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Shot for the day (01 APRIL 2025)

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Christmas 2024 in Hong Kong in Kowloon looking wouth at Victoria Island.

I went for a wonder with my camera for the afternoon and jumped off the Star Ferry when I arrived in Kowloon. Looking back at the ferry with the iconic city skyline behind is always a treat.

As the evening rolled in, I sat by the side of the water, close to the ferry port and shot Hong Kong with the waxing crescent moon hanging in the sky above One IFC.

I also took various panoramas, that I stitched together from multiple images, which I will share next time.

Shot for the day (31 March 2025)

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One from a couple of year back of Aymer Cove, in South Devon.

The evening had the right mix of cloud and low sun, so I was able to grab this long exposure of the waves wrapping around a solitary rock jutting out of the beach.

I am planning to start using more film cameras again, as there is something incredibly satisfying about the slower, more deliberate shooting style that medium format B&W film demands. That and the fact that it is way more expensive to shoot, develop and scan film means that as a practitioner, you need to be more considered in your shooting approach.

Shot for the Day (28 November 2022)

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Mallorca at dawn

Dawn in Mallorca in the summer of 2021.

This is a favourite location of mine in Mallorca. A boat docks at the end of the pier around sunrise and these were the last people who disembarked.

I love the backdrop of the sun haning in the sky above the couple. It was already a warm dawn and within 30 minutes, the temperature was almost 30 degrees.

Shot for the Day (05 September 2020)

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Earlier this year, I was fortunately enough to spend some time in Mallorca. Each morning I arose well before dawn to seek out new places to shoot.

On this day, I headed south to a place called Can Picafort. On the beach, there are several installations of sculptures by Joan Bennàssar.

I found an interesting selection of sculptures towards the southern end of the town, close to the main beach. This image is looking north towards Alcudia, as the sun rose in the east, to my right.

Shot for the Day (10 September 2019)

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Decided to try a new project based around London scenery as I do not currently have much opportunity to get out of town very often. Last Saturday evening, I found a wonderful, elevated platform that I had almost completely to myself for a couple of hours at the end of the day.

The scene above was of a tall shop that Tower Bridge opened up for. It came through, did the U-turn shown in this image and then sailed back down river towards the Channel, or is it North Sea?

The reason the boat in this shot looks a little like a toy is because I was using a tilt-shift lens.

Shot for the Day (15 September 2018)

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At the end of my time in Cornwall and Devon this summer, I drove to a place called Sandymouth, a few miles north of Bude in north east Cornwall. The beach is a photographer’s Mecca, with rocks, sand, cliffs and westerly facing, so fantastic for end of day shots.

The tide was very high the day I visited and I would like to return when it has receded further, exposing more rocks and some sand.

Shot for the Day (2 September 2018)

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Whilst in Cornwall, I visited a lovely little beach called Spit beach Par, just to the west of St Austell. To the right of where the footpath arrives at the beach, is a lovely expanse of sand. However, to the left, is this interesting, rocky area.

The evening when I was there, a local camera group were out in force, which did not surprise me as it was a great spot. The time of year to shoot the beach would probably be in the winter, when the setting sun would be more out to sea instead of over the land, as you can see in the image below.

Shot for the Day (10 February 2018)

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Taken on a summer’s evening in the northern fjords of Norway as the sun was dropping in the skies. Being north of the Arctic Circle, it did not drop much lower than in this image, holding the lovely golden tones for a prolonged period. Although this was mid summer (early July), the snow had only just melted 2-3 weeks prior.

Shot for the Day (27 September 2016)

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I have visited Iceland a few times.  This was from my most recent trip there, when I cycled round the island.  This was one of the rare days when it did not rain.  I was around 300km east of Reykjavik when I took this shot.  The wind was with me that day and I covered over 100 miles.

This next shot was a couple of days out of Egilsstaðir, close to Hoffell if I recall correctly.  Just a mile or two away from the road where I was cycling, was this the view I was treated to, of a glacier positioned on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park.

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