Culzean Castle Sunset

Culzean Castle Sunset

This photo was taken on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland from the grounds of Culzean Castle.  The castle is on the west coast lookong out to the Atlantic Ocean. The photo was taken during winter hence the reason why the sun apears to be setting in the south.

I am off to the South of France for a couple of weeks, so posting might not be as regular as normal.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Exposure 1/20th sec @ f11

Iso 100

Lex

Austrian Wild Flowers

Austrian Wild Flowers

 This was taken in Austria, near Kitzbuhl. I came across this lake while hiking, it was an overcast and calm day as the photo shows. The sun was just strong enough through the clouds to backlight the wild flowers that were growing at the waters edge. 

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Focal length 31mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Lex 

Venice Grand Canal

Grand Canal Venice

Another photo from the wonderful city of Venice. This is a wonderful place to wander by the canals and over the many footbridges, especially at night after all the day-trippers have gone. 

Camera Nikon E5700

Exposure 1/460th sec @ f5.6

Focal length 15.7mm

ISO 100

Lex

As One Journey Ends

As One Journey Ends

 Taken while on the first of Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walks. It is a rather drab entrance but concidering that it is the entrance to the Glasgow City Mortuary, I don't suppose a lot of people notice that.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Exposure 1/125th sec @ f11

Focal length 60mm

ISO 400

Lex

Spring

Spring

At last we are casting off the cold of winter, the days are getting longer and the mercury is starting to rise. This was taken locally at the weekend, and what a welcome sight it is to see nature comming out of hibernation.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100 f2.8 Macro

Exposure 1/250th sec @ f8

ISO 200

Lex

Rotten Calder

Rotten Calder

Horseshoe falls on the Rotten Calder river that flows through Calderglen Country Park in East Kilbride.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens 18-200mm

Focal length 22mm

Exposure 8 sec @ f22

ISO 100

Manfrotto Tripod

Lex

Clyde Auditorium

Clyde Auditorium

This is a section of the roof of the Clyde Auditorium, also locally known as the "armidillo" due to the stepped roof similarity with an armidillo. This building is a regular venue for concerts in Glasgow, set on the Clyde a short distance from the city center.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens Tamron 18-200mm

Exposure 1/50th sec @ f8

ISO 100

Lex 

Window Frame

Window Frame

This photo was taken in Portaferry Hotel, Portaferry County Down Ireland, looking across Strangford Lough to Strangford. Portaferry is a busy village due to the through traffic that crosses on the small ferry.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Focal length 24mm

Exposure 1/80th sec @ f11

ISO 100

Canon 580 EX Flash

Lex

Edinburgh Accomodation

Edinburgh Accomodation

This shot was taken from Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano in Edinburgh, overlooking some of the flats with Edinburgh Castle.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Focal length 105mm

Exposure 1/125th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Lex

Leaf

Leaf.

Camera Canon1D,
handheld, steadied on the back of a chair.
Lens 24-105mm f4 IS.
Focal length 105mm, 1/15th sec @ f4.5
ISO 200.

Lex

Autumn

Autumn

The park was opened to the public in the early 1980's and is a wooded glen extending some 5km along the banks of the Rotten Calder, from Flatt Bridge on the Strathhaven Road, flowing north to the East Kilbride expressway.

Camera Canon 350D
Lens 18-200mm
Focal length 22mm
Exposure 8sec @ f22
Manfrotto tripod
ND 4X filter



Lex

Waverely Paddle Steamer

Waverely Paddle Steamer

The Waverely seen here moored on the River Clyde, Glasgow, between the science center and the Glasgow tower. Built on the Clyde in 1947 - to replace the original Waverley that sunk off Dunkirk in 1940, the Waverley was originally built to sail only between Craigendorran & Arrochar in West Scotland. It is amazing to think that she now sails right round Britain offering regular trips on the Clyde, the Thames, South Coast of England and the Bristol Channel with other calls at various ports & piers throughout the UK.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens Tamron 18-200mm

Exposure 1/200th sec @ f8

ISO 100

Lex

Orchid

Orchid

This was taken a few years back in a bedroom the and lit by a desk lamp (one of those with the flexible column) . The background was a sheet of white A4 paper which as you can see has come up as a biege, due to ambient the light reaching it. The light was camera right and slightly higher than the unopened blooms. A reflector was positioned to camera left to bounce a bit of fill back into the flowers.

This was a very simple setup and cost nothing but my time as all the above items were available.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 70-200mm f4 IS

Canon  X2 Tele-extender

Focal length 400mm

Exposure 1/2sec @ f22

ISO 200

Lex

Decorative Railing

Decorative Railing.

It was the contrast between the gold leaf and the black painted railing that caught my eye for this shot. This was taken in the grounds of Glasgow University, while leading last years Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk. While on these walks I only take one lens with me, my Canon 24-105mm f4 as I can cover most of the shots with this lens.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Exposure 1/250th @ f11

ISO 100

Lex

Poppies

POPPIES

I noticed this scene while on holiday in Italy. The backlighting on the foliage was what caught my attention. 

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Exposure 1/125th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Route 23

Route 23

This photo was taken in looking down on the Zillertal valley in Austria. The name route 23 comes from the sign on the tree, which is marking the walking route.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105 f4 IS

Exposure 1/250th sec @ f11

ISO 100

Lex

Wall Sculpture

Wall Sculpture

This photo was taken almost two years ago while on the Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk. It is a decorative stone plaque that has been attached to the side of Glasgows older buildings.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Focal length 24mm

Exposure 1/250th sec @ f16

ISO 100

Lex

Sunrise

Sunrise

Sunrise on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The weather had not been promising for a view of the sunrise as it had been cloudy and wet all night. As quite often happens in Scotland the weather can change within a short period of time, and this morning prooved to be no exception.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105 f4 IS

Focal length 24mm

Exposure 1/30th sec @ f16

ISO 50

Manfrotto tripod

Lex

Rotterdam Welcome

Rotterdam Welcome

The traditional welcome from a fire tug as a cruise ship enters the Port of Rotterdam.

Camera Canon 350D

Lens Tamron 18-200mm

Focal length 70mm

Exposure 1/60th sec @ f5.6

ISO 200

Lex

Italy Mushroom Rock

Mushroom Rock - Italy

A natural formation off the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, I never did see anyone using these chairs.

Camera Nikon E5700

Focal length 15mm
Exposure 1/250th sec @ f8
ISO 100


Lex

Drystone Wall

DRY STONE WALL

The photo above was taken on a frosty morning last year. The backlighting, on the wall and the bare stems, from the early morning sunshine caught my eye as I passed by. I used my 70-200mm lens at 200mm setting to blur the background.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 70-200mm f4 IS

Focal length 200mm

Exposure 1/20th sec @ f5.6

ISO 100

Manfrotto tripod

River Calder

River Calder - Swrill

This image was taken last autumn in East Kilbride, Scotland. I know that the motion blur created by the long exposure is not something that is to everyone's liking, but I like it and the rich colours from the use of a polarising filter.

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 24-105mm f4 IS

Focal length 35mm

Exposure 2 sec @ f16

ISO 50

Lex