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The Dead at Night
  • Rydal Water Caves, the Lake District, Cumbria.
  • More light painting fun at stupid o'clock in the morning Lone Pine, California
  • Mobius Arch, painted with a Petzel head torch using the red and white settings Lone Pine, California
  • A long since departed bristlecone pine tree, shot in moonlight on top of a 12000ft mountain top White Mountains, California
  • This is a 4000 year old bristlecone pine tree photographed in moonlight and light painted with a head torch... White Mountains, California.
  • Tufas in Mono Lake, photographed in moonlight and light painted with red and white light from a Petzel head torch.... Mono Lake, California
  • Image looking towards Mount Tom, I just captured a slight increase in light before the sun disappeared... Big Pine, California.
  • Wonderful patterns, shot in the middle of the afternoon... composition wins over lighting... Eureka Dunes, Death Valley, California.
  • One of the most memorable nights of my life at Eureka Dunes, frozen solid almost like concrete, due to the cold temperatures. The silence was sublime, no wind, just moonlight, dunes stars and a wonderful sense of well being…. Death Valley, California
  • One of the most memorable nights of my life at Eureka Dunes, frozen solid almost like concrete, due to the cold temperatures. The silence was sublime, no wind, just moonlight, dunes stars and a wonderful sense of well being…. Death Valley, California
  • A river of grasses guide the eye towards the deep rain clouds. These sorts of menacing skies are not a result of pushing contrast, It's different weather systems than are used to in the UK.... Mesquite Dunes, California, Death Valley.
  • It amazes me how simple footprints, which should be unsightly, make superb textures once the wind has smoothed them out... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California.
  • Another photographer in the distance... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • Twenty minutes after dawn and the light is still remarkable, all helped by these giant curves... Mesquite Dunes, California.
  • Portrait version... I do hope you are liking these as much as I am... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • More from the Mesquite Dunes, this shot was taken ten minutes before the last one. The sun was reaching the horizon, giving some much needed dimension to the dunes... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • Here's the same place, a few minutes apart after the last image, I was around 50 paces to the north... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • A fiery sunrise in the opposite direction to the rising sun.... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • A wonderful soft pastel sunset... clouds were in short supply that night so it was difficult to get compositions that worked... Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • The start of a series of dune images, I do hope you enjoy them as much as I have taking and processing them. This was a lifetime ambition fulfilled - Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
  • Lone Pine is known for being the set of many of the greatest Westerns... California
  • Anthropomorphism pulling me inwards as ever... Lone Pine is just full of shapes, faces and interesting rock formations.... Lone Pine, California
  • This is Lone Pine. It's the first example I have that combines a torch lit image and a star tracked sky. This of course makes this image an exposure blend, but not in the conventional sense. Although it may not look as impressive as a low res, its an incredible hi-res, as all the stars are perfectly intact, without any trails whatsoever. First image for the ground was ISO800 for 30secs lit with a conventional torch. Then the tracker was turned on and a second image was made at ISO400 for 3mins, all using the Contax 35-70 f3.4 at f8. This naturally means the ground is going to blur, but its an easy cut out and montage to do. This image is just the starting point and doesn't represent the maximum potential whatsoever. For me, it's just the beginning of something truly wonderful in my workflow.
  • A rather lucky shot, here I was moaning about how crap the grey day was so I started shooting the 5DIR just to experiment, when light raced across the vineyard and lit nearly the entire fortress. Then I carried on moaning. Carcassone, Languedoc, France
  • Who isnt inspired by David Noton's images of Carcassonne? I know I am, so much so that I took a sharp right off a main road when I saw this memorable shot of his appear in the side mirror. I returned later that evening and got some warm side light, but a crap sky. Still I was happy with this, considering I only went to the city twice in the trip....Carcassonne, Languedoc, France.
