You know that irritating feeling when you know you’ve taken an awesome photograph, but can’t find it anywhere? Be it a computer file, memory card, stored on the cloud somewhere, you just can’t find that picture. That’s what happened to this image of Salford Quays in Manchester. … [Read more...]
Peacock butterfly takes a rest
When you're out with your camera and something as colourful as this butterfly comes into view, it would be criminal not to take the picture. This image was taken on my recent trip to Mayfield Lavender Farm and I did much more than take one image. I followed this butterfly around for ages taking snaps as it flew from plant to plant because I was so mesmerised by its colourful … [Read more...]
Urban landscape photography: the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
I’ve posted a lot of nature photography on the blog recently, but this slightly abstract picture of an urban landscape appealed to me. What you see here in the foreground are the dark curves of the Aquatics Centre, just one part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Behind it is Canary Wharf. … [Read more...]
London’s Square Mile at night
If you like bright, colourful lights, I think you'll like this picture. It's a long-exposure shot of the Square Mile in Central London taken from Hayes Galleria on the south side of the River Thames. … [Read more...]
Looking upstream from Barnes Bridge
Earlier this week I visited a part of London I'd never been to before: Barnes. I took this picture of a pleasure cruiser framed by the steel work of Barnes Bridge at the suggestion of an incredibly patient and understanding blogger who happened to be with me at the time. … [Read more...]