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I have used a variety of camera equipment, including Nikon D70, Olympus E-500 and Nikon D200 dSLRs, an Olympus Trip 35mm, a Bronica SQa, Hasselblad 500CM, Ricoh 500G, Canon G9, a Rollei 6006 and a Shen-Hao large-format camera.
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| 2010-03-14 crieff famous grouse |
View full-size | My weekend, in pictures: a day spent on a cookery school at the Famous Grouse / Glen Turret distillery outside Crieff, Perthshire: studies in sunlight on trees during the "golden hour" towards sunset; a walk in Macrosty Park; subsequently, a drive up the A9 through the snow-covered Cairngorms and down the A86 through Laggan in the Highlands in winter. |
| 2010-03-07 hasselblad ilford panf50-4 trees |
View full-size | A short photo-project, studying abstract shapes, forms, texture and patterns of snow-covered tree branches in the Inverawe estate, in winter. |
| 2010-03-05 hasselblad ilford fp4-8 |
View full-size | Black and white (toned) square photos taken on the Hasselblad, using Ilford FP4+ film: mountains and clouds in Glen Shiel; the Black Mount and Rannoch Moor covered in thick snow in the winter. |
| 2010-03-04 hasselblad ilford fp4-7 |
View full-size | Square black and white photos: from a holiday in Glen Affric (studies in a small heather (calluna vulgaris) plant growing on limestone beside rapids on the river Affric) to Assynt in Sutherland with the view of Suilven from above Rhicarn. Taken on the Hasselblad 500CM using Ilford FP4+ film. |
| 2010-03-04 highlands loch ruthven |
View full-size | Photos from a trip through the Scottish Highlands in winter, from Glencoe up the south side of Loch Ness and around Loch Ruthven. A study of lines and shapes and forms of wooden fences, gates and trees in the snow. |
| 2010-02-23 hasselblad ilford panf50-3 |
View full-size | Landscape photos taken on the Hasselblad 500C/M camera using Ilford PanF 50+ black-and-white film: a dead tree-branch on the shore of Loch Shiel, Kilchurn castle on Loch Awe (Argyll) on a misty morning, perfect symmetrical reflections of mountains in Loch an Loin in Wester Ross, and three alternative views of a set of tree branches crossing the path at Glen Affric. |
| 2010-02-21 misc/highland winter sunset |
View full-size | Winter sunsets: four photos of the snow-covered landscape of Strathnairn in the Highlands, a study in cold blue lighting with orange sunset reflecting off the snow and dark waters of the River Nairn. |
| 2010-02-17 misc/snow-covered-trees-inverawe |
View full-size | An experimental series: photos of snow-covered trees, a study in form and texture and stark contrasting shades, toned black-and-white. |
| 2010-02-14 misc/yorkshire sculpture park 2010 |
View full-size | A handful of photos taken around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at Bretton Hall: closeups of some of the (rather strange) outdoor artworks and a silhouette of a tree. |
| 2010-02-14 misc/loch awe from loch awe |
View full-size | Photos on the shore of Loch Awe, looking across at the village of Lochawe: symmetrical reflections in the loch and tributes to a road accident nearby. |
| 2010-02-05 misc/highlands panorama inverness |
View full-size | A couple of panoramic photos of winter in the Scottish Highlands, taken on the way to Inverness. |
| 2010-01-27 highlands snow 2-2010 |
View full-size | Photos from a trip up the west coast of Scotland from Argyll to Loch Tarff on the south side of Loch Ness: early monring sunlight, mist (fog and cloud inversion-layers) and symmetric reflections in water. |
| 2010-01-13 highlands snow 2010 |
View full-size | Scenes of winter snow in the Scottish Highlands: Daviot Church (CoS) and surrounding landscape; patterns of sunlight and shadow on the snow; a sunset taken along the B851 road down the south side of Loch Ness; snow on the frozen surface of Loch Tarff and cold blue evening sunlight on mountains. |