  • Spot the cotton bud on a stick? A captivating rooftop shot, in the sense that I was standing on a roof, Chateau Aguilar, Languedoc, France
  • Nothing like a spot of trespassing, but that's the great thing about this place, it isn't trespassing, because no-one thinks that walking into a field is trespassing, except in our tiny little legislative island. It's a field. This is a false colour IR blend, basically its a channel swap for the sky, which gives it a blue look, whereas the ground retains a red brown from the original shot. This is sure to divide opinions... Corbieres, Languedoc, France
  • A barn hides in the shade whilst a striking row of vines turn white under the spell of infrared, Corbiere, Languedoc, France
  • Barn in a vineyard shot in infrared, La Corbiere, Languedoc, France
  • This image looks remarkably plain in colour; the medium of IR has a complete disregard for good light, it couldn't care less . That in itself is something find extremely wonderful. Good images whenever you can visualise them.... Lagrasse, Languedoc, France
  • Slightly too early, but a nice set of colours none the less, Languedoc, France
  • A potentially boring night in colour, so flip the infrared switch and dive into a dream. This is a neutrally balanced IR shot, despite its reddish colour, Canal Du Midi, Languedoc, France
  • Umbrellas giving shade on the Canal Du Midi, Languedoc, France
  • Grikes and limestone pavement at Malham, North Yorkshire, England
  • Cotter Force near Applegate in North Yorkshire, England
  • Waterfall at West Burton, Yorkshire, England
  • Spring time, lying lazily in a field in Somerset, England
  • Beams of light and long shadows on a misty morning at dawn over the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK
  • Beams of light emanate from trees over the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK
  • Beams of light emanate from trees from Glastonbury Tor over the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK
  • Beams of light emanate from trees from Glastonbury Tor over the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK
  • I am sure I have seen these trees before... a wonderful golden dawn lights to tops of the morning mist... Somerset Levels
  • Where's my digital pencil sharpener? It almost looks like I took my 2B to this scene. Check out the Tuscany poplar trees, Somerset Levels, Italy.
  • Shot using a 500mm f4L 2xII and a 1.4xII on a 1DsIII, giving a grand total of 1400mm. I have some shots of the Eiffel Tower in the other direction (!) Although slightly lacking from overall bite, some extra sharpening sorted this and made for a very usable image. Somerset Levels, England, UK
  • St Mary's Lighthouse at sunrise, Whitely Bay, Newcastle, Northumberland
  • Another shot from Blea Tarn, who cares that the light is not so soft, especially when there are reflections like this to be had... Lake District, England, UK
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle looking remarkably biblical is some of the most intense side light I have seen, Lake District, England, UK
  • Another take on the Castlerigg scene, this time from a different direction. Had a great time talking to four Chinese students who were intrigued with my camera kit. Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District, England.
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle, lit by moonlight and hit with bursts from a walkabout with a sidelit flashgun to at a bit more dimension to the stones, Lake District, England
  • Hills behind Castlerigg Stone Circle caught in the crossfire, Lake District, England
  • Retreating light at the hills to the rear of Castlerigg Stone Circle, the shadow from the bottom of the image is headed upwards as the sun sinks beneath Catbells some four miles away... Lake District, England, UK
  • Pike fish viewed from above, Grasmere, Lake District, England, UK
  • Perfect autumn colours here at Grasmere, Lake District, England, UK
  • Impressive for dull flat light, Grasmere, Lake District, England, UK
  • Drenched in autumn colour at Grasmere, Lake District, England, UK
  • Colourful forest on the edge of the Great Langdales, The Langdale Pikes, Lake District, England, UK
  • Ice-cream colours that caught my eye after running back to the van. I took this from the car park, right next to the camper, Latrigg, Lake District, England, UK
  • Looking into the Newlands Valley from Latrigg, Keswick, Lake District, England, UK
  • Keswick from Latrigg Viewpoint, Lake District, England, UK
  • Makes me feel hungry just looking at it... Derwent Water, Lake District, England, UK
  • Cathedral Quarry, Lake District, England, UK
  • Bluebell woods in Micheldever, Hampshire, England
  • Dawn in Micheldever bluebell woodland in Hampshire, England
  • Dawn in a bluebell woodland in Hampshire, England
  • Dawn in Micheldever bluebell woodland in Hampshire, England
  • Autumn trees in the New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Autumn trees at Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, England
  • Morning fog over the Exe Valley at Haldon Forest, Exeter, Devon, England
  • Dead Oak, Powderham, devon, England
  • Well, I went out tonight, took some photos and processed the results in the same evening, just like the good old days. What a wonderful sunset it was. This is actually the first haybales shot I have taken at sunset and the only one I am happy with so far...
