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A Seeing Eye – A Chinese Cave
The action of water on a karst landscape creates peaks and towers above ground, often with caves below. South China is one of the world’s major karst landscapes, where caves […]
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Shooting Silhouettes
Before photography, the first silhouettes were made by cutting shapes from black paper. A French politician, Étienne de Silhouette (1709 – 1767) is invariably quoted as being the first person […]
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A Seeing Eye – Highlighting a Hibiscus 2014
At first sight, this appears to be a simple image of a red hibiscus. But if you look at the central staminal column, you will see it appears brighter than the petals. […]
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Spring wildlife in the Picos
Martin and I have never visited North Spain and we were eager to make a trip to explore the spring wildlife in the Picos. We knew it would be more […]
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Direct and diffused light
I am often asked what is my favourite lighting. Since no type of light suits all subjects, I don’t favour any particular one. However, soft diffused light gives stunning results […]