I’m never sure to what degree I want to say anything too personal on my photo-blog. The truth is that this hasn’t been a great year; my dad died this year and my poor mum is in care now as my dad was her full time carer, (she has dementia sadly). A dear friend and...
Last weekend I finally visited the Falkirk Wheel. This amazing and unique structure uses clever engineering and counterbalancing to lift barges between the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals. It is so well constructed it achieves this amazing feat using the kind of energy that you or I use to boil a kettle. Since each...
This one was from the slopes of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on the 31st December 2009. It was like an ice rink and frankly the path up Arthur’s Seat really needed crampons. (no really!). I set up my tripod and indulged in a 30 second exposure of our ever-so-odd parliament. The car light trails are...
My dad died on Friday night. On my way home from work, before it happened, I stopped to photograph this landscape. I know that every time I look at this image I’ll remember my dad and what happened on Friday. My dad was a good and kind man, who was flawed and challenged just like...
These are a few images from Edinburgh’s torchlit procession on the 29th December. The exposure was a real challenge as the light levels were so low, and the contrast between the burning torches and peoples’ faces was so large. I don’t mind admitting that the hit rate for these pictures was pretty poor. I took...
Great images and commentary, Matthew! Enjoyed the “tour” of Malta. I especially like several of your shots of Julie. In particular, the one over lunch with the focus on eyelashes and the one with the great smile that is either b&w or sepia. Wonderful captures!
I spent two weeks in France and Germany in July and we are headed for Portugal in September and I always struggle with shots I want to take that are not, as you say, cliche. It is tough, because one does always feel that one needs to capture the ‘documentary’ shots since this may be the only time one will see this spot. It is a struggle to do that AND to try and be creative. You have a nice variety and I do like the color shots of boats.
Bill