The Classic View: Blackpool

Squeezing in some personal photography time whilst on holiday can be tricky – short breaks that once were opportunities to explore new places, seek out new photo opportunities, to boldy go…Yeh, not so much now – but I do try to manage a wee ten minutes usually… This wasn’t one of those times though. Looking North at the end […]

The Classic View: Eilean Donan Castle

It’s been shot thousands of times, in both still and film, but there is something about this little gem on the banks of Loch Long, Duich & Alsh that entices you to shoot it! Having a weeks break near Inverness meant it was “close enough” to warrant the journey to the west coast, through some pretty breathtaking […]

#WexMondays

Sometimes making time to get out a get some photos is difficult. With a young family, soon to be added to, getting a morning or evening out the house is tricky to negotiate with the other half to say the least. But since the end of last year, I’ve been following a twitter based photo contest […]

Capture Canal Colours – winner!

Delighted to get news through yesterday that my image of The Kelpies had won the Scottish Canals Capture Canal Colours contest. Since they were built earlier this year, I had wanted to travel through to Falkirk and get a shot of them, and figured early morning would be best (very little people and hopefully nice […]

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The Kelpies

My time in the summer months is filled mostly with events, primarily the pipe band season, but in winter I get more opportunities to focus on the outdoors and landscapes. The Kelpies are an art installation in Falkirk area of Scotland on the Forth & Clyde canal. They are the most prominent feature of the Helix Park, […]