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The ‘watercolour’ quality of this image reminds me of a painting of SirPeter Scott’s. All that is missing are the geese.buy a print on imagekind
I’m working on a series of 12 framed (500 x 700mm) photographs of varioushistorical sites around Dumfries for a local hotel owner.This image of Caelaverock Castle is now hanging in his dining room.buy a print on imagekind
An early shot with my 17 - 40mm zoom………which actually gives you a17mm focal length, for massive depth of field, on the full frame Canon 5Dbuy a print on imagekind
Criffel is the hill which lies to the southwest of Dumfries, and overlooks the town. The path is extremely muddy, and difficult going. Half way up,I nearly called it a day, as the light looked so dull. However, I persevered, and was rewarded by beautiful shafts of soft evening light when I reached the top. The shot heading my home page was taken that same day. Coming back down the hill in darkness was very challenging, but somehow that didn’t matter after the excitement of the photography.buy a print on imagekind
My brother gave me a pair of Pentax 67’s (the Arnold Schwarzenegger of SLR’s!) and a bunch of very chunky lenses. After using a digital SLR, it’s aninteresting constraint to find you’ve only 10 shots on your 120 format film.So this shot of my favourite tree is just as it came out of thecamera…..no Photoshop manipulation, no nothing!buy a print on imagekind
Crows are meant to be the most intelligent of birds. Usually I can’t get close to them with the camera before they flap lazily away. This one, however, chose to stay and check out what I was up to.
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Sadly this house has been abandoned for the last 10 years. It has such a beautiful view over the lake.
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There had been a thunderstorm. It was still raining heavily, but the light
looked interesting. As I remember it, I took my shirt off to protect my
camera !
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Taken just a few days ago (mid February). Fortunately dawn comes at a reasonably civilised 7.15am at this time of year. The smallness of the loch, and the soft early morning light, lent a feeling of intimacy to the atmosphere.
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My favourite dead tree. I’ve sometimes spent over an hour photographying it……it’s so beautiful! Location: Hoddam, Dumfries & Galloway.
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Dead trees have often a beautiful sculptural form. This one is located inthe Ramerscales Estate, Dumfries & Galloway.buy a print on imagekind
A man walks his child home from school. The Empire State Building is framed
in the background by the steelwork of the bridge. Yet again I was struck by
the relaxed pace, and feeling of safety in New York City.
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There is a childlike excitment to be had standing with all the other tourists on the Empire State Building’s viewing platform as night approaches. Suddenly somebody say’s, ‘Oh look, they’ve put the lights on the Chrysler Building!’ Then you see this beautiful building of fairytale elegance. How sad for the architect of this exceptional structure that old man Chrysler refused to pay his professional fees, because, he alleged, the architect had taken a back-hander from the contractor.
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Something about the form of this fishing jetty on Lochmaben’s Castle Loch, has drawn me back several times with my camera. The light at dawn has a beautiful quality, especially on a frosty morning. I was so pleased when the four swans came sailing past as they inspired the composition.
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Of all my photos taken in recent years, this is the one which pleases me most. You don’t see everything there is to see in the first half second…….the mist adds atmosphere and depth, and the viewer feels a wish to follow the path themselves….well, that’s the effect it has on me! The location is near Templand, Dumfries & Galloway.
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The lighthouse’s original structure goes back to 1749, and, although disusedsince 1930, looks really distinguished - which sadly can’t be said for therest of Southerness, which is dominated by a over-large caravan park.buy a print on imagekind
This was taken on the 19th May 2007, the day before the cooling towers were demolished. It’s strange, I always thought of them as menacing, sinister objects on the local skyline, but to see them demolished was quite sad, as they are beautiful structures.
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Lake Gopen is near Sågmyra in Dalarna, Sweden. I like the atmosphere created by the misty conditions + when everything in the scene is not immediately apparent, and how things alter as the mist moves.
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Look at the intense, almost angry stare of the passengers, especially the
young boy. Their apparent lack of prosperity, seems a cruel contrast to the
immense wealth of the Wall Street area.
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Yip, this is absolutely my first squeeze of the shutter on my Canon 5D when
we arrived in New York. How ornate some of the buildings are. Like most
people, I suppose, I found myself for the first few hours go, ‘Wow, look at
that !’
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This shot was taken in December at a small lake near Bjursås, Dalarna incentral Swedenbuy a print on imagekind