| 2010-01-06 misc/helensburgh |
View full-size | While the car was away being repaired, I let rip with the HTC Hero / Google Android phone, and went beach-combing for photos along the waterfront at Helensburgh, Argyll+Bute. Of the many images shot, these seemed particularly artistic despite the low-brow camera of choice. |
| 2010-01-04 glen etive winter 2010 |
View full-size | Winter in Glencoe: frozen lochs and mountains covered in snow; lots of pictures of Buachaille Etive Mor (Beinn Dearg in particular), from standing in the River Coupall; closeup studies in semi-abstract compositions using patterns of snow, ice and black rivers. |
| 2009-12-27 christmas-2009 |
View full-size | Two very different kinds of light: closeups a mahonia plant covered in snow in bright sunlight, compared with brihgt moonlight and snowy winter landscape by moonlight at night. |
| 2009-12-06 misc/highland landscape moon pillar |
View full-size | Late afternoon sunlight and clouds; night-time moon-rise with and moon-pillar. Taken in the Highlands south of Inverness. |
| 2009-11-27 misc/inverawe-floods-trees |
View full-size | Water and Wood: photos of flooded burns and studies of lichen on trees in the Inverawe estate following recent rain. |
| 2009-11-16 misc/november-scenery |
View full-size | Photos from a whirlwind tour of southern Scotland with friends: Glen and Loch Turret, the Forth Road Bridge from North Queensferry, Lochs Ard, Arklet, Chon and Lomond (from the Inversnaid Hotel) in the Trossachs National Park. |
| 2009-11-13 autumn-holiday-highlands-2009/autumn-holiday-highlands-2009-largeformat |
View full-size | Photos of trees and the river rapids in Glen Affric and the mountains and rocks of wild Assynt landscapes. Taken on the Shen Hao HZX45-IIA large-format view camera with Ilford Delta-100 black and white, or Fuji Velvia-100 E6 films. |
| 2009-11-07 autumn-holiday-highlands-2009/autumn-holiday-highlands-2009-hasselblad |
View full-size | Square composition photos taken on the Hasselblad 500C/M: small waterfalls in the river and trees in the Caledonian Forest reserve at Glen Affric; a perfect symmetrical reflection of mountains in Torridon; Ardvreck Castle and submerged stones in Loch Assynt. |
| 2009-11-06 autumn-holiday-highlands-2009/west-coast-route-home |
View full-size | Landscape photos taken on a drive from Assynt in Sutherland down the west coast of Scotland: crepuscular rays across Loch Glencoul; panoramas of a rainbow centred on Suilven, from near Elphin; golden sunlight on the mountains (Sisters of Kintail) and the river in Glen Shiel; my Shen Hao large-format camera in action! |
| 2009-10-31 autumn-holiday-highlands-2009/assynt-loop |
View full-size | Photographs from a weekend holiday in Assynt, on the loop road (B869) around Assynt: photos of Ardvreck Castle on Loch Assynt, mountains (Glas Bheinn, Quinag and Ben More Assynt and the panorama from near Rhicarn taking in Canisp, Suilven, Cul Mor), geology: a study in cnoc-and-lochan landscape forms, closeups of rocks (mostly Lewisian Gneiss) and the Glencoul and Moine thrust fault-lines. |
| 2009-10-25 autumn-holiday-highlands-2009/affric-assynt |
View full-size | Photos around the Caledonian Forest reserve at Glen Affric (closeup studies of motion-blurred flowing water in the River Affric rapids, and a pattern of tree roots) and en route to Assynt, with photos around the Kylesku (Caolas Cumhann, meaning "the narrow straits") bridge. |
| 2009-10-21 autumn-holiday-highlands-2009/torridon |
View full-size | Photos taken whilst driving through Wester Ross and Glen Torridon: a study in patterns of sunlight, water and mountains (Beinn Eighe and Liathach) and Scots Pine trees in the Caledonian Forest reserve beside Loch Clair. |