I am going to mention two things at once in this post, so I apologise in advance for not doing full justice to either. Here is a picture of friends Gerry and Elisabeth on the summit of the little gem of a mountain in the Trossachs called Ben A’n. I found it while doing a...
This is one of my very favourite pictures. It doesn’t really cut it as a portrait, but the sheer starkness of Sally’s imposition against the Matterhorn is fantastic. Taking people-pictures in bright midday light always results in shadowy eyes. People wearing hats and sunglases makes the problem even worse. I this case Sally’s hat and...
I use a Canon 40D. I am really pleased with it and if I never had another camera I could continue to make great images with it, but I am a photographer, and it’s not in our nature not to want a better camera, especially at a time like the present when every new generation...
ISO 800, f5.6, 1/10th (78mm) Note: (Zoomed out 5.6 may have been my largest available stop!) I thought I would post an old portrait from my summer holiday this year. I considered this as a possible favourite portrait for yesterday’s blog entry, but wasn’t sure that it was my actual favourite, but it’s one of...
