in Basel
Published in
A small collection of images I took on a spring trip to Basel in 2005 with friends from the Swiss blogging scene.
The Orphan Works Bill
Published in
You’ll notice that I’ve made two changes over the past couple of days regarding copyright marking and my privacy settings at Flickr. Firstly, all images which I post from now on will contain a visual copyright notice and a copyright definition in the (hidden) IPTC annotations. Secondly, no-one can download any of my photos from…
Helios 5 in 1
Published in
A technical review and explanation of the Helios 5 in 1 reflector/diffuser combination, which I added to my collection of equipment this week.
Just as day was dawning
Published in
Shot from near the train station in Spiez this morning, just as the first rays of sun found a way through the clouds to illuminate the town.
