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Forest Floor South Downs

November 04, 2015 - This shot was taken in woodland to the East of the A29 road near Slindon in the South Downs in West Sussex. The shot was...
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Monolith in the Metropolis

August 26, 2015 - This is a shot of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London taken on a London day trip on the 10 th August. The building...
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Poppy Field Sky Hole

June 24, 2015 - This shot is the last of the sequence taken at a Poppy Field just south of Falmer near Brighton on the West Sussex coast...
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3.2.1 Elevator Lift Off

April 12, 2015 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London. The inside out nature of the building extends to the elevat...
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Metropolis at Lloyds

March 06, 2015 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip last Monday 2 nd March. On the le...
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Halnaker Downland Star Trails

December 14, 2014 - Last Saturday night 13 th December was very clear very cold and very still. It was also the peak of the Geminid Meteor S...
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Lanzarote Rocky Sunset HDR

January 09, 2014 - On Tuesday I flew to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands for my usual mid winter warm weather break. The next day 8 th Janua...
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Landsdown Cresent Bath Long Exposure

December 27, 2013 - This was taken over Christmas while saying at Bath. On one photographic walk I went up to Landsdown Cresent on the hills...
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New Change Evening Reflections

December 02, 2013 - I took a similar shot from this location earlier this yearwhen it was just before sunset. This was taken a few months ag...
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Ocean Rapids Pagham

November 06, 2013 - This shot was taken was taken at the entrance to Pagham Harbour, Sussex, UK. Where the picture was taken there is a sand...
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British Museum Overlook

September 15, 2013 - This is another shot from my latest day trip to London and the British Museum. This is one of those viewpoints which has...
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Long Sunset Pagham

September 01, 2013 - This was taken looking North West across Pagham Harbour. In this area of the UK’s south coast at this time of year there...
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Lines towards St Pauls

August 29, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London. This one was at One New Change near St Pauls. One New Change is a...
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British Museum Roof Fisheyed

August 23, 2013 - This is another shot from my latest day trip to London this time from the British Museum. There must be millions of pict...
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Perseids Meteors Star Trails

August 15, 2013 - I was not planning to take any Star Trail shots until the autumn when the sun will be setting earlier. However there was...
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Pont de Normandie Coloured Sketch Effect

August 11, 2013 - This is a shot taken while travelling over the Pont de Normandie bridge over the River Seine near Le Havre, France. I wa...
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Sky Train London Surrey Classic

August 05, 2013 - This shot was taken on the Inaugural Prudential London Surrey Classic Pro Cycle Race on Sunday 4 th August. This was and...
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Chris Froome Tour Winner Time Trial

July 27, 2013 - This is another shot taken on Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2013. This was on the first individual Time Trial from Avra...
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Chris Froome Tour Excitement

July 18, 2013 - This shot was taken on Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2013. This was on the first individual Time Trial from Avranches t...
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Chris Froome Race to St Malo

July 15, 2013 - I have just returned from a week in France taking in some of the Tour de France stages in Brittany. This was Stage 10 la...
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Metropolis Reaching Skyward

June 30, 2013 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip last Monday. On the left is the W...
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Bognor Beach Gale Force

June 15, 2013 - I have had a BW 10 stop Neutral Density filter for 8 months but have previously used it only at Sunset. This was my firs...
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Greenwich College Symmetry

April 25, 2013 - This is another shot from my recent visit to Greenwich in London, UK. This is the Old Royal Naval College. This and the...
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Bradley Wiggins Paris Tour Win

March 31, 2013 - And now for something totally different. With winter hanging on with a cold wind from Siberia for weeks, I have had far...
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View of a Small World Fisheyed

February 21, 2013 - This is the view from the Mirador del Rio in the far north of Lanzarote looking across to the small adjoining island of...
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Crater Gap Star Trails

February 16, 2013 - Another visit to my favourite Star Trails crater Montana Cuervo near Masdache, Lanzarote. Unlike the others taken from t...
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Serene Sunset Lanzarote

February 09, 2013 - This was another long exposure image taken at the Playa Grande beach Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote with a 104 second expo...
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Small Planetoid Sunset

February 06, 2013 - This image was taken looking towards the Montana Cuervo Crater on the Volcanic Plateau of Lanzarote.The picture was take...
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Red Planet Star Trails

February 03, 2013 - This was taken from the side of the Caldera Colorada volcano, near Masdache, Lanzarote. There is a 45 minute walk round...
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Exploding Sunset Lanzarote

January 30, 2013 - This was taken on the Playa Grande beach Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote at not far off low tide and was a 100 second expos...
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Fading Colours Sunset Lanzarote

January 24, 2013 - The apartment where I am staying in Lanzarote is a 10 minute walk from the main beach of Puerto de Carmen. This provides...
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Extended Sunset Lanzarote

January 17, 2013 - I have had a BW 10 stop Neutral Density filter for 6 months but have struggled with the exposure and finding something g...
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Crater Floor Star Trails

January 14, 2013 - One of my earliest attempts at Star Trails was taken from this crater in Lanzarote last year. Then there was a high wind...
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Lanzarote Sunset Reflections

