Visualising

A field in ScotlandIt’s a long word for thinking about what you want from a scene. And it doesn’t just apply to taking photographs. Sometimes the imagination to see something new in a scene leads you somewhere completely new. Continue reading

Monochrome LiveView with Canon 5dMk2

Monochrome LiveView with Canon 5dMk2

Working with landscapes and urban scenes, the Canon 5D was an obvious choice. Full frame means my wide angle lenses are wide angle once again. 21 mega-pixels means big images. Low light performance is just great. But the best bit? Working in monochrome with LiveView …

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Grab it while its there!

Grab it while its there!

I was walking around Manchester city centre the other day hoping to add to my collection of photographs of industrial gritty realism. I wasn’t doing so well. But some unexpected wildlife in a most unusual place made the morning much more successful …

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