Four Seasons Roof

I was fortunate enough to be allowed to do some shooting from the roof of the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha. The first thing I noticed was the roof!

Seeing It

The subject here is the shadow of the satellite dish on the wall of the house. Setting up the tripod was the easy part. The key was to see the potential.

Don't Own A Macro Lens?

Me either. For this shot I used a reverse mounting kit to reverse my 24mm lens. I think I then had some closeup lenses (screw-on) mounted in front of the reversed lens. This is the tip of a leaf on a daffodil, by the way.

Patterns in Nature

Green and yellow. Cool.

Shooting The Less Obvious Angle

Bryce Canyon is a truly amazing place. The hoodoos are extremely photogenic. For that very reason it is difficult to get an original picture of them. However, nearby there is other interesting geology...

Great Pictures in Crappy Locations II

This is another one of my favourite recent pictures. Yes, it helped that I had a medium format camera loaded with Velvia slide film to hand. However, the most important ingredient here was recognising the potential of the scene and being prepared to take advantage of it.

The placement of the vehicles in this scene was intentional. The lone bird on the branch near the centre was an unexpected bonus. I encourage you to click on the image and view it in full size from my Flickr. It makes a wonderful print for exploring with the eye.

Of course, if you live in Doha I will happily sell you such a print!