January 10, 2013 - This was taken on the Playa Grande beach Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote at low tide. This week in Lanzarote there has been...
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Cabot Square Christmas London

December 19, 2012 - This is a view taken in Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London looking across a large fountain pool. The building in the mid...
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South Quay Footbridge Canary Wharf Night View

December 16, 2012 - This is a view taken from the footbridge across South Quay looking towards the main Canary Wharf financial district in L...
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Night Train to Canary Wharf

December 13, 2012 - This is a view looking across South Quay towards the main Canary Wharf financial district in London. The Docklands light...
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Lloyds of London Fisheyed

December 06, 2012 - This was taken with a Fisheye lens looking up the side of Lloyds of London on the left. On the right is the Willis Build...
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Woodland Autumn Dawn

November 22, 2012 - On Sunday with some rare blue skies I took a bike ride over to Slindon, a West Sussex small village on the edge of the S...
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London Dolphin Tower Bridge

November 15, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is an often photographed scene. I had it to myself...
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City of London Canyon Walls

November 13, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This was taken with a Fisheye lens looking up the side o...
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Autumn Duck Pond Sussex

November 01, 2012 - With more blue sky making an appearance on Tuesday I took a bike ride over to Pulborough, a small West Sussex town just...
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Arundel Autumn Sky

October 28, 2012 - On Saturday with the only blue skies for a week I took a bike ride over to Arundel, a West Sussex small town famous for...
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Orbit Tower Earth Approach

October 18, 2012 - This one is down to one of my contacts, Andrew. In a comment on the original version he said “Great work, that sky looks...
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Fisheyed Urban Star Trails

October 16, 2012 - This was taken last Sunday 14 October from my back garden and is similar to 2 others I took earlier in the year. For thi...
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Orbit Tower Fisheyed

October 14, 2012 - Another shot from the Olympics using my Fisheye Lens. This is of the ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower in front of the Olympic S...
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Misty Sussex Morning by Train

October 07, 2012 - This shot was taken early on a Saturday morning as the train crossed over the River Arun near the village of Ford in Wes...
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Pont du Gard Roman Survival

October 04, 2012 - The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River west of Avignon in Provence France. T...
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Kings Cross Station Flowering Roof

August 28, 2012 - This is the new roof over the concourse of Kings Cross mainline station in North London. The picture was taken handheld...
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Rainbow Tower Paris Warp Effect

August 19, 2012 - A shot taken on another visit to La Defense, the modern Paris Business District when I went to Paris to see the Tour de...
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Art in the Olympic Park Spectrum Fence

August 16, 2012 - Throughout the Olympic Park there are a variety of Art in the Park installations. Judging from the dearth of pictures of...
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London 2012 Orbit Tower to the Sky

August 14, 2012 - When I visited the Olympic Park for the BMX last Thursday 9 th August I also explored the Park. I stayed into the evenin...
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London 2012 Flowers at the Olympics

August 12, 2012 - On Thursday 9 August I got to visit the Olympic Park. The first and second rounds of tickets distributed in lotteries we...
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Mark Cavendish Race to Victory Paris

July 26, 2012 - Another image from the Tour de France in Paris last Sunday this one is focused on Mark Cavendish. The main interest on t...
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Bradley Wiggins lead out to Glory Paris

July 24, 2012 - Last Saturday I took the Eurostar to Paris to view and Photograph the finish of the Tour de France in Paris. I stayed at...
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Tour de France Stage 5 Rouen to Saint Quentin

July 10, 2012 - Full details about today’s image are below. First a tip about zoom blur in Topaz Lens Effects. Tip of the Day In Topaz...
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Tour de France Team Sky Dieppe

July 08, 2012 - Full details about today’s image are below. First a tip about copying layers. Tip of the Day It may sometimes be neces...
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Kings Cross Soaring Roof

June 28, 2012 - The tip of the day is about the importance of using Aperture Priority Mode for taking HDR photos. See end of this post....
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Arc de Triomphe Arch Symmetry

June 10, 2012 - Back to the past with this shot of the Arc de Triomphe. For anybody wondering how you get to the Arc through the wall of...
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City Skyline La Defense Paris

June 07, 2012 - Today’s Tip of the Day is about how to use the Clone Tool to tidy up. See end of this post. This shot was taken at La D...
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Glass Shard La Defense Paris

June 05, 2012 - Today’s Tip of the Day is about when in the processing to do any necessary cloning. See end of this post. This shot was...
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La Grande Arche La Defense Paris

June 03, 2012 - Today’s Tip of the Day is about creating a warmer look in an image. See end of this post. This shot was taken at La Def...
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Sky to Sky La Defense

May 31, 2012 - Today’s Tip of the Day is about copying layers to another image. See end of this post. This shot was taken at La Defens...
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Star Trails a Short Summers Night

May 29, 2012 - Today's Tip of the Day is about How to keep a camera steady for HDR without a tripod. See end of this post. This image...
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Rainbow Tower La Defense

May 27, 2012 - The Tip of the Day is about adding copyright to your Photos Exif details. See end of this post. This shot was taken on...
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Getting That Sinking Feeling Montmartre

May 24, 2012 - The Tip of the Day is about correcting converging verticals. See end of this post. This location is just below Sacre Co...
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