about 7 months ago - No comments
This ornate street lamp was photographed on Westminster Bridge, near Big Ben, the houses of Parliament and the London Eye. Apart from the great style and gold details the painted side of the lamps caught my eye and made me wonder why this side of the street lamps are painted. I suppose there could be
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
This was one of my most successful night shoots of last year, on top of Calton Hill in Edinburgh in December. This is by far my favourite area of the city for photography and as much as I had been many times before this was a first at night. Having had a previous photo of
about 8 months ago - No comments
Opposite the prestigious department store Jenners is this Ferris Wheel in Princes Gardens. As this photo is taken at night you can’t see the Scott Monument behind the wheel, but I wanted to capture the interesting light display as it moved slowly around. Obviously this is a nice long exposure of five seconds, which makes
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
Flying to a new city such as Barcelona with today’s low baggage weight meant that taking a large and heavy tripod in my suitcase was a hard decision to make. That was until I found out I was going to have a chance to see the wonderful Font Màgica (magic fountains) outside the Palau Nacional
about 1 year ago - No comments
There are a lot of fantastic examples of street art or graffiti around Manchester, but nowhere more so than the arty area known as the Northern Quarter. After my recent photo shoot of the Manchester Wheel at Night, Mark wanted to explore more of the area between Piccadilly and Ancoats. Walking down the back streets
about 2 years ago - No comments
This is the second or third photograph of HMS Belfast that I have featured and there is a great sense of scale. I took the above image earlier this year when I was privileged enough to get access to the viewing area of London’s City Hall (where the mayor’s office is). It had been overcast
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
The Calton Hill Canon and National Monument seem to work well in this photo, which was more of a test than anything. Again it was using the Sigma 10-20mm super wide angle lens to get everything in. Having such a wide angle (more than your field of view) makes things distorted and here I would
about 2 years ago - No comments
The neon signs at Piccadilly Circus has been one of the classic night views of London that I have really been looking forward to photographing. Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square are huge entertainment areas of London (full of cinemas, casinos and restaurants). Obviously the above photograph was taken with my camera on a tripod. I
about 2 years ago - No comments
When I first saw the “big wheel” in Manchester, I didn’t just think that here is an opportunity to get up high in the centre of the city, I also thought that if I was here just after the sun had gone down with a tripod, it could make for some interesting photos. The main
about 2 years ago - No comments
I have always thought that, given a long enough exposure time on the camera, statues at night could make for interesting photos. So, keen to try this theory, I went to the biggest statue / sculpture that I could think of at the time. The Victoria Memorial is placed at the centre of Queen’s Gardens