Monthly Archives: November 2010

Anatomy of the Magic Hour

You won’t see me choosing too many iconic shots as my landscape photograph of the month on flickr but that’s what I’ve done for December. During five days at Glencoe, there was only a 24 hour period where it was … Continue reading

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Looking to the Past For Inspiration

I’ve now had the opportunity to visit London three times over the past year. I must admit that as great a city London is, after weeks exploring the magnificent landscapes of Scotland, I’m a little spent creatively and lacking in … Continue reading

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New Friends, Landscape Photographer of the Year and the latest National Geographic Book

MHT recently lobbed back into sunny London, which felt almost tropical after Edinburgh and Scotland. It’s the last leg of the journey before returning home to Australia. Along the way it’s been great to meet up with some people I … Continue reading

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A Promise

As I mentioned on my last post, the last stop on the way back to Edinburgh was the Trossachs where I stayed overnight at Aberfoyle, a delightful town that serves as a good base for exploring the area. It was … Continue reading

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Photographic Yield and a Report From Scotland

I’m on the penultimate day of MHT’s tour of Scotland’s finest landscapes. Starting in Perthshire to photograph the autumn foliage, the trip also included the mountains of rainy Glencoe, the rounded peaks of the Cairngorms, the mysterious Isle of Sky … Continue reading

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Neither Doom Nor Gloom

There are certain locations that every landscape photographer aspires to visit. Namibia, with its giant red sand dunes and eerie dead vlei, is one such location. MHT, heading into the final stretch of the Scotland leg of our trip is … Continue reading

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Not a Postcard from Scotland

Not exactly a postcard view but I think it sums up photography in Scotland pretty well. The MHT tour of Scotland is into the second week and coping with the persistent deluges of rain has occupied most of our time. … Continue reading

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