I wanted to convey the cosiness of a candlelight dinner party but the animated state of everyone made capturing a moment without blur difficult. Not that blur is a bad thing but not what I thought wanted for this image. Later when working with the image I decided I wanted the guests to be indistinct […]

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At first I thought this flower was the Scots Thistle, the national Scottish flower. I was incorrect, or was I? Looking more closely I discovered that this thistle is actually Spear Thistle, Cirsium vulgare. This is where the entomology and history of this plant becomes confusing. Most references I came across to the Scots Thistle […]

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There has been quite a lot of discussion lately about the use of vignetting as an artistic tool. Originally the vignette was a technically undesired featured of an image caused by limitations in optics during capture, printing or both. An unintended but desirable side effect was to draw attention into the middle of the image. […]

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This old car had been hidden away for years and was only just discovered before Christmas. I can’t help wonder at its story and how it came to be where it is today. Not just how it came to be where it is now but from the very ores mined from the ground from which […]

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After the sun dips below the horizon the sky transitions through beautiful hues before becoming black and filling with stars. Throw in some dramatic cloud and a bright waxing crescent moon and this the delightful evening we enjoyed. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 384, Afterglow’ 15s f/11 ISO100 15mm

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