Dawn at Loch Nah-Achlaise, Scotland
Mount Rainier, Sierras, USA
Print of the month collection.
At the beginning of each month a photograph is added to the 'Print of the month' collection.
Photographs in this collection are only available in Collector, Master and Studio sizes.
All photographs in this collection are priced at special, up to 25% lower than regular price. Further more the current photograph of the month is reduced by additional 10%.
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At the beginning of each month a photograph is added to the 'Print of the month' collection.
Photographs in this collection are only available in Collector, Master and Studio sizes.
All photographs in this collection are priced at special, up to 25% lower than regular price. Further more the current photograph of the month is reduced by additional 10%.
Please note that prices do not include shipping. Check here for more info.
Print of the month : December 2009.
Print of the month : November 2009.
Autumn leaves of Zion, Utah, USA
Print of the month : October 2009.
Print of the month : January 2010.
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA
There aren’t many locations that would hold as much fascination for landscape photographers as the Antelope Canyons. In fact there are two slot canyons with this name, Upper Antelope and Lower Antelope. They are located very near to each other, just next the Navajo Power Plant just east of Page, Arizona. Both are accessible only with Navajo guides and while the Upper Antelope is very easy to get to using your guide's 4WDs and as a result it becomes rather busy with tourists the Lower Antelope is a much quieter place as it requires short walk and descent into the canyon using metal ladders fixed to the the canyon walls. It can be a claustrophobic experience for some. The reward one gets is a visit to fascinating world of shapes and colours that is an experience to behold. It is not often one feels like visiting the bowels of the Earth. Visit is not completely without a risk as was shown during a flash flood that killed number of tourists and photographers in 1997.
I created the January ’10 Print of the Month at the end of a 3 hours expedition to the Upper Antelope. It has been quite crowded that day and as a result it was a challenge to photograph in the canyon. To create the photograph I asked my 2 friendly Navajo guides to block the chamber for a few minutes so that I can work alone for a few minutes. They did a very good job and I am very grateful to them.
I created the January ’10 Print of the Month at the end of a 3 hours expedition to the Upper Antelope. It has been quite crowded that day and as a result it was a challenge to photograph in the canyon. To create the photograph I asked my 2 friendly Navajo guides to block the chamber for a few minutes so that I can work alone for a few minutes. They did a very good job and I am very grateful to them.
Print of the month : February 2010.
Chanctonbury Ring, Sussex, UK
I created the photograph at the beginning of March. It was beautiful but very cold day in Britain that day. Sun was setting at around 6 o’clock and strong cold wind was blowing from north-west making my wait for the perfect moment a very memorable experience.
I waited (in) patiently for the sun to start setting behind a hilly horizon, made sure that it did not move into the frame and made 3 exposures I was sure I was going to need to balance extremely large contrast of the scene that I saw in the viewfinder.
To me this photograph brings back the strong sense of being alone in a place with memorable history, with nature speaking to me very strongly through the hauling wind and all the trees on the hilltop moving in unison as if orchestrated by an invisible hand. It truly was a memorable experience! From compositional perspective the key to this scene is the tension between the trees that fill almost all of the right side of the image and the simplicity of the left half of the image where only the cloud build up balances the weight of 4 lonely trees. Trees itself bend by the prevailing easterly winds towering over the Findon village in the distance add to the sense of isolation and stand to symbolize nature’s power.
I waited (in) patiently for the sun to start setting behind a hilly horizon, made sure that it did not move into the frame and made 3 exposures I was sure I was going to need to balance extremely large contrast of the scene that I saw in the viewfinder.
To me this photograph brings back the strong sense of being alone in a place with memorable history, with nature speaking to me very strongly through the hauling wind and all the trees on the hilltop moving in unison as if orchestrated by an invisible hand. It truly was a memorable experience! From compositional perspective the key to this scene is the tension between the trees that fill almost all of the right side of the image and the simplicity of the left half of the image where only the cloud build up balances the weight of 4 lonely trees. Trees itself bend by the prevailing easterly winds towering over the Findon village in the distance add to the sense of isolation and stand to symbolize nature’s power.
Print of the month : March 2010.
Buttermere, Lake District, UK
Buttermere is one of the smaller lakes in Cumbria, only a mile and a quarter long and about half a mile wide. It is set in the Buttermere valley close to two other lakes, Crummock and Loweswater. On two sides, the mountains plunge down to the lake. In fact the lake lies almost in a basin surrounded by mountains and its shores are well wooded with both Scotch fir and larch trees.
I've visited the lake many times over the years and was never rewarded by seeing the still water surface at the time of sunrise that I pre-visualized. As the sun rises on the left side and peaks through Buttermere Valley it first illuminates the mountains behind the lake and line of trees providing beautifully luminous background to the row of tress on the lake shore.
I've visited the lake many times over the years and was never rewarded by seeing the still water surface at the time of sunrise that I pre-visualized. As the sun rises on the left side and peaks through Buttermere Valley it first illuminates the mountains behind the lake and line of trees providing beautifully luminous background to the row of tress on the lake shore.
Print of the month : April 2010.
Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Elgol is a small and remote fishing village in the south west of Isle of Skye. The beach is full of wonderful boulders and with views facing north and west it provides some of the best sunset locations anywhere.
I have arrived about two hours before sunset to explore the beach and photograph many of the fantastic rock and boulder details found on the beach itself and on a cliff that frames the bay.
This photograph is from the final set of the day with sun already touching the horizon on the west and last rays illuminating the clouds above Black Cuillin.
I have arrived about two hours before sunset to explore the beach and photograph many of the fantastic rock and boulder details found on the beach itself and on a cliff that frames the bay.
This photograph is from the final set of the day with sun already touching the horizon on the west and last rays illuminating the clouds above Black Cuillin.
Print of the month : May 2010.
Neist Point, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Neist Point is the most westerly point of Isle of Skye. It is renowned for its rocky formations but it also is a fantastic place to observe whales, dolphins and basking shark. Lighthouse itself was build in 1909 and since its operation became entirely automatized in 1990 it is not inhabited. Should you be so inclined you can rent a number of self-catering rooms in the building adjacent to the lighthouse tower.
I arrived to the cliff edge rather late on February evening about half an hour before sunset. Light rain was falling from the ocean carried by westerly wind and I almost gave up on photographing as the raindrops were constantly falling on front of the lens. Luckily there was a short break in the wind that provided few minutes of opportunity and I was able to capture the stormy winter sunset that creates wonderful golden glow on top right of the image. I spend another hour on the location enjoying the solitude of the winter evening before starting the drive to central Skye to enjoy some hot tea and scottish dinner.
I arrived to the cliff edge rather late on February evening about half an hour before sunset. Light rain was falling from the ocean carried by westerly wind and I almost gave up on photographing as the raindrops were constantly falling on front of the lens. Luckily there was a short break in the wind that provided few minutes of opportunity and I was able to capture the stormy winter sunset that creates wonderful golden glow on top right of the image. I spend another hour on the location enjoying the solitude of the winter evening before starting the drive to central Skye to enjoy some hot tea and scottish dinner.
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Current print of the month : July 2010.
Red Point, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Red point is a beach in the north west of Scottish Highlands. Looking in westerly direction one can see islands of Rona and Skye. I arrived on a particularly cold February evening with only minutes to spare before sunset. I managed to capture last rays of sun hitting black boulders on the north side of the beach just before sun finally dipped behind Isle of Skye on the horizon. With light levels quickly dropping I attached strong neutral density filter to the lens in order to blur the slow moving ocean and clouds and let the beautiful beach with its tiny canals left behind by the wave be the dominant feature of the photograph.
