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Photograph Durdle Door

Durdle Door is a natural limestone rock arch on the stunning Jurassic Coast in Dorset. In this article I show you how to photograph it.

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Kamnik Alps view in the Ravenska Kocna Valley, Jezersko

My Shutter App for Canon now has a great new interface

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Camera Filters, are they still useful?

Beautiful light and clouds scattering over Bohinj Lake, ,Triglav National Park, Slovenia.

5 stunning photography workshop and tour locations to visit in 2025

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

Benro Tripod Review – Why I love the Tortoise 34CLV Levelling Tripod

Benro Tripod Review – Why I love the Tortoise 34CLV Levelling Tripod

Tutorials

Low contrast photo example

How to Increase Contrast in Low Contrast Photos

In this tutorial I show you how to increase contrast using levels & curves in Adobe...

Lone tree on a snow covered hill in prezganje in the Jance hills to the east of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Tree photography - how it can help you improve.

You might think that tree photography sounds a little boring, but you’d be...

Full moon setting over clouds

How to photograph the moon

How to photograph the moon - It's not always as easy as you think. In this short...

Great Photography Locations

Sunrise over Lake Bled to the island church and clifftop castle from Mala Osojnica, Slovenia.

Lake Bled viewpoint Part 3 from Mala Osojnica

A guide for photographers. Mala Osojnica hill provides some of the best view of Lake...

Springtime view at sunrise from Rantovše hill across to Sveti Tomaz nad Praprotnim (church of Saint Thomas) and the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.

A Different Perspective of a Classic View

A different perspective of the iconic Saint Thomas church view.

View of the ruins of Smlednik Castle with Storzic mountain, part of the Kamnik Alps, behind, Slovenia.

Smlednik Castle & the Kamnik Alps

There are many lovely castles in Slovenia, but the old ruined castle at Smlednik...

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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....

View of Mount Triglav and the Julian Alps mountains at sunset, Slovenia.

Best New Composition and viewpoint of 2022

Happy New Year Rather than post my favourite photos of 2022 like everyone else, I...

Why use an L Bracket on a camera?

Why use an L Bracket on a camera?

Why use an L bracket on a camera? Well, there is a good reason for this. In this...

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