Red Kite
Soaring above you
On a Photo Workshop with Nick Jenkins - Freespirit Images - we spent an hour in a hide at The Red Kite, a centre for feeding this iconic bird near…
Soar-y-Mynydd in Autumn
Another shot taken whilst on a Photo Workshop. It took me ages to get this one anywhere near right. Getting the correct aperture for the river was reasonably straightforward,…
A happy accident
Sometimes, you can get a picture that you didn't mean to take! This is one of those. I was leaning against a tree, to compensate for the lack of tripod,…
In need of re-furbishment
I'd just got my iPhone 4S, so it would have been a crime not to have tried it out when I was on the Workshop. I think it's amazing the…
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Mid Wales in Autumn – Penygarreg Reservoir
This picture didn't need any post-processing. It's just as I saw it. A lovely selection of autumn colours in the river valley below the reservoir dam.
Elan Valley Village
Another river picture
Elan Valley Village Another picture taken on a Nick Jenkins workshop. It was the first location of the Workshop and as is usual for me, I find it slow to…
Macro photography
I don't do enough macro (close-up) photography. A visit to the RHS Garden at Harlow Carr, near Harrogate, provided the opportunity for me to try out (refresh) my skills. I…
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Pictures from a helicopter
On an absolutely clear day (which is rare for South Island) I was fortunate enough to be able to go up in a helicopter and take pictures of the Franz…
Edward River in the early morning
This picture is one of a few that I've shot, that I know sits on the wall of another house. Terry who knows the Edward River at Deniliquin, NSW as…
Cradle Mountain Lake, Tasmania
I've not had much of an opportunity to "play" with filters, this image is therefore a bit of a rarity. I've used a combination of polarising and graduated filter here…