Monthly Archives: July 2009

Seabird silhouettes, Galapagos Islands.

a true silhouette, with strong back-lighting, the dynamic range of the image is too great to get both pleasing highlights and shadow detail.

Beauty wears scales

we often think of the colourful feathers of birds or the fur of mammals but occasionally beauty wears scales!

A place to perch, pelican, Galapagos Islands

is unusual among pelican species in that it will hunt by diving,  kingfisher like,  for food.

Great-tailed Grackle

I decided to accept the massive contrast involved and push the image towards a more graphic,  illustrative effect.

Islamic China

Islamic China

China is not as racially and culturally homogenous as some think. Officially there are 56 national minorities in China with about 13 in Xinjiang …

The bell tower, Xian

The city of Xian in China is best known for its amazing terracotta warriors,  however there are other interesting things to see there including the bell tower