HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Its only relatively recently I have seen infrared photography and I love it!  The post apocalyptic look you get when using a infrared filter for your camera and long shutter speeds is something I really like the look of.  The art of capturing invisible light images is quite difficult and my Canon 550D has a large IR (infrared) block filter which makes taking infrared photos near impossible but I am thinking about getting the IR filter removed because I want to be taking photos like these ones I have found on the web.

Infrared Images

All sourced from Google images

Walk About

On a recent walk I noticed a white bird flying with a grey heron.  It was a bit smaller then the grey yet not small enough to be a little egret and Great egrets are very seldom spotted in the UK..  I have never seen a egret in Britain before, I know they get them further south but I wasn't expecting to see one in Thirsk!  My photos a bit poor but they were flying a fair distance away and couldn't get any closer disappointingly.  A good spot never the less.

Grey Heron

Fighting Bulls

Cascading Water

fungi

Fungi

Egret

Gray squirrel

Winter Robin

Its gonna be a long way baby..

Halloween

Halloween is nearly here and I took a photo of myself in my mask for a fancy dress do we are going to using just candle light and a remote control then playing with the exposure and highlights.  Really like the shadowing on the contours of the mask...  Spooky :)

My Halloween mask

Environmental photo 2011 winner

The Environmental photo of the year awards have taken place recently organized by the London based Chartered institution of water and Environmental management in conjunction with The National Geographic.  This year there were over 10,000 photos submitted double the amount of last year from 105 different countries. The overall winning photo this year "Homeless" by Hong Kong photographer Chan Kwok Hung is one of those photos that really cements the old saying that "A picture speaks a thousand words"  The two boys live with there Grandmother on a scrapyard in Kathmandu  Nepal..  A truly heart wrenching, thought provoking photograph.    


See the rest of the winning photos from the competition by clicking on the link below.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/pictures/111027-best-nature-pictures-2011-environment-animals-science

"Homeless" by Chan Kwok Hung

prickly

Great Grey Owl

Lanterns

Peacock Butterfly

Lucky Toad

Snow Bull

Martian Land Ears

Nursery Gardens Kingfisher

Little Owl

Love this photo!  I have used this one on the front of my business cards.  I took it on our honeymoon in the Maldives.  The dark heart shaped leaf floating in the crystal blue water will always remind me of  a truly unforgettable experience my wife and I shared together. 

Studio Shoot

These were taken during a studio session I participated in recently. 

Beverley Marwood

These are a few shots taken on one of our walks around where we live.  I love the effect of over exposing some photos and really getting stuck in with the shadowing and the contrast.  I think the extreme colouring on the fungi and dandelion make for a more interesting and deeper photo.

Fly Agaric fungi

Dandelion head

My Wife Emma in the foreground and Emily in the background

Here's a few photos from a recent wedding I did.  I love the black and white ones, editing into monochrome really makes things stand out and clarifies the subjects mood and feelings.  The dawn photo I took the morning of my brothers wedding in Crake North Yorkshire, don't think I have ever seen a more stunning start to a day.

Lisa and Andrews Wedding

Lisa and Andrews Wedding

Lisa and Andrews Wedding

Lisa and Andrews Wedding

Lisa and Andrews Wedding

Wedding Flowers

Wedding Flowers and Garter