Capturing the beauty of Scotland one picture at a time.
Last year I had the privilege of receiving an invite to attend a private group tour of the magnificent Taymouth Castle. All doors were open, no restrictions made and photos were allowed anywhere we chose, how could I possibly say no! Well of course I didn't, I spent nearly the whole day there and the …
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A wander around part of the Carmicheal Estate.
Well it happened again! Once more I've fallen into a lull and I've been neglecting my photography. The reason? Well, part of its time, part of it's the stress of being a parent, a husband and working full time too. How do other people manage and still fit in a social life? Anyway, I recently …
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When looking through my galleries on Instagram, Flickr or Google+ you'll see a pattern emerge. My pictures are mainly landscape, sometimes with old churches, castles or houses included but landscape all the same. There is another common recurring theme, the vast majority of my pictures are in colour. Colour always seems easier, it is after …
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This post is a little late, 6 months late to be exact. Back in October 2015, I spent a long weekend up at Inverness. Whilst there I spent the day at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie. It's a really great place to spend a day, one of the most enjoyable zoos I've had the …
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On Saturday I managed my first trip out alone with the camera in quite some time. I was aiming to catch the sunrise however I slept in a little and almost missed it. I had decided the night before that I would go to Blackhill. It's one of the highest hills in the area …
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Updated 22nd January 2021 Anyone who knows me will know that I love the outdoors, I love exploring and finding places to walk and to take photographs. I'm always on the lookout for new places to explore and capture and I am happy to share my knowledge with others in the hope they can benefit …
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Before I start, I'll apologise for the lower resolution images used on this post. In this trip out I used only my mobile phone (LG G2) for photos. I recently unlocked my phone and have since installed a custom camera that allows manual settings and Adobe DNG RAW files. So all photos were taken as …
Continue reading "RAW around the edges. A day at Loch Leven."
For years now I've been saying that I will go to the Edinburgh Festival, every year I say it. Do I go? Well no, never or at least I haven't been in the last 12 years, that was until last year when I finally managed to fit it in. Although it was quite a while …
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