…hotel are simply the best panoramas you can get of the harbour. But this was an unexpected (and very gratefully received) honour to be allowed up onto the roof itself to photograph the fireworks for New Year’s Eve 2014 and celebrate the first day of 2015 in style. It’s weird,…
…– ready for you to start playing with: Dehaze It’s fair to say I’m not a big fan of “one-click” solutions when it comes to getting the best out of your images. What those tools deliver in speed, they tend to compromise on quality. With the new dehaze function in…
While eclipses of all sorts happen throughout each year – from “blood moons” to annular solar eclipses, total eclipses and every partial one in between, this year’s lunar eclipse promised something special: the longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century. So the call from Rollei came – could I come…
While eclipses of all sorts happen throughout each year – from “blood moons” to annular solar eclipses, total eclipses and every partial one in between, this year’s lunar eclipse promised something special: the longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century. So the call from Rollei came – could I come…
Yup – that’s right, I’ve just spent some of my own money on a Nikon camera! Here is my latest toy: A Nikon 1 v3 compact system camera 🙂 Granted, it’s not quite the investment that my Canon 1D X or 5D III along with all the lenses were –…
…they do best. Sure, there are a few “tidy up” tasks – for example, we couldn’t print the guest brochures until we had the photographs of the finished building, but they’re all easy to fix. Getting a gallery built and kitted out from nothing in 30 days flat, over the…
…as demonstrated by the 50% crop of the iceberg above. The aqua blue glow underneath, ice whites, and deep navy tones of the lagoon all combining to offer up a moody atmosphere to this otherwise calming scene. Only the day before had been stunning sunshine and blue skies – so…
…Valley had been covered with a thick layer of ice and snow – so together with Vic, Mark and Wayne, we decided to check we could still use it to shoot the following week by doing a test sunrise-run. Walking through the dark, across packed ice, to get to the frozen…
…you’ll see from those images, between fuelling and setting off, the weather changed quite dramatically – and by the time we passed others along the coast, it was clear a storm was coming in. Not great for a once in a lifetime chance to shoot Maya, but it did at…
…deep into Arizona and New Mexico to the south. Image Courtesy Wikimedia Commons / Maximilian Dörrbecker As the tallest of 8 huge “vents”, it’s one of over 80 volcanoes that cover this massive field that’s been dormant for nearly 30 million years. From above, the runways that are formed by…
…I wondered what it would look like as a combined image – the “best of both worlds”, so to speak: …and to be fair, I actually quite like it! The soft sky combined with the motion below makes for an altogether more pleasing shot – just a shame it’s not…
…for us. Yes, our very own “orbs” were delivered while we were out to complete the look when we came back for a surprise meal prepared specifically for us, full of absolutely amazing food. To some, I’m sure this hotel is seen as “over the top”. I heard comments from…
…the scale of this tiny community in comparison to the size of the glacial melt and calved icebergs which float on by. On the one hand, the mist had been a disappointment. In the beginning, we weren’t even sure we’d be able to take off. Luckily for us, a hole…
…mountains beyond, using the latest wide angle lenses. As an example, here are two 50% crops (due to retina screens) of the salt flats and Devil’s Golf Course up-close: Mesquite Sand Dunes One of my favourite, early-on, images from my visits to Death Valley National Park was always this shot…
…I finally got to tick that box. Introducing: “Eye Wonder”, my latest limited edition print: “Eye Wonder” – Buy the limited edition print Having years to prepare for this shot, you’d think it would be an easy task, right? You know where you’re going, you know what you’re shooting, you…
…where we’re stood. Enjoy… So there we have it – the early years of Dubai’s latest destination, Dubai Creek Harbour – and a hello to another spectacular set of towers built by one of the region’s best-known developers. There’s still a lot more construction ongoing, not least when the Dubai…
…actions can be hypocritical at best. It’s by coincidence that I’m writing this in the same week that the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) released its latest damning report into the state of our planet and the sad trajectory that it’s currently on. That said, I can’t ignore the…
…in its rail stations, the Rialto, the old converted buildings, the new structures that surround the university. It’s a complete mash-up of styles that somehow manages to work. With free transport throughout the middle of the city in the “tram zone” and huge numbers of shops, parks and outdoor activities…
…of crossing into Argentina was a simple one – but the immediate differences were profound. Within a few metres of driving across, the paved roads came to an abrupt end, and we were stuck driving on potted mud roads for miles to come. Not only had there been a change…
…never shown before. Handmade by our master framers in London, this is a great way to display your limited edition fine art print at its best. find the statement piece you’ve been looking for Speaking of solid wood – we’ve also taken the opportunity to re-affirm our commitment to the…
…I’m being too much of a purist – but I have a simple way of looking at things when it comes to compact or phone cameras: Get the best optical quality into the JPG, and then let me play with it to my heart’s content. If that means trashing it…
…in 2013 with the re-routing of the A303 road and opening of the new centre. Where many complained about the move at the time, the new centre really is fantastic, albeit nearly 2 miles on a tourist bus from the site itself. At 5:00am, however, with pre-arranged access, things are slightly…
…ability, through Frame Averaging, to avoid the long delay after each shot and come away with a noise-free image. But in image quality terms, it gets even better. Because of that noise reduction in the shadows, coupled with the relative protection from highlight clipping that the AFA process delivers (remember,…
Updated – only 24 hours to go before entries close at 23:59, 23rd April 2018 (CEST)! Once again, Phase One have pulled some huge prizes out of the bag for their latest Capture One Pro competition, and all you have to do to win is show them an image which…
