Yesterday I took this image of these sad old fishing boats on the outskirts of Salen on the Isle of Mull. I have often passed them and wanted to photograph them, but the light has never been nice or I haven’t had the time. The light yesterday was OK, but not wonderful, and I had...
My dear friend Alison allowed me to do a portrait while staying on Mull. This is my first portrait since finishing my 100-portraits project and it felt great to be doing people pictures again. Alison’s expression is wonderfully enigmatic…
Today while walking with friends near Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, I took this picture of the Tobermory Lighthouse. It was interesting as sunset was approaching and the light would only strike the lighthouse directly in the morning. Behind me there were steep hills that ensured the lighthouse had no exciting light. This was...
I was travelling today and so didn’t really get a chance to take pictures and wasn’t too worried about it. A friend was cooking for us tonight though, and when she placed the freshly cut peppers under the filament spotlights, I leapt for my LX3 like a colour obsessive. ActuallyI am a colour obsessive! LX3...
I have treated myself to a new camera this Yule. I recently bought a little Nikon S210 to use as a carry around camera. I persisted with it for a while but really hated the lack of responsiveness and also hated the shockingly poor menu system. It therefore went on ebay and with it now...
