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Full moon (January Wolf Moon) rising over Veliki Vrh mountain peak at sunset beside the island church at Lake Bled, Slovenia. Taken on 13th January during the major lunar standstill of 2025

Best App for Predicting the Moonrise

Photographing the Major Lunar Standstill over Lake...

Sun rising over Lake Bled and the island church of the assumption of Mary with the Karavanke mountains in the background, Slovenia.

My Favourite Photoshoots of 2024

I thought I would start the new year with a review...

Full moon rising at dusk over Jamnik church of Saints Primus and Felician, perched on a hill on the Jelovica Plateau with the kamnik alps and Storzic mountain in the background, Slovenia.

6 Best Apps for Landscape Photography

In this article I give you a list of the the 6 best...

View across the village of Volavje to the Julian Alps mountains in the west. Volavlje is a small village in the hills east of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Christmas Sunset over the Slovenian Mountains

I spent Christmas Day in a lovely region just outside...

Sunset at the church of Saint James in the little village of Hrase, near Medvode in Gorenjska, Slovenia, with Mount Storzic of the Kamnik Alps peaking through the clouds behind.

On the run up to sunset this evening, it hadn't seemed...

Tutorials

Photo editing is not cheating

Why using a photo editor is not cheating

Editing your photos is not cheating. The simple fact is that all images need post...

Clipping warning feature in ACR and photoshop.

How to avoid clipping your highlights and shadows

In this tutorial I show you how to use the histogram to avoid clipping your highlights...

How a camera lens focuses up close and distant.

Understanding Camera Focusing - A Photography Tutorial

Every photo has a point of focus, and you nearly always choose this yourself; rarely...

Great Photography Locations

Blejski Vintgar gorge, Gorje, near Bled, Slovenia. The 1.6 km long Vintgar gorge has been carved through the vertical rocks of the Hom and Bort hills by the Radovna River.

How to photograph Vintgar Gorge

Read all about Vintgar Gorge near Bled in Slovenia and what you can see and photography...

Savica waterfall, Triglav National Park, Bohinj Valley, Slovenia.

Savica Waterfall, Source of Lake Bohinj

Savica Waterfall lies at the far western end of the Bohinj Valley and is a great...

View across to the Sneznik mountain at sunset, seen from a hill in prezganje in the Jance hills to the east of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Sneznik, The Forgotten Peak

Sneznik Mountain may be dwarfed by its mightier alpine neighbours, but is equally...

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The old cobbled Banjo Jetty at sunrise in Swanage, Dorset, England.

Photographing the Swanage piers

The Cobbled Banjo Jetty At the end of April, I started a trip around Dorset to get...

How I saved over £1000 on a Canon EOS R5 camera.

Cheapest Canon R5 - Best place to buy

Following the advice of my good friend Melvin Nicholson I found a Canon R5 for over...

What happens if you lose your holiday photos?

How to avoid losing your holiday photos

There can nothing worse than losing your holiday photos, especially while still on...

View across Lake Jasna to the beautiful Julian Alps, near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

Long Exposure over Lake Jasna in Kranjska Gora

I had been watching the weather forecast and Lake Jasna on the webcam most of the...

Sunset over Triglav Mountan beside the hilltop castle and the rest of the Julian Alps at Lake Bled, Slovenia.

Sunset over Triglav Mountain beside Bled Castle

This image far exceeded my expectations. I had been watching the sunset over Bled...

Full moon rising over the edge of the Kamnik Alps behind Tunjice church, Slovenia.

Caught by Surprise

Sometimes a moment takes you by complete surprise. This evening was no exception....

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