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Shot for the Day (09 September 2016)

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A shot from the archives.  This one was taken in Iceland when I cycle around the island.  I had made my way around the peninsula and had to back track through the mountains.  Ahead of me, the clouds loomed ominously above the range I had to cycle through.  Needless to say, I was soaked in the mother of all storms.

Just over a week later, I was on the other side of the island.  The omnipresent clouds parted momentarily as I passed an abandoned house.  Soon afterwards, the rain fell and the clouds closed in.  If you can overlook the bad weather (these were taken in the height of the Icelandic summer) and the relentless winds, cycling around this rock in the middle of the Atlantic was a fantastic expedition.

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Shot for the Day (04 September 2016)

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Gothenburg river in Sweden

Last week I was in Gothenburg for business as is usual in my role.  After work, I headed over to the south side of the river to grab some end of day shots.  This one is of the north side, called Lindholmen, where our new office is located.

This version really does not do the shot justice as this is the result of stitching 5 images together and cropping some of the scene to either side of the image.

Shot for the Day (01 September 2016)

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Walking between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton over the weekend, in south Devon, I spotted this interesting rocky outcrop.  The sun was beginning to drop to my right and threw an captivating shaft of light across the scene.  The tide was washing close to the top of my Wellington boots and I had a camera bag full of kit precariously balanced on the rocks next to me.  I had just enough time to grab a couple of shots before having to clamber up the rocks.  Definitely worth it.

Shot for the Day (22 August 2016)

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Last weekend, the UK was battered with gale force winds and heavy rain.  I headed down to Sidmouth in Devon to try and capture some of nature’s drama.  The first shot was from a rock jetty by the sea. I used a Little Stopper, which caused an interesting colour cast in the image.  The sea was a deep red from the churned up sea bed.

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I move along the beach to grab this shot of the waves breaking against the concrete causeway.  The evening sun was behind me but the clouds to the east reflected the evening glow, behind the crashing waves.

Shot for the Day (17 August 2016)

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I was almost at the hotel after a long drive to Death Valley from Los Angeles,when I spotted this scene.  It was insanely hot, well over 40 degrees Celsius but Death Valley is such a fascinating place, I had to stop and grab a couple of shots before sunset.

The shot above was moments before the sun dropped behind a cloud.  The one below was a little later, as the sky was lit up with the afterglow.

I heartily recommend a trip to Death Valley to anyone.  Just a word of warning.  Make sure you have a car with air conditioning and that you can handle temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius as it hit 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7 degrees Celsius the following day).

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Shot for the Day (15 August 2016)

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Half an hour after the previous entry was taken, the Hong Kong skyline looked like this. Long exposure (16 seconds) has softened the water and sky.  This was also taken from Kowloon, southwards towards Hong Kong island.  Definitely one of my favourite places on earth.

Which cityscape would you photograph if you could choose anywhere to be?

Shot for the Day (11 August 2016)

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A few years ago, I was in the US to shoot a TV commercial for VW.  I took a couple of days out after 5 days of filming and wondered over to Death Valley.  I was incredibly lucky to be there as the weather turn from bone dry to stormy.  This is a short while before the heavens open and flooded many of the roads in the National Park.

Shot for the Day (09 August 2016)

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Whilst out one evening in Devon, I was walking along the Jurassic coastline when the light made me stop in my tracks.  Using a Lee Filter Big Stopper, I softened the rolling waves into silky smooth wisps, lapping against the groyne.

As the light changed, the waves became ever more energetic.  Soon, the pinky orange hues gave way to the grey blues post sunset, making the whole scene feel palpably colder.

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