As I go about my business at the bottom of these arcane structures I can’t but help feel a sense of being trapped down here. During the day there may be blue skies or clouds. At night stars or nothing at all. There is no light above this rabbit hole. Freedom lies in a torturous […]
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Branchial Fire
Our most common nudibranch (sea slug) Ceratosoma brevicaudatum is a beautiful creature. It is very hard to capture all of its detail in a single image due to its size and the depth of field challenges of macro imaging. This rear view end shows the detail and complexity of its branchial plume, the organ it […]
Read MoreThe Twilight Zone
There’s a certain time of the evening; long enough after sunset for the twinkle of street lights and and transmission towers; not yet late enough for the first stars to appear. A time when silhouettes are backed by the fading blue hues of the day tinged with green, orange and grey. Welcome to the twilight […]
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Trapped behind a protective screen or a caged treasure? Constrained indoors does not mean no photo opportunities. There’s always something interesting to create with objects, light and imagination. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Caged Treasure’ 0.4s f/22 ISO100 100mm
Read MoreMarble Vision
What can you do with a mobile phone and a marble? … This! If I told you the image conveyed the book cover of a collection of short stories by one of my favourite writers you might just be able to work it out. The author’s name appears across the top while the collection title […]
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