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Winter - trees and sunset

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Sunsets are probably one of the most popular photographic subjects, and I guess that I have my fair share too.  A few of my sunsets have proven very popular with calendar publishers, but generally sunsets don’t sell that often.  So, this week I’m highlighting an image I took many years ago and which has just sold for the first time.  Licenced through Alamy, it is being used as a greetings card.  I spotted this stand of trees near home and knew there was potential for a good picture given some nice light.  A setting sun dropping into a bank of fog and some snow were the final ingredients.

If you would like to licence this picture then click on this winter sunset link.

Winter, trees and sunset View my other stock images of sunsets.

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Scot-image update

Friday, March 14th, 2008

PhotoShelter have added a few neat features, some of which I have incorporated into Scot-image.  Most noticeable will be the larger thumbnail images, increased from 100 to 160 pixels.  A less obvious but useful new feature is the gallery flash slide-show.  Here’s an example slide-show from my Vatersay gallery. Finally, PhotoShelter have tweaked the gubbins (IT tech term) and speeded up display times.

Blackrock Cottage & Buachaille Etive Mor

Friday, February 29th, 2008

One of my favourite places in Scotland just has to be Buachaille Etive Mor on the edge of Rannoch Moor.  From just about all angles, time of day or season you can find a good shot (its a superb view from the top too!).  Blackrock Cottage is a popular foreground and this image, taken in the warm morning light of late summer, was licenced for use in an educational book in Japan.

If you would like to licence this picture then click on this Blackrock Cottage link. 

Blackrock Cottage and Buachaille Etive Mor View my other stock images of Blackrock Cottage and Buachaille Etive Mor.

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Drystone dyker

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The sale of the week this time around is this self portrait!  Yes, I used to be a drystone dyker (or waller for those south of the border) and earned my living for a decade practicing this fine rural craft.  Hopefully, I can still remember how to do it as I’m about to start landscaping our new garden!  The image was licenced via Alamy for a magazine sold in South Africa.  For anyone interested in learning more about drystone dyking visit the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.

If you would like to view other photos of drystone dyking, or licence this picture, then click on the image. 

Drystone dyker A drystone waller repairing a wall.

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Like painting the Forth Rail Bridge

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Well, not anymore!  When the present paint job is completed in 2012 the world famous Forth Rail Bridge should not need painting for another 25 years, perhaps even as long as another 40 years, thus putting an end to the meaning of the phrase “like painting the Forth Rail Bridge”

The Forth Rail Bridge is an iconic image of Scotland.  For the photographer, the bridge’s structure and colour make it a great subject, and when viewed against either the sunrise or sunset it is quite stunning.

Click the pictures below to find Rights Managed, high-resolution photographs of the Forth Rail Bridge, ready for instant licencing and download.

Painting the Forth Rail Bridge Painting the Forth Rail Bridge. View from North Queensferry.

Forth Rail Bridge Forth Rail Bridge.

Superfast Ferry, Forth Rail Bridge The Forth Rail Bridge from the Superfast Ferry.

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Torridon

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Scottish sales are back in the fore this week again.  Most notable were three pictures of Torridon licenced for use in a tourist brochure, all of them autumn shots.  This illustrates well the forward planning and lead-in times for many publications.  On that basis then, it will be Christmas soon!  This image, with its chocolate box colours, was one of them.

If you would like to licence this picture then click on the image. 

Beinn Eighe in Torridin Beinn Eighe in Torridon.

View my other stock images of Torridon.

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Luxembourg City

Friday, February 8th, 2008

As you would expect, its the Scottish images that form the backbone of my business but pictures from many trips over recent years provide a steady income.  This week has seen a flurry of sales from overseas destinations such as Slovenia, Northern Cyprus, Belfast, and this one from Luxembourg.  It’s an image of a beautiful stained glass window depicting the Luxembourg City skyline and it is found in the city’s Gare Centrale .

Click the picture below to licence this image at Alamy.

luxembourg_city.jpg Stained glass window of Luxembourg City skyline. 

See my other stock images of Luxembourg City at Alamy.

See my stock images of Luxembourg outside the City at Alamy.

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Roundabout with traffic.

Friday, February 1st, 2008

I have one picture of a roundabout and it was licenced this week!  For a good fee too, via Alamy.  I had been shooting the Edinburgh skyline at first light from Salisbury Crags a couple of years ago and was about to pack up and head for a coffee when I spotted this roundabout.  It just seemed a clean graphical image.  Its no snap though - the camera was tripod mounted and I waited 20 minutes or so for two cars to appear in position.

Click the picture below to licence this image at Alamy.

Roundabout with traffic Roundabout with traffic.

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Website updated

Friday, February 1st, 2008

A new version of scot-image has just been released!  Rather than migrate the site into WordPress I decided it would be easier to rewrite the old site using the wordpress theme.  A days worth of trial and error coding later and it was finished.  I hope you like it!

I’ve still to add a few more images to the home page and for some reason the pixellated effect slide show doesn’t work in Firefox.  Another day!

If you spot any mistakes, broken links, etc., please let me know.  Thanks.

Glasgow - the Squinty Bridge

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

One of the most interesting areas in Glasgow at the moment is along the Clyde at Pacific Quay.  In the news recently was the Clyde Arc bridge, nicknamed the “Squinty Bridge”, which was closed due to a snapping cable hanger and the subsequent discovery of another crack.  The bridge will be closed for some time.  Along the river bank on Pacific Quay is the new BBC Scotland Headquarters and the rather more interesting Glasgow Science Centre.  You can cross the river by the Bell’s Bridge here to take a closer look at the “Armadillo” building and the impressive Finnieston Crane.

Click the pictures below to find Rights Managed, high resolution photographs taken along Pacific Quay in Glasgow, ready for instant licensing and download.

Squinty Bridge and River Clyde, Glasgow The Clyde Arc or “Squinty Bridge” and River Clyde, Glasgow.

Finnieston Crane and the Clye Arc The Finnieston Crane and the Clyde Arc, Glasgow.

Glasgow Science Center Glasgow Science Center.

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