It’s a bit of a trek for us from Sussex to Swanage – 2.5 hours on a good day – but it’s a brilliant place to take underwater photos. We set off early in order to be in with a chance of getting parked on the pier which is a far easier option than using…
Author: Rob
Software engineer turned underwater photographer and marine enthusiast
Photographing the Neowise Comet
If you haven’t yet seen it on it’s journey past our planet, now is the time to get to a dark area and take a photograph of Comet Neowise or to give it it’s proper name, Comet C/2020 F3. The comet was at it’s brightest a few days ago as it reached it’s closest approach…
How to Find an Image on the Internet
Prompted by a recent thread in a photography group on social media… I just saw an image posted in a Facebook group where the photographer couldn’t recall where it’d been taken. It’s recognisable shape made me think there would be other photos of it online. I decided to see what I could find. I used…
Return to the Beach
As I was standing on the beach yesterday, I was already planning a return trip in the evening.The local beach is really quite dark at night. A single security light on the beach cafe shines out whenever someone goes close but it goes off again within a couple of minutes.A 15 second exposure while this…
Creating a Long Exposure Image
Motivation from Facebook?! I find Facebook great for lots of things. The way it prompts me to get off my backside and go and take some photos is one! I’ve been reluctant due to the pandemic recently but this felt like a safe enough exercise. I told myself I’d stay well away from other people…
Yellow Trumpetfish Panorama
I’m always second guessing myself when I take an image like this… it’s experimental and I feel I should keep the progress to myself until I’ve absolutely mastered the techniques. However, in this instance, I think it’s safe to say I had forgotten that I’d even done this experiment until I was wandering through my…
Astro Photography Tutorial
As a kid I was always fascinated by the night sky and these days, I’m obsessed with taking photos of the stars. Although I live in the UK where there’s changable weather and a lot of light-pollution, I’ve found it’s still possible to capture images of the MilkyWay. I’ve shared quite a few Astro photos…
LRPS!
After several weeks of preparation, and a little last minute panic, both Pash and I managed to pull together a panel of 10 images each which we submitted to the Royal Photographic Society judges at the Photography Show at the NEC this weekend.It was a well organised and rather formal affair. Panels of 10 images…
Black and White Challenge
I was asked to give a talk at the February meeting of the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP).Some time back there was a Black and White Challenge on facebook – the idea was to post 1 black and white image a day for 5 days. I took up the challenge but at the time I couldnt…
Storrington Camera Club Presentation
Tonight I was delighted to present some of my work to a group of enthusiastic photographers and friends at the Storrington Camera Club. The club meets on alternate Thursdays at 7:30 and it was well attended tonight. Preceding me, Chris West and Liz Barber gave an interesting talk about the procedures and benefits of joining the Royal…
