This was taken after a lovely walk on my favourite beach. These two little girls were busily building a sandcastle when a wave came and washed away most of their hard work as often happens. Although this looks warm it was quite chilly but being kids they were...
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over a hill
During the golden hour, I came across a vineyard bordering a pine woods, and had to stop for a quick shoot.Its a simple two texture combo, Caramel Soft (full blur) with the soft light setting @ opacity 92%.Necropolis again with soft light @ 100% opacity and fill @...
Accumulation
Another rediscovered shot taken in my basement studio, an accumulation of beach treasures.Since the original was fairly dark but had good lighting I decided on a fairly "light" approach when processing and just added texture to give the photo a little more depth.I...
nights backcloth
Whilst driving home from Carcassonne one blustery day last January,I came across this tree nursery, growing on the banks of a flooding river near our famous Olive Oil factory, the Coopérative Oléicole L'Oulibo, Bize-MinervoisThe setting sun lit up these trees like a...
Windswept
These trees are a feature of the coast in the beautiful Catlins area in the south of New Zealand. The wind comes off the sea and sculpts the trees to these wonderfully surreal shapes.I processed this fairly lightly with Soft Caramel soft light 67% , Bruised Saffron...
Harvest Tractor
One for the guys?Found in the corner of a field, this retro tractor seemed abandoned but probably wasn't. I was struck by its white hand painted bonnet. If you look closer at the 'before' image, you'll see I've removed a white twig from the bottom right, as it was...
Baby Blues
Another photo shoot with the forget-me-nots, flowers are so much easier to photograph than people :-)This was taken with my macro lens and cropped square.I processed it using Tarte Tatin at overlay 22 % and Pompeii Stucco at Screen 40% I used a layer mask to remove...
Last snow
For this misty winter farm-track scene I used;Apple blush @ Vivid light - Opacity 37% Fill 34%Grosgrain @ Hard Light - Opacity 27%, Fill 28%Caramel soft @ Opacity 86%, Fill 100%
Patong beach in Phuket
To spice up this Thai beach landscape I used just one Flypaper texture,Apple Crumble @ Full Blur filter mode and Overlay @ 82%.This resort was badly damaged by the tsunami several years ago.Many locals and visitors lost their lives. Patong in Phuket, pictured above...
Stormy Sea
Anyone who follows my photos will know I love walking on the beach and we're so lucky here to have so many readily accessible beaches nearby. This was taken on a stormy day back in May when there was a dramatic big surf and stormy sky. The original photo included the...