365 Project Day 16 - Wild Animals in GlasgowCategory archive: Photo Type
365 Project Day 17 – House Martins
There is currently a colony of House Martins nesting on and around my home so I decided to get my 300mm out and try to grab some shots. This is my first attempt and any kind of nature photography and its clear that I have a lot to learn. Even with a 300mm on 1.5Crop
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I was in Glasgow today for a little business meeting and took the camera along. When leaving the meeting a little opportunity presented itself. As i walked along the street back to the car I seen the young folks seen above walking along in front of me. At the time the penguin was holding the
Details365 Project Day 15 – Over The Bridge to Skye
On my recent trip to Skye with work i dint quite manage to make up to the Old Man of Storr as planned however I did manged to grab a few interesting shots. I arrived at the bridge pretty much at sunset so I knew I only had a few minutes of good light left.
Details365 Project Day 4 – Memories 1
How to convey the passing of time. Past and present in one image. Today is one of a series of images I have planned to take over the next few months. Next 5-7 day might be a bit quite on the post from as im going to be traveling with work and probably wont have
DetailsMini Whirlpools in Orkney
This is a really old shot that I wanted to share. This was taken in the Orkney Isles in 2006 using my old Fuji S6500 bridge camera. I shot this when visiting the Brough of Birsay. Birsay in on a small islet attached to mainland Orkney by a concrete causeway and only accessible a low
DetailsFilm Noir Series – Part 2
Today part 2 of the Film Noir styled series. Today’s shots are both composite images one which was shot on location and in studio and the other on location only at Dysart in Fife. First up the location only shot (above). This could have been easily captured in a single shot if I had a
DetailsBurlesque Photos for Charity
Just a very quick share for today! On Friday night just past I wound up doing a last minute shoot at a charity event in aid of Yorkhill children’s hospital. It was a Burlesque Evening featuring many dancers and singers. As this was a very last minute thing all I had was my camera and
DetailsSeascape Photograph from Dysart, Fife
Just a quick post for today. I mean to get this one up yesterday but I had a lot of other stuff to do. This Is a shot from a dawn landscape shoot in Dysart in Fife. There are a lot of interesting rock formations there and I have a few more shot and intend
DetailsHow to Use Welding Glass as a Budget Big Stopper
You will no doubt have read about using welding glass in place of and expensive 10 stop Neutral density filter. I decided this was something worth trying before investing in a proper 10 stop ND and I found it pretty successful. Here what to do if you want to try it. The first step is
DetailsFilm Noir Series – Part 1
Recently I shot my first project for year, a series of shots in a Film Noir style. The goal is to get a panel of images which would go well together and almost look like a film story board. For the initial part of the project we shot a mixture of some studio and location
DetailsThe Squiggly Bridge – Glasgow HDR
Here another picture of the Broomielaw – Tradeston Bridge (also known as “The Squiggly Bridge”) in Glasgow. I posted a different monochrome long exposure shot of this bridge a couple of days ago, this time I’ve got a slightly different view point and post processing treatment. This was taken about 2pm on a winter afternoon
DetailsThe Finnieston Crane – Glasgow
Today I wanted to share another picture from my recent photo walk around Glasgow. ……..More This shot is a 7 exposure HDR tone mapped using HDR Efex pro and converted to monochrome in Silver Efex Pro. The Finnieston crane is an imposing landmark on the bank of the river Clyde near Glasgow City Centre. Glasgow
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