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SleekLens Lightroom Presets
I was recently contacted by SleekLens about trialling their Lightroom Preset “Through the Woods”. It has been designed following comments by a range of landscape photographers. Last weekend, I installed the presets and had a quick look around. At first … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Nature, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged lightroom, presets, sleeklens, workflow
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The Faroe Islands and Viking Invasions
I’m not long back from my latest trip around Scandinavia. Last year, I was given the opportunity to chase the total solar eclipse, which was going to occur on March 20th 2015. Totality was only going to be viewable from … Continue reading
Posted in Guiding, Landscape, Nature, Photography
Tagged Alta, Aurora Borealis, Berserk Vikings, culture, Faroe Islands, Færøerne, Føroyar, Finnmark, market, nature, Nordlys, Northern Lights, Norway, photography, Scandinavia, total solar eclipse, viking, vikingmarked, vikings
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Guiding in Iceland
It’s been a little late in coming, but it’s past time to provide an update about my last trip to Iceland. Back in November, I helped out Aurorahunters, guiding for them during a tour to southern Iceland, in combination with … Continue reading
Posted in Guiding, Nature, Photography
Tagged Aurora, Aurorahunters, guiding, Gullfoss, Iceland, Keflavik, Northern Lights, Solfar, tour guide
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Icelandic Aurora
It’s already been a spectacular start to the Aurora season, with bright and fast-moving displays up at 70 degrees North. Andy and the Aurorahunters team have been able to capture some more memorable shots and have been able to find … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Nature, Photography
Tagged Aurora, Aurora Borealis, aurorabasecamp, Aurorahunters, dramatic scenery, glacier, gulfoss, Iceland, leonid, meteor, meteors, Northern Lights, november, Reykjavik, Snow, Strokkur, Thingvellir, tour, vatnajokull, volcanic, volcano
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New Direction – Portrait Photography
Up until recently, I’ve always concentrated on nature photography, with a mixture of wildlife and landscape. I’ve photographed in a variety of places, including the local area in Somerset and my native Devon, as well as my spiritual home of … Continue reading
In Search of the Northern Lights
Last week I was able to hunt for the Northern Lights. I had seen them previously near to Tromsø in Northern Norway in December 2011 and more fortuitously near to Inverness in October 2012, but I was in search of … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Video, Youtube
Tagged Aurora, Aurorahunters, Finland, Kirkenes, Lake Inari, Lapland, Northern Lights, Paatsjoki, Revontulet, Snow, Winter
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Winterwatch 2013 now Over
In early Autumn last year, the BBC announced that instead of the usual format for Autumnwatch, it would be cutting it to a single week, with a second week scheduled for January and would therefore be the first series of … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Nature, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged Aigas Field Centre, Autumnwatch, BBC, birds, blackbird, Bridgwater, Chris Packham, Cotoneaster, John Lister-Kaye, Loch Cuil na Caillich, log cabin, Pyracantha, Snow, Turdus merula, wildlife, Winter, Winterwatch
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