Colourful

April, 23rd 2009 at 5:12 pm | Posted in Nature patterns | No Comments »

This photo is part of the nature patterns series that I have been working on for a while now.  It was taken on an overcast day, which was perfect for this kind of photos.

Photo 1 : Nikon D2Xs, 60mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Micro Nikkor, ISO 100, 1/20s at f5.6

Photo 1 : Nikon D2Xs, 60mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Micro Nikkor, ISO 100, 1/20s at f5.6

High up

March, 12th 2009 at 9:55 pm | Posted in Landscapes | No Comments »

There is a very long story which goes with this post, that involves me getting my car into a ditch and being pulled out by a Range Rover…Won’t bother you with this fun little story…But, after all the stress, I decided to park the car and go for a walk. Not a bad place to get stuck…

Photo 1 : Nikon D2Xs, 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor, ISO 100, 1/40 at f8, 2-stop Soft-Step Singh-Ray ND filter-

Photo 1 : Nikon D2Xs, 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor, ISO 100, 1/40 at f8, 2-stop Soft-Step Singh-Ray ND filter-

Kissed by the sun

March, 12th 2009 at 9:38 pm | Posted in Landscapes | No Comments »

This photo was taken on a recent visit to the Lake District. I had scouted for this location the previous day, with the hope that I would be presented with a beautiful sunrise.

On returning the following day I was initially presented with nothing but a grey sky. I had to wait a while for that brief moment  when the sun broke through the clouds, illuminating the foreground.Normally I would have left a bit more of the sky out, but could not resist the clouds…

A Singh-Ray LB ColorCombo filter was used to enhance the colours, and together with the 2-stop Soft-Step Singh-Ray ND filter keep the detail in the clouds.

Photo 1 : Nikon D2Xs, 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor, ISO 100, 1s at f11, 2-stop Soft-Step Singh-Ray ND filter, Singh-Ray LB ColorCombo filter

Photo 1 : Nikon D2Xs, 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor, ISO 100, 1s at f11, 2-stop Soft-Step Singh-Ray ND filter, Singh-Ray LB ColorCombo filter

Snow pattern

February, 22nd 2009 at 5:43 pm | Posted in Nature patterns | No Comments »

This photo was taken more as matter of exercise than nothing else. The intention was to get front to back sharpness using the tilt and shift lens as close as I could to the ground. This image is the result of 3 vertical images stitched together, resulting in a 6647 x 3886 image size.

Photo 1 : Nikon D2X, 85mm f/2.8D PC Micro-Nikkor, ISO 100, 1/50s at f11

Photo 1 : Nikon D2X, 85mm f/2.8D PC Micro-Nikkor, ISO 100, 1/50s at f11