Durham I

The view from the cloisters of Durham Cathedral, used extensively in the Harry Potter films. A three exposure HDR image captured with a Canon EOS 500D and 10-22 mm EF-S f3.5/4.5 lens. Processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

London XXII

A view across the River Thames towards the City of London, the main financial district. A three exposure HDR image captured with a Canon EOS 500D and 18-55 mm kit lens. Processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Newcastle I

I am super happy, I now own the Canon EF-S 10-22 mm f/3.5-4.5. I have wanted this lens for such a long time; having always felt that the kit 18-55 lens was never wide enough for my style. So here is my first shared shot with the wide angle. This is the 'Angel of the North' sculpture found on the outskirts of Newcastle (next to the A1). The sculpture is 20 metres tall and has a 'wingspan' of 54 metres. I really wasn't standing far away from the sculpture and easily got it to fit in the shot. The slight distortion in the wings will be due to being slightly off centre. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Brighton V

A shot from a few years back now (maybe in 2009/2010). This is the famous Brighton Pavilion. A three image/three exposure (nine shots) HDR image captured using a Canon EOS 500D and 18-55 mm kit lens. Processed using a plethora of software: Photomatix/Hugin/Adobe Lightroom/GIMP.

Peak District XIII

An alternative view of a photo uploaded some time ago. A highland cow seen not too far from Curbar Edge in the Peak District. I walked past this guy in fading light, he seemed very inquisitive and came within a metre before wandering off. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Nottingham XLV

Some of the many windows found on the John Player Warehouse in Lenton, Nottingham. I've tried to correct the perspective on this one, mainly because I couldn't get a head on shot due to fences and buildings being in the way. A three exposure HDR image captured using a Canon EOS 500D and an 18-55 mm EF-S kit lens. Processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Paldiski VII

New car? This is a shot from a few years back; new cars waiting to be transported from Paldiski harbour. A three exposure HDR image, captured with a Canon 500D and 18-55 mm kit lens. Processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Oslo II

The front facade of the Royal Palace (Slottet) in Oslo, Norway. In the foreground you can see a statue of Charles XIV John of Sweden (Charles III John of Norway). A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

St Petersburg I

A look across the River Neva towards the Kunstkamera and Zoological Museums in St Petersburg, Russia. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Copenhagen I

The view of Nyhavn (New Harbour) in Copenhagen, Denmark. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Pripyat VII

The entrance to one of the administrative buildings in Pripyat. The atomic logo can be seen followed by the word 'комплекс', albeit missing a few letters. You can see how time has taken over this place, allowing for vegetation to grow through the concrete. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Pripyat VI

It's been over a year and a half since I visited Pripyat (Prypiat), so looking through my photos I've found more I would like to share. This is some graffiti that has been sprayed on an exterior wall of a decaying building. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Vilnius I

Looking across the icy river Neris towards the Šnipiškės (New City Centre) neighbourhood of Vilnius, Lithuania. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Stockholm II

A view of Stockholm, looking towards the 'Tyska Kyrkan' (German Church) on Stadsholmen Island. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom, with final touch up in GIMP.

Treyarnon Bay I

The sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean, as viewed from a camp site near Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, with final adjustments in Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Brighton IV

Colourful fish found at the Sea Life Centre in Brighton, England. A single exposure captured with a Canon EOS 500D with the kit 18-55 lens. Processed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Padstow II

The sun setting over the unusually named Booby's Bay, a beach found near Padstow in Cornwall. This shot was taken on the walk back to the camp site after a long day at another beach.

A HDR panoramic shot taken with my point and shoot, a Panaonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 (I was too worried about sand to take my DSLR to the beach that day). Three lots of three different exposure images were stitched and exported to an EXR file using Hugin. The resulting file was tonemapped and adjusted using Photomatix. The final editing was performed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Warsaw V

A gloomy sky over the "Castle Square", found in the "Stare Miasto" area of Warsaw, Poland. This shot was taken using my trusty EOS 500D and 18-55 mm kit lens. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom, with final touch up in GIMP.

