an online magazine edited by Jo Woolf
To celebrate the summer solstice on 21st June, I thought I'd share some of our favourite sunrise photographs from around the UK. The word solstice come from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still); in the Northern hemisphere, this is the moment when the sun reaches the highest … [Read more...]
In March, we took the ferry over to Mull from Oban, and had a wonderful day exploring the northern part of the island. On our return journey, a Lesser Black-backed Gull was hitching a ride on the ferry. Colin was enjoying taking photos of him as he rode around in the air of the slipstream and … [Read more...]
We've spent a lot of time around the harbours of various places... Oban, Ullapool, Mallaig... and even more time walking or driving around the beautiful coastline of Scottish islands. These lovely photos of fishing boats are just a few of our favourites. Some of them are still in regular … [Read more...]
Chris Sansom explains how he obtained these stunning images of Janet's Foss, a waterfall near Malham in North Yorkshire... Shot 1: A 4 minute exposure at f/16, using the Canon 550D. The 17 mm angle wasn't quite as wide as I would have liked, but it still gave a nice view of the falls and … [Read more...]
Lighthouses are necessarily located in some of the most windswept, sea-scoured landscapes on Earth - but also the most dramatically beautiful. I hope you’ll enjoy this photographic tour which takes you from Land’s End to Port Ness on the Isle of Lewis. We’ve never set out to create a … [Read more...]
All these images were taken by Colin Woolf, at Machir Bay on Islay. The camera was a Nikon D300, with a range of lenses: Pic 1: 24-70 mm lens, 1/6400 sec at f8 Pic 2: 70-200 mm lens, 1/8000 sec at f8 Pic 3: 70-200 mm lens, 1/8000 sec at f8 Pic 4: 70-200 mm … [Read more...]
A series of interesting images taken by Verity Woolf. Verity says... These images were taken on a Nikon FM2 film camera, with coloured gels over the top to add the orange colour. This series was all about trying to create an almost film-like setting - I used what I saw in front of me, but I … [Read more...]
Colin Woolf took these firework shots with an ordinary compact camera, set on the normal exposure setting... and by holding the camera as still as possible. The trees in the foreground add a surreal quality. Colin says: “The ‘fireworks’ setting on the camera was troublesome because I … [Read more...]
Verity Woolf and Chris Sansom of Sansom Photography have been very busy this summer, photographing weddings at some wonderful venues up and down the country. Here's a slideshow of images from three of their recent weddings. Amy and Mike Barber, who were married in North Yorkshire... Rebecca and … [Read more...]
by Verity Woolf Machir Bay, Islay - December 2009 We decided to take a trip to the beach when these large storm clouds and strong winds came from nowhere. The contrast between the light-coloured sand and the sky was so impressive. The photograph was taken with a wide angle lens because I wanted … [Read more...]
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