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Neutral Density Filter Chart for Landscape Photographers
13th January 2012 - 0 comments
13th January 2012 - 0 comments
You can use this chart to calculate how various strengths of neutral density (ND) filter will impact on your shutter speed. The chart can be used for ND strengths ranging from 1-12 stops. Most polarisers have roughly 2 stops of neutral density, and Lee Big Stoppers have 10-11 stops of neutral density.


Photoshop Action: Prepare/sharpen your photographs for web display
07th December 2011 - 1 comment
07th December 2011 - 1 comment
In order to present your work in the best possible way online, you will want your photographs to be sharp and clear, and in the sRGB colourspace.
This action must be used on your full resolution files, and for best results they should be unsharpened. It will do the following:
- Create a copy of your photo so you are not working on the original.
- Sharpen your photograph for web display.
- Allow you to boost local contrast if you desire.
- Allow you to tweak saturation, if required.
This action must be used on your full resolution files, and for best results they should be unsharpened. It will do the following:
- Create a copy of your photo so you are not working on the original.
- Sharpen your photograph for web display.
- Allow you to boost local contrast if you desire.
- Allow you to tweak saturation, if required.
Dark Hedges Disaster - UPDATE: Email received from Mervyn Storey MLA
20th November 2011 - 2 comments
A row of beautiful and ancient beech trees line the northern section of the Bregagh Road, near Armoy in County Antrim. Known locally as the 'Dark Hedges,' this road is one of the most photographed locations in Northern Ireland....
20th November 2011 - 2 comments

A row of beautiful and ancient beech trees line the northern section of the Bregagh Road, near Armoy in County Antrim. Known locally as the 'Dark Hedges,' this road is one of the most photographed locations in Northern Ireland....
To clean the landscape, or not.
08th May 2011 - 0 comments
08th May 2011 - 0 comments
I was recently shooting at one of my favourite landscape locations – The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland. The causeway is formed from thousands of hexagonal shaped rocks, and can be seen in the image below which I captured on that evening....
Mount Errigal, County Donegal
08th May 2011 - 0 comments
08th May 2011 - 0 comments
Mount Errigal is the tallest, and in my opinion, most impressive and striking mountain in County Donegal. Its sharp and jagged peak dominates the local landscape - a considerable feat given its beautiful surroundings. From a drivers perspective, the main road sweeping past the East and South slopes of Mount Errigal offers a stunning and dramatic drive. However, from a landscape photographers point of view, the vista available from the North-West offers the most dramatic composition options....