Padstow I

Dusk over the harbour in Padstow, Cornwall. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Stratford upon Avon I

The Israeli Lamp, a tribute to Shakespeare by sculptor Frank Meisler in 1990. The lamp post is one of many donated by nations around the world and found on the streets of Stratford upon Avon. On the left is the character 'Bottom' from A Midsummer Night's Dream. On the right is 'Tevye' from Fiddler on the Roof, a story by the Yiddish writer Shalom Aleichem.

A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Bexhill I

The evening sunset over a field near Bexhill in the South of England. A three exposure HDR image captured using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10. Processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom, with a final touch up in GIMP.

Moscow V

The Komsomolskaya Metro Station, found on Moscow's metro station. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Nottingham XLIV

Taken and processed only a few minutes ago, this is the cool evening sunset over Beeston, Nottinghamshire. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Nottingham XLIII

I'm reasonably pleased with the processing on this, despite the overcast and gloomy weather. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and adjusted using Adobe Lightroom.

Nottingham XLII

A purple 'allium hollandicum' found in a garden in Nottingham. This was taken using a sigma 70-300 mm, a lens I am still not overly enamoured with. A single exposure processed using Adobe Lightroom.

Oslo I

The unusually shaped Oslo Opera House (Operahuset). The building is designed so that members of the public can walk all over the structure and take in the views of Oslo. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Lightroom and GIMP.

Pripyat V

Another image of the abandoned ferris wheel found in the deserted city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl in Ukraine. The area is now part of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, covering around 2,600 km2. In 1986, after reactor number 4 exploded, the 50,000 residents of Pripyat were evacuated. The area was declared a nuclear disaster area and nobody was allowed to return to live due to high levels of radiation. Since then the wildlife/nature has been allowed to reclaim the city, giving eerie scenes of a Soviet city frozen in time. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom. Best viewed large on black.

Moscow IV

The main building of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова). The main tower is 240 metres high with 36 floors, and is claimed to be the tallest academic institution in the world. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Lightroom and GIMP.

Moscow III

Looking across the Moskva River towards the Kremlin in Moscow. This view shows the Большой Кремлёвский дворец (Grand Kremlin Palace) alongside one of the large golden domed cathedrals. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Lake District VI

Having climbed (and descended) Catbells, in the Lake District, I stopped and had a spot of lunch near to this jetty on Derwent Water. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Nottingham XLI

A photo taken earlier in the year, when much of the UK was covered in snow. This was the scene that greeted me, not far from the lake found in the campus of Nottingham University, as the sun was setting. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Lightroom and GIMP.

Lanzarote II

The volcanic, almost Martian-like, landscape of the Timanfaya National Park found on the Spanish island of Lanzarote. A single exposure captured with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10, processed into three exposure. Processing was performed using Photomatix, Lightroom and GIMP.

Moscow II

Saint Basil's Cathedral, a Russian orthodox cathedral. During the Soviet era, the cathedral was confiscated and made into a division of the state historical museum. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Stockholm I

The view of Kornhamnstorg, a waterfront square in Stockholm, Sweden. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Moscow I

I haven't posted in a while due to being busy with finishing a PhD thesis. My treat at the end was a trip to Russia, coming back briefly via Scandinavia. This is the first image from my trip, the view from the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, looking towards the Kremlin, Moscow. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Oxford I

The main hall of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England. The museum is a collection of archaeological and anthropological items from Oxford University and is free to visit.

This is a three image panorama consisting of three lots of three exposure HDR images (nine images in total). Raw HDR images were processed using Photomatix and the resulting EXR files stitched with Hugin. I chose a fish eye projection as that was the least harsh on cropping. Final touch up was performed using Adobe Lightroom. Overall I'm very pleased with the clarity of this image, considering the low lighting conditions within the museum and using the kit lens. Auto bracketed images were captured at a shutter speed of 1/8, 1/13 and 1/20 second, all handheld.

Trakai VI

Late evening, looking out across a frozen lake in Trakai, Lithuania. The mist was gradually rolling in and this was the sight that greeted me as dusk was occurring. Three auto-bracketed exposures captured using a Canon EOS 500D equipped with the kit Canon EF-S 18-55 mm lens. Exposures were tonemapped using Photomatix and the resulting image was processed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.