Rachael Talibart: Storm over Nantucket
This was my first experience of shooting lightning. The constant barrage of impressive arcs over two, battery-draining hours made it hard not to capture at least one strike. I was delighted to have...
View ArticleKaren Frenkel: Camusdarach Beach
Camusdarach Beach near Morar, N.W. Scotland. This is a beautiful beach and it’s no wonder it was used as the setting for the film Local Hero. Here the sun is setting over the distinctive islands of...
View ArticleAstrid McGechan: Beech Trees
The famous Beech Tree Avenue in Dorset is an impressive sight to behold. I visited during autumn in the hope of catching some colours. But it was the regimented lines along the road and the shapes of...
View ArticleMichela Griffith: What Lies Beneath II
It seems hard to believe that this image was made last April. This winter has been so mild that we haven’t even had a proper covering of snow, but in 2013 it was not so much the quantity as the way...
View ArticleMarianthi Lainas: Light Reflected
The lighthouse at New Brighton is an extremely popular subject for photographers and it dominates the skyline. It’s also a challenge to make new and hopefully interesting compositions, so on this...
View ArticleSusan Brown: Abengoa Solar
I have been to Spain recently and wrote to Abengoa Solar to ask permission to take pictures. I was very lucky as they only let very few people in and I had a guide for several hours. Had I known I was...
View ArticleAnnabell Willis: Lumsdale Light
I travelled up to the Lumsdale Valley on a very overcast summer day after the very heavy rains in 2012 to look for some possible ideas, and wasn’t disappointed with the water levels. Near the top of...
View ArticleAngie Latham: Golden Light on Loch Leven
After a day of heavy rain suddenly the clouds broke on the horizon and the evening sun bathed the loch in intense golden light for a few minutes. The Pap of Glencoe is still shrouded in low cloud. We...
View ArticleJeanie Lazenby: The Tree
There used to be an annual gathering of photographers at the Rowardennan Youth Hostel on the eastern bank of Loch Lomond each autumn. This tree is about half way up the road to the youth hostel and...
View ArticleCheryl Hamer: Sunrise at Mam Tor
‘Sunrise, Mam Tor’ – this is a classic shot, but no less beautiful for that. Doesn’t it just lift your soul when you make the effot to get up very early (this was June!) and the light rewards you?...
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