Bowerman’s Nose

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Bowerman’s Nose is one of the classic rock formations on Dartmoor, Devon, England. This distinctive granite outcrop has the profile of a human face. The image was shot on a Bronica GS-1 with Fuji Velvia producing a high quality medium format 6×7 image.

The Legend

A huntsman called Bowerman lived on the moor around one thousand years ago. When chasing a hare he and his pack of dogs unwittingly ran into a coven of witches, overturned their cauldron and disrupted their ceremony.

The witches decided to punish him, and the next time he was hunting, one of the witches turned herself into a hare, and led both Bowerman and his hounds into a trap as punishment. The witches turned them to stone – the huntsman became the rock formation now known as Bowerman’s Nose with the dogs the broken stones at his feet.

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Life in LO-FI

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** This post was originally published in 2012 and is now out of date! **

Adding an ability to shoot some images quickly and of enough quality for social media uses (Facebook, Google+) is useful in providing clients more “bang for their buck”. This shoot, for Ski Famille was in the ski resorts of Les Gets and Reberty in France, and, where time allowed, the brilliant quality of the Samsung Galaxy S2 was used to shoot some latest snow and resort view images for Facebook.

While phones (whether iPhone or whatever) can now provide high enough quality for this target, the images are still very much lo-fi; heavily processed and compressed jpgs in sRGB as opposed to the hi-fi Canon 5D MarkII images which are shot in RAW and carefully post-processed into the larger colour space of aRGB, colour-corrected, burned and dodged etc and have a much larger file size with quality photosites and pixel density.

Having said that, the ability to fulfil immediate social media needs using the smartphone camera is a boon and in demand. Having the ability to fulfil that demand with this phone is a pleasure and another weapon in the photographic armoury.

For more information about custom ski and property shoots for brochures, web and Facebook get in touch here

Spring Serpent

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ABOVE: The full image showing the staircase snake
BELOW: Detail of the light’s effect on the pyramid (close-up)

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This image of the Temple of Kukulcan at Spring equinox, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, is now on display at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore as part of their “All Things Round” exhibition that runs until September 2012.

In the late afternoon on the equinox, the northwest corner of the pyramid casts a series of triangular shadows against the western balustrade on the north side that shows a serpent wriggling down the staircase – truly visionary art and architecture. Timing is everything with this image, it happens only twice a year and only then if the weather is favourable.

The American Visionary Art Museum can be found here http://www.avam.org/

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Andalucian Elements

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Elements of Spain. This was originally part of a commissioned shoot in Andalucia, Spain, focusing on property people and lifestyle. In these images Ronda, Tarifa and the white town of Casares. All images are now available for licensing.

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Tar Barrels

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November the 5th is generally, in Britain, associated with Guy Fawkes and fireworks. In a corner of Devon in the South west of England, the town of Ottery St. Mary has its own celebrations of carrying flaming tar barrels through the streets. No-one knows the exact origins of the tradition but it draws people, TV crews and more from all over the world.

Is it dangerous? Yes, real flames, heavy barrels and the fact they run through a town packed with people (organisers estimate 15-20,000 visitors) mean a hefty insurance premium. Photographing this event is a skill in itself; making sure beer doesn’t get spilled on your precious equipment, nor get crushed while attempting to photograph people racing past you with blazing barrels on their shoulders. Having said that, it is fun!

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ottery st mary tar barrels on november 5th, Devon, England

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WTMarket

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The World Travel Market takes place at Excel in Docklands, London, in the week beginning the 7th of November. Already with a couple of meetings planned, it will be an excellent opportunity to meet others involved in tourism from around the world to discuss plans, make contacts and view portfolios.

To book a meeting for the event telephone +44 (0)7767-787351 or contact here

Ski Carving Cup

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Ski carving cup being held high-up on the slopes of the Via Lattea (Milky Way) above Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, with a view of the snaking A32 autostrada towards Bardonecchia and France.

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Dolomite Autumn

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Lush green pasture offset against colourful autumn foliage as the days shorten and the first frosts appear. That special time as the leaves turn and cattle are brought down from their summer pastures. Waiting….waiting for the first of the winter’s snow…

Dolomites (Alto Adige), Italy.

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Ski Brochures II

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Autumn always brings new ski brochures. As a photographer it is always nice to see how images you have taken for a brochure are used. Below are a few pages from the new Flexiski brochure 2011-12…

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For more information on brochure/web photography and video get in touch here

Ski brochures I

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Autumn always brings new ski brochures. As a photographer it is always nice to see how images you have taken for a brochure are used. Below are a couple of pages from the new Ski Famille brochure 2011-12…

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And some of our favourite people images from the shoot (from hundreds!)

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For more information on brochure/web photography and video get in touch here