  • I tried using a grad for this, just out of curiosity - Hmm, that lasted 10seconds... this is an exposure blend of three images.... Slapton, South Devon, UK
  • Conversion of an old favourite, Curbar Edge, Peak District, Derbyshire, UK
  • Dull and grey in colour, this non-event sunset just sings in infrared. I am so excited about this medium I can hardly contain my excitement. Bampford Edge, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Sunrise at Mam Tor, Castleton, Derbyshire
  • Wonderful autumnal colours, shot at midday (well 11.30am), which I hope continues to deflate this whole cameras in bags 'golden hour' nonsense, Peak District, England, UK
  • One of my favourite hills in the Peak District, Parkhouse Hill, England, UK
  • Abandoned mill wheel at Curbar Edge, Peak District, Derbyshire
  • Sunset at Curbar Edge, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
  • Parkhouse Hill from Chrome Hill, captured on an infrared EOS 5D, Staffordshire, Peak District, England, UK
  • Chrome Hill, captured on an infrared EOS 5D, Staffordshire, Peak District, England, UK
  • Keep the colours in check with Lab Mode. Does a cold dawn like this actually look saturated? I dont think it does... Parkhouse Hill, Peak District, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • The Roaches, the Peak District, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • An apocalyptic end to an entire day shooting the Callinish Stone Circle in Callanais, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
  • Huge cumulous nimbus anvil heads east towards Stornoway, at the formidable Callanish Stone Circle, shot in infrared, Callanais, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
  • The formidable Callanish Stone Circle, shot in infrared, Callanais, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
  • The Quiraing on a particularly colourful sunrise, Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland
  • A hawthorn tree growing from a bank on The Quiraing on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
  • Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
  • Snow on the hillside of the Old Man of Storr, a famous rock feature on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • The Quiraing in spectacular side lighting, a twenty four mile rock ledge on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • Still reflections on the banks of Loch Cill Chriosd on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • A waterfall at Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • The Quiraing in spectacular side lighting, a twenty four mile rock ledge on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • Snow on the hillside of the Old Man of Storr, a famous rock feature on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • The Quiraing in spectacular side lighting, a twenty four mile rock ledge on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • Another one from Haytor Vale, slightly earlier than the portrait version... this has less direct light, but more colour...Haytor Vale, Dartmoor, Devon
  • The last two misty dawn shoots have yielded nothing to show for my efforts, that is until this morning. The fog was so unsettled that it completely engulfed the horizon and the diffused the sunlight to create this warm glow. This is the first good landscape taken with my new 70-300 f4-5.6L IS (bought for travel photography more than landscape work) and what an impeccable optic it is..... Haytor Vale, Dartmoor, Devon, England
  • Warm up for the big September mist-avel, this is my mornings frantic drive around the Dartmoor countryside looking for a good viewpoint. An absolutely beautiful purple hue as the reds reflected off the increasing fog... Haytor Vale, Dartmoor, Devon, UK
  • Well I went for a walk to Emsworthy Barn tonight and ended up with two rather pleasing infrared shots to say the least. God, I love IR, it's the most amazing medium and I thoroughly recommend to get a second body converted. I carry it with me all the time and most times I reach for it in the landscape before colour...
  • The same tree from the other side, it almost looks like a totally different place... Emsworthy Barn, Dartmoor
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The Dead at Night

A long since departed bristlecone pine tree, shot in moonlight on top of a 12000ft mountain top White Mountains, California


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