I used to make a point of closeup nature photos, simplifying the complexity of plant structure down to a few...
Caithness Holiday Day 4: when a forest is not a wood
Sometimes I have to tell it like it is. Dunnet Forest is one of the least pleasant collections of trees...
Birks of Aberfeldy
A few weeks ago, I spent a happy Saturday afternoon strolling around the Birks of Aberfeldy, testing the newly acquired...
Sun behind clouds
Helios 58mm f/2 lens wide open but with a pinhole drilled in the lens-cap, giving an effective aperture of about...
Perth close-ups: floral colour
The last in a short series of photos from a stroll around Perth. These are all processed slightly differently from...
Perth: floral closeups: arty oddities
Two scenes caught my eye on a stroll around the town. First, leaves basking in the proper sunlight of a...
Perth: floral closeups: lines
Part two of a lunchtime stroll around Perth - floral closeups, a study in sprays of lines filling the frame....
Perth: around the South Inch
When in doubt, grab one old manual prime lens, stick it on the camera and go for a stroll around...