The ferry terminal at Gourock with the Argyll mountains behind. I found this old file from May 6th 2007 while trying to repair my Lightroom file structure yesterday. It isn’t how I would tackle the picture now in terms of aperture at least, however, I never found the Lightroom adjustments all that capable on what...
En-route home today from our extremely relaxing and enjoyable stay in Kilmartin, we inevitably had to drive over the pass of the Rest and be Thankful. This is pretty much the gateway road into Argyll and is more or less a 1000ft pass. It is odd driving into Argyll where we lived for almost three...
I had a lovely, (and tiring) walk this weekend to the stunning viewpont of Castle Dounie,an old iron age hill fort with one of the best views for sure that Argyll offers anywhere. My dear friends Gerry and Elisabeth joined us and they were kind enough to let me indulge in a few frames at...
This is the second shoot in my new Argyll Artists series and it was wonderful to be focusing on photography for a whole evening again. Louise Oppenheimer is a local weaver working near Dunadd in the ancient landscape of the Kilmartin Glen. Louise is hugely influenced by the local landscape and her weaving frequently depicts...
I went for a cycle today crossing the Kintyre peninsula twice. While on the Loch Sween road, overlooking Jura and the paps, I used my tiny Canon S95 in bracketing mode to take 3 exposures, handheld, of the glorious view. Photomatix software blended the three exposures into a dramatic HDR. The light wasn’t particularly beautiful, so...
