Not what, but when and how
This has to be the most significant thing I ever say to people looking to improve their landscape skills:- It is seldom about what you...
Visual art or aesthetic pollution?
That old chestnut. I was recently in a discussion with a friend about some images we had been viewing in an on-line gallery. Clearly we...
ICM impressions
In the previous post: Before and after dawn - mood swings - I touched briefly on why, even if conditions are not ideal, we should use our...
Before and after dawn - mood swings
Together with all the primary technical stuff - the exposure, the focus, the field and point of view, the balance, the composition, the...
The blue hour
What a lovely part of the cosmos we inhabit for our photography. With soft light and cerulean tones, there is a magical moment in the...
OPOTY 2015
I was blown away to read the news today that six of my images were on the initial short-list for the Outdoor Photographer of the Year...
2D or not 2D
Some of the challenges we face when producing landscapes is how we manage the representation or interpretation of... the movement in a...
Fog
Fog is an addictive weather condition for photographers. Once we've experimented with it, we all fall in love with it: the way it softens...
Mist and Drizzle
As a general guideline, broad daylight and blue skies make for some pretty boring landscape pictures… The best photos are very often...