Chateau Frontenac

To be honest, this is one of my older photographs, taken back in May 1992. I was staying with some friends in Montreal and she suggested we spend a day up in Quebec. One of the amazing sights in the Chateau Frontenac. I really liked this view, although I did feel the need to add a little colour to the otherwise dull sky.

A Small fall of Snow

This is my favourite photograph of the moment! The trees appear to be all dead, but their majest shapes offered a reminder of when they were alive and awash with living colour. Not exactly to get access to, I lost my wellies in the mud and become stuck on more than one ocassion. I had to be careful not to wade into the photographic area, as I wanted the snow to take on a "virgin" look. Photographed on the outskirts of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire. 

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A rare Aberdeen Gritter......

Everytime there is a snow fall in my home town of Aberdeen, there are always a huge amount of people complaining about the lack of gritters and snow ploughs. Well, just to prove that they do exist, and to prove that the people that drive them do a great job in all sorts of weather, for very little appreciation, here's one that we followed on the road to Fraserburgh.

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Panda Eyes

I love this photograph. I love the way the panda is looking straight at me when I pressed the shutter.

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One Foggy Night

Actually took this one in May 2009 on our way home from our wedding rehearsal. It was such a foggy night but the trees offered some fantastic shapes, being to close to the road. However the lights of the car offer a great focal point, especially with the overall lack of colour in the image.

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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Really like the way our Christmas Tree was caught. With a little creative movement during shutter release, we acheived this somewhat interesting end result.

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Feel the Burn!

This was taken at the Burn O Vat in Aberdeenshire. The strange thing is the shape and angle of trees suggest that a wide angle lens was used. However this was not the case, this is how they actually look!

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Sun Shine

Really like the way the sun shines through the plants, some of which are in focus and others are not.

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Don't get caught!

Looking like the jaws of some terrible beast, the reality is somewhat more gentle! A close up of a household plant created this fantastic image. And which the introduction of a little depth of field, the eye is immediately drawn to the central section.

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Misty Morning

A foggie morning, (a pea souper as we call it locally!) and a wide expance of open space, helped create the startness in the photograph. Taken at 8am on a spring morning, the mist lay heavy for only a short time before clearing into a lovely morning. Being in the right place at the right time was crucial to the success of this image.

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Poppy Appeal

I think the appeal of this photograph is the way in which the wild poppies grow in and over the white metal gate. The gate clearly hasn't been painted for several years, perhaps because of the poppies?, which gives it a classic rustic countryside look.

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3D Leaves

This is quite an interesting image, as it looks almost 3D in depth, owing to the various colours involved. Of course, it was taken in normal 2D, but the effect in interesting all the same.

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River Don, Dyce

The River Don in Aberdeen is a favourite of mine, as there are so many different opportunities available. Taken on a cold and frosty morning.

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My Pet Seagull

Ever since I saved a drowning seagull from the ice frozen waters of the Duthie Park boating pond, it has been a standing joke amongst friends that my pet seagull appears in a number of my photographs, as if on cue! This of course is not the case, however he was certainly in the right place at the right time for this photograph taken at Aberdeen Beach.

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Alien Invasion!

I love the contrast of this photograph. The strong colours of the jelly fish, are great against the various blue hues of the water. Photographed in Hong Kong.

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A short film by Grant & Alison!

Autumn Walk

I took this photograph a few years ago during autumn time. It was taken on the banks of the River Don in Dyce,  Aberdeenshire. I was quite pleased with the composition with the water, together with the shape of the path. There was also a slight haze which takes away some of the excessive strength of the trees in the background.

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Lamborghini Gallardo

I really like the simplicity of this image, which is a brake caliper on a new Lamborghini Gallardo. Because the vehicle was brand new, the inside of the wheel of the caliper didn't have any brake dust. The fact the wheel was positioned to show the full Lamborghini name was just an added bonus. 

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Red Ferrari

This is one of those crazy photographs that wasn't even set up. The Ferrari was parked in a car park and the owner was in the process of peeling a banana. The remainder of the bunch he had placed on the bonnet, right next to the yellow Ferrari badge. I thought the contrast between the red and the yellow made for an interesting composition.

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Frosty Flower

I really like the difference in colours on this photograph. The lovely pinks of the flowers and the white of the frost work wonderfully with the blue of the winter sky.

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Rotten Boat

We came across the decaying finishing boat on the water front at Pennen in Aberdeenshire. I really liked the composition of the boat, the netting and in particular the orange net float.

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