Photography

Northumberland

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I was out of town last week.  To improve my skills as a photographer I decided to go on a One2One workshop with the british photographer Steve Gosling. He was one of the instructors on the PhaseOne Iceland PODAS last year, and I got good advice from him during that workshop.

Steve specializes in producing contemporary landscape images, a type of photography which is different from my usual modus operandi. I tend to concentrate on details and smaller parts rather than the broader view; landscape photography tends to baffle me and my landscape images often reflect this.

Occasionally I manage to produce a landscape image that looks half decent. But I wanted to learn more and be able to make an image and say "I wanted that there", which does not happen often with my landscape photographies, rather than "hey, that looks cool". So I decided that I needed some help and turned to Steve Gosling for guidance.

Embleton Bay north of Dunstanburgh Castle, just before sunrise.

Oslo Opera House

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A couple of days ago I went downtown to visit the Oslo Opera House to make a few shots. The building designed by the architect firm Snøhetta (Wikipedia or company site) has quickly become popular destination for tourist visiting Oslo. The images for this panorama are taken from the end of the footbridge leading from the Central Station to the Opera House. The footbridge will be removed soon as the road beneath it has been closed.

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More clear Ice

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As I have mentioned in my posts from the PhaseOne PODAS workshop in Iceland, I am fascinated by clear ice. I came across this block of ice which someone had cut from a frozen lake and hauled out of the water. Some ice swimmers I guess. Viewing the ice from above it looked opaque and filled with tiny air bubbles, but the cross section is just great.

Seaside

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Back again after being more or less offline for various reasons over the past week. Here is an image I shot last summer. I enjoy the winter season and the light we get around mid winter, but I have to admit that I am looking forward to the summer season now.