This shot took me a little while to set up exactly the way I wanted it - the lighting being the most time consuming as I knew exactly what I wanted to achieve and wasn't willing to move on before getting the shot in the bag.
It's by far one of my favourite black and white shots that I've ever taken and I think the patience paid off in the end.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Hummer
Porsche 930 Turbo Shoot
This is one image from a shoot I did in California of this modified Porsche 930 Turbo.
Image was taken at one of the old derelict buildings left over from world war 2 at the Marin Headlands not far from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Renault Clio Sport 197 Rig Shot
A recent rework of an old shot taken of the Renault Clio Sport 197 which was only just being released in the UK. I had the car for a number of days to write a test drive feature on it and shoot some pics for a UK car magazine and some local papers too.
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Beached
For these poor rocks there life of fun being thrown about in the sea off the coast of Mol Foirsgeo Beach on the Isle of Lewis has ended.
They now have to live out the rest of their lives lying stranded on the beach and hope that some tourist will take the time to lift them from the sand, carry them to the water and once again set them free.
Saturday, 24 October 2009
Stand Tall
On the Isle of Lewis when you are hunting for some standing stones the obvious place to visit is the more well known site at Calanais (Calanish) which always seems to draw a crowd come hail or shine, but if you drive up the North-West of the island towards Port Nis (Port Ness) you will find another set of standing stones known as Steinacleit.
They may not have the same impact to the eye that the Standing Stones of Calanish have, but when you take some time to look at just how large the stone circles are at Steincleit you get the impression that this is infact was the larger set of standing stones / stone circles on the island, but over the years has been pumelled by the weather and many of the stones have gave in along the way.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
The Long And Winding Road
One of the main highlights for myself and Mireille during our summer holidays has been that we do the entire trip in "the big chap", which is code for my 5.7 litre V8 engined Monaro.
Normal life in Germany sees Mireille driving her Corolla and me with either a company car or my 1.2 litre Corsa, so when it comes summer holiday time we like to have the little bit of extra comfort the Monaro provides.
Obviously it's great having that huge engine under the bonnet/lid too, but with us liking the highlands and islands for our normal holiday destinations there aint much point in even trying to open her up properly as there's more twists and turns than you'll find at a Friday night dance class.
I love this particular shot as you can see the road running off into the distance with the Monaro sitting there idling, just begging me to get back behind the wheel and see us disappear over the horizon in no time at all.
One other funny note is the comment that Mireille says every time she sits in the Monaro these days - "ok, so where are we going on holiday this time", it's always great fun being behind the wheel of the car and for now it remains as being the "fun" car while the others deal with the daily grind.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Ditch of Blood
After visiting the ruined remains of the Trinity Temple on North Uist we started to make our way back to the car.
This shot was taken about half way back towards the main road (just before crossing the wooden ramp which lets you cross the Ditch of Blood) and is a perfect example of why you shouldn't only shoot pictures in the particular direction you first look - the return over the path which had been trampled into the grassy hill looked simply stunning with the blue sky and fluffy clouds overhead.
One of my favourite photographs taken on North Uist.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)