More nature photography...

Back on the nature theme this week...


We saw these guys in Peru - I love the way the red in their beaks set off the detail in the whole photo.

This next one wasn't quite what I hoped - it's not exactly original so I'm sure you get the idea of what I was aiming for! We're off to Africa in a few months, so hopefully I'll get a better shot then. I think it is a great excuse to get a teleconverter!

Leave only footprints

First things first: I'm going to try and update this blog every Monday... it may be just for me, but if you are interested, have a look on Tuesday mornings! Otherwise, there is always the option of subscribing the the RSS feed - the link it right at the bottom of this page.

OK, so on to the photos. I know it is a bit of a corny line, but the old eco-traveller's motto is my title for this first shot - just a bit of fun from one of our desert trips. Egypt maybe? I'm not too sure.

This next one was taken during our last trip to Morocco - we were having tea with a Nomad family after a long day hiking. My feet were feeling it, but our host's shoes brought it all into perspective pretty quickly! I had to be pretty quick with this one to make sure I didn't cause offence by taking the photo - I'm glad I got it though - it always gets me smiling when I see it.

Toucan

Some colour to brighten the day. This is one of many Toucans we saw in the bird sanctuary near Igazu Falls, on the Brazilian side of the falls. This one seemed to love having his picture taken almost as much as I enjoyed taking it!

Reflections

I thought I'd continue the theme of reflections a little. The first shot was taken at Battersea Power Station, one of my favourite London landmarks. I'm sure I'll end up posting some of my shots of the power station itself - I've spend many days snapping away at the grand, crumbling hulk of a building.

The second one is a little further afield - the floating reed islands in Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia. I love the way the beautiful traditional reed huts and boats grab the eye initially, and how the modern dingy and tin sheds slowly emerge. It does reflect their lifestyle well - people do still live on the floating reed islands in the traditional way, but modern influences are creeping in everywhere.

The not-so-murky depths

OK, so I'm kinda being cheeky here, but I thought I'd start with a good one :) This was one of two pics that I submitted to TNT for their weekly Hotshots competition - and I was lucky enough to have this chosen as the winner a few weeks ago.

I captured this image in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. I was on a boardwalk, at the end of a great day wandering among the amazingly beautiful lakes and cascades, when I caught a glimpse of this submerged boat in the corner of my eye. I didn't have my kit with me, but I did have Michelle's IXUS800IS, which did an amazing job. It was a point and shoot camera, s there was nothing technically difficult about this shot, but I think that I got the composition just right... I'm really happy with it.

Welcome!

Welcome!

The plan is to use this blog as a journal of my photographic exploits. I'm going to post a few photos at a time from my existing portfolio to get things started, then hopefully I'll be able to begin posting freshly taken shots - who knows, maybe this blog will help inspire / motivate me to get out there with my camera...I don't know why I don't get out more often, I really love it when I do.

Let me know your thoughts - feedback / tips / (constructive) criticism all appreciated :)