Pudong Skyline, Shanghai, China
This is a mesmerising black-and-white photograph of three icons of contemporary architecture in Shanghai: Shanghai World Financial Centre, Jin Mao Tower, and Shanghai Tower. This photograph captures the power of the urban landscape and the dynamism of the metropolis. It is captured with a dramatic long exposure that blurs the clouds in the background, emphasising […]
A Welsh Jungle Experience, Blaen-y-glyn, Brecon Beacons, Wales
During our holiday in Wales, one of our first walks was in the area of Blaen-y-glyn, where Komoot recommended a nice “round trip” with plenty of opportunities for waterfalls and – obviously – also very old and natural forest areas. This particular place looked like a Jungle, an old forest in the middle of Wales, […]
Dyrholaey Cliffs, Towards Vik, Iceland
Having climbed up onto Dyrholaey Cliffs with the wind gusting and dark clouds overhead, the early photographs on this afternoon in February portrayed a forbidding ocean with much drama. As the afternoon wore on, the clouds receded, and the sun’s rays coming over my right shoulder started to bathe the bay below in soft light. […]
Underground Wonder Fall, Gljufrabui, South Iceland
I must confess that I have always had claustrophobia and a fear of darkness. To capture a proper image of the fall in Gljufrabui, one must be comfortable in these conditions. I found myself standing in ice water, enveloped in a thick frozen mist, while trying to get close enough to balance the difficult lighting […]
Illinois Canyon Bluebells, Starved Rock Park, Utica, IL, USA
Every year, in April, I visit the Illinois Canyon in Starved Rock State Park to admire the beauty of the canyon bluebells. Illinois Canyon is at the top of my list of places that I’ve been to in this awesome world. The blue vibration you get from the beauty of these wildflowers in this Canyon […]
The Haramiyata Peak Spring Wildflowers, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria
This image represents my favourite type of landscape. To me, the perfect landscape contains a foreground (usually some kind of wild flowers), a middle plane (like a lake providing reflections), and a background (usually some steep mountain peak). So, after significant meteorological research – concerning wild crosuces, wind speed per the day/hour regarding the reflections, […]
Full Moon Rising, St. George, Utah, USA
I was out to capture the Southern Utah desert sunset one early spring evening in late March. Unaware that there would be a full moon rising due east of me. The sunset that night was mediocre at best, so I headed back to my vehicle from the hiking trail, a bit depressed about not capturing […]
House On The Hill, Shinness, Sutherland, Scotland
Sutherland is full of old ruined crofts and buildings, but it took a while to capture one with a suitable tree. The weather was pretty bad, with frequent rain showers, but that actually improved the sky as the sun broke through. I used my full-spectrum converted EM1 with a 950nm IR filter to get the […]
First Snow on Les Drus, La Flegere, Chamonix, France
Last year, my wife and I completed the Tour du Mont Blanc, the 180 km circumnavigation of the massiv. It had been snowing on and off on the penultimate day and on our last evening at Refuge La Flégère the clouds finally lifted to reveal this Bierstadt-esque view of Les Drus across the valley.
Fall Colors, Pine Lake State Park, Iowa, USA
It was a calm and hot June evening. The sky was cloudless and colorless. I had just arrived at Pine Lake. I stood at the lookout point overlooking the spillway. I decided to walk the trails. I turned to my right, and what I saw was, again, the water like a mirror. The grand reflection […]