overdue update

Due to a recent life changing event I've been somewhat negligent of updating this blog and various other things on my to do list as I've acquired a new job... full time Dad, I still attempt to do all the other stuff but there has been a bit of a paradigm shift in priorities, thats not a complaint mind you.... :)

GUPS Charity auction

some of my images where selected for the prestigious annual GUPS charity auction which was held last night in the trendy westend bistro Firebird, with all proceeds going to the prince and princess of wales hospice.

more shots in the dark

Startrails above glasgow university and glasgow art galleries, on a night with the brightest full moon of the year... just missed the pole star tho.. maybe next time?

shots in the dark

trafic trails in the fog, charring cross glasgow,

Here's a shot of a dramatic thunderstorm taken last July in france near carrcassone

More startrails craighouse hill by Morningside in Edinburgh unlike the previous post which was taken with the legendary film that is fuji velvia 50 on a 6x6 yashica medium format camera,

this was my first foray into the digital technique which involves taking a sequence of 30 second exposures and then stacking and blending them in photoshop allowing the brightest parts of each individual image to shine through, the full technique is explained on Dan Newton’s blog here

http://www.liquidinplastic.com/2008/06/startrails/

this was taken over 40 minuets on a clear night with the moon acting as a light modifer adding detail to the foreground, this was supplemented by some hand held flash to add depth and create some dramatic shadows.

Happy new Year.... star trails over shepherds cottage, at Laggan in the scottish highlands, this was taken over two hours in 2008 and 2009, the startrails are caused by the rotation of earth relative to the position of the stars,