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Battersea Power Station shot for some work I’m d

Battersea Power Station shot for some work I’m doing last week on a day trip to a strangely quiet London; I certainly wouldn’t complain though, as it was much more pleasant travelling around the city with fewer people on the streets and the tube.
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Afon Lloer with Trfan shrouded in cloud in the bac

Afon Lloer with Trfan shrouded in cloud in the background on a moody autumn evening. Swipe across to see the colour version. I’ve never converted an image from this location to mono – it certainly suits it in these conditions.
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Here’s a selection of unshared images taken at t

Here’s a selection of unshared images taken at the two plug holes on Ladybower Reservoir earlier in the year. During recent trips to the Peaks, I’ve seen that plug holes are now a few metres above the low water level – must have been all those paddling pools filled up during lockdown.
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ICM at sunrise on Bamburgh Beach earlier in the ye

ICM at sunrise on Bamburgh Beach earlier in the year. I discovered this particular ICM technique accidentally due to wearing walking boots after getting my wellies filled by a wave the evening before.
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Moody sunset in North Devon last week. When the ti

Moody sunset in North Devon last week. When the tide is mid-height and moving out at sunset, it’s an opportunity too good to be missed.
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Here’s a black and white version of a shot I too

Here’s a black and white version of a shot I took a little while ago. I was recently thinking about the image and how it would look good in mono with a subtle, almost imperceptible, dark to light blue split tone applied so decided to give it a go.
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Coastal ICM to make the glowing horizon spill out

Coastal ICM to make the glowing horizon spill out onto the cool blue of the sea and sky. The way I achieved the effect was discovered accidentally back in spring, and seems to work well for seascapes to break away from panning for ICM.
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Long exposure at Wyming Brook on an overcast day – perfect weather for this type of photography. I’m hoping to get back here soon so fingers crossed the foliage is still lush and green as it can start to look a bit sorry for itself in summer.
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A quick handheld snapshot, with no filters, taken

A quick handheld snapshot, with no filters, taken a couple of days ago in Norfolk with the new Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM. The light was incredible as the sun crept towards the horizon behind where I was standing, and made the moody sky above the salt marshes pop. Scroll across to see a short aerial HDR video shot on the DJI Mavic 2 Air (straight from camera).
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End of a great day in the Scottish Highlands shoot

End of a great day in the Scottish Highlands shooting Loch Ba on Rannoch Moor at sunset. I’d spent the day shooting with the awesome @scottjessimanphotography and @royce__06, and while the sky was a little light of cloud we really couldn’t complain about the conditions.
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I’m delighted to have one of my Cobbolds Point i

I’m delighted to have one of my Cobbolds Point images on the cover of the 27th June issue of Amateur Photographer magazine. It accompanies an article I wrote about lens calibration; how to ensure your lenses are focusing correctly and are as sharp as they can possibly be.
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Long exposure at Three Shires Head in the Peak Dis

Long exposure at Three Shires Head in the Peak District shot a few years ago on my old Nikon DSLR. I always like to get right down into the water here for a more interesting composition, but it’s the light and sky detail are what make or break the image. The sky was rubbish on this particular day, hence the tighter crop of the waterfall.
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Winnats Pass back in early spring with mist hoveri

Winnats Pass back in early spring with mist hovering in the limestone gorge. This is a slightly different angle than the versions I’ve previously shared, and even though the different shots were taken seconds apart the light was changing so quickly it was different in each.
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Long exposure at Sugar Sands on the Northumberland

Long exposure at Sugar Sands on the Northumberland coast. I was hoping that high tide would be much higher than it was on the day, but still a great opportunity to do a recce of the location and shoot a few images while there. I still have lots of images to share, but an exciting project I’m currently working on means processing images outside of what I’m currently working on is a luxury I unfortunately can’t afford.
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Lush greens emerging from the dark grey, almost me

Lush greens emerging from the dark grey, almost metallic looking rock at Lumsdale. This image that was recently edited especially for an exciting new project that will be keeping me extremely busy for a while.
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Landscape version of a shot from Wales taken earli

Landscape version of a shot from Wales taken earlier in the year. The weather was worsening as the day went on and sunset was almost certainly going to be a washout, so before heading home in the afternoon I went on a mission to find this tree. The portrait version of the shot is arguably better suited to the composition, but I still like this wider version that shows more of the surrounding scenery.
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Texture on Bamburgh Beach with the moodiest and mo

Texture on Bamburgh Beach with the moodiest and most colourful sunrise you could ever wish for.
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Dark processing for a previously unshared shot of

Dark processing for a previously unshared shot of the lower falls at Lumsdale in Derbyshire. This was processed specifically for a magazine feature and is accompanied by three other very different shots from the same location.
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For the last week I've been shooting with the new

For the last week I've been shooting with the new @djiglobal Mavic Air 2 for my review of the drone on Tech Radar, which is live now. It's been extremely difficult to capture the stills and images required in the current climate, but getting out on my bike and away from people has allowed me to capture some previously shot local locations as well as some new ones. Swipe across to see a small selection of images and a slow motion video of running water shot at 240fps.
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Cwmorthin Quarry on the strangest stormy summer af

Cwmorthin Quarry on the strangest stormy summer afternoon that brought in several seasons of weather in 30 minutes – Snowdonia in a nutshell! This is the third image I’ve shared from this location and this one shows a different composition to the previous two along with more contrasty light after the storm clouds briefly opened.
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The end of blue hour as the intense colour from th

The end of blue hour as the intense colour from the rising sun began to erupt over Bamburgh Beach. This is another shot taken while testing the Sony FE 20mm f/1.8. I have something really exciting on the way in the post for my next review – I can’t say any more than that, but it’s something many people will be interested in.
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The lone tree at Llyn Padarn at sunrise in late wi

The lone tree at Llyn Padarn at sunrise in late winter. Which version do you prefer – full colour or moody black & white?
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Pistyll Rhaeadr is the tallest single-drop waterfa

Pistyll Rhaeadr is the tallest single-drop waterfall in Wales, situated in the north of the country in the Berwyn Mountains. It’s an interesting drive to get there, to say the least, but well worth the effort when you see the waterfall in the flesh.
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Here are a couple of alternative compositions of t

Here are a couple of alternative compositions of the night for day images I shot of Dunstanburgh Castle while testing the Sony FE 20mm f/1.8. If you’re a Sony shooter, this lens is amazing for landscapes and astrophotography. Suffice to say, it has made an entry on my wishlist.
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Here are a couple of shots taken in South Devon a

Here are a couple of shots taken in South Devon a few years ago. Capturing them was pure luck because I was watching the sky out of the kitchen window and decided to head to the beach on our first few hours on holiday - I didn’t even know what the tide level was – but after driving down to the beach it was immediately obvious that it was the right decision. The conditions were never as good for the rest of the week.
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Lone fisherman’s hut on Bamburgh Beach at sunris

Lone fisherman’s hut on Bamburgh Beach at sunrise about a month ago. This was shot while I was testing the new Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 lens, which is one of those lenses that makes you want one as soon as you use it.
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Warm light flooding into the valley with reflectio

Warm light flooding into the valley with reflections on Wastwater. This was shot last autumn during a rare one-day visit to the Lakes, and it was great to catch up with the 8ft photographic legend @royce__06 to shoot sunset.😉
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