Posts Tagged ‘Landscape’


Posted on January 7, 2011 - by

Scalloway in the snow

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This photograph was taken near the North Atlantic Fisheries College looking back towards Main Street, Scalloway.

-Ben


Posted on December 23, 2010 - by

Freezing Fog at Scalloway Harbour

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This photograph was taken in Scalloway.  The low frozen fog was very dramatic which is visible in the image.

-Ben


Posted on November 25, 2010 - by

Sunset over Lerwick

Pictured above is an image from the Knab looking towards the south end of Lerwick.  The sky was very dramatic which drew me to the shot.  I hope you enjoy.

Stay tuned for my Digital Advent Calendar series which begins on the 1st December.  Those that were reading my blog last year will know the format.  For new readers then every day leading up to Christmas I shall be offering a digital photography tip to improve your skills.  You can view last year’s Digital Advent Calendar entries by visiting http://www.benmullay.com/blog/?s=digital+advent+calendar.  This year there’s a fresh set of content for you to enjoy.

I hope to see you back on the 1st December.

-Ben



Posted on October 22, 2010 - by

Dilapadated Bus

On the drive back from Sumburgh after returning from my holiday I came across this old bus.  I thought this would be a great photographic opportunity what with the rough textures, range of colours and dramatic clouds.

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UPDATE

I have been doing some digging around and found out some more information on this vehicle from a reliable source.

This AEC bus was taken up during the early 1970s when the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal was getting started.  The bus eventually ended up being used as a school contract bus from the Sandwick Transport Company.

To find out more about the AEC buses then I found a dedicated website here.

If anyone else can shed any more information on this bus then I’d be interested to hear.

-Ben



Posted on October 19, 2010 - by

Clava Viaduct over the River Nairn

Hi there, sorry for the lack of blogging recently.  I’ve been very busy and have also been on holiday.  Had a superb ten days away starting off in Inverness, London and finishing up in Aberdeen.

The photos below were taken at Clava Viaduct which is situated 6 miles East of Inverness.  The Clava Viaduct carries the railway from Inverness to Perth 39m (128 feet) above the valley of the River Nairn.  This beautiful Viaduct was built between 1893 and 1898, is some 549m (600 yards) in length and consists of 29 red sandstone arches. The viaduct was built by Sir John Fowler (1817-98) and Murdoch Paterson (1826-98).

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I have put all the above images in my non-Shetland image gallery which can be accessed here.  From here orders can be placed in a range of product options.

Thanks for reading,

Ben


Posted on October 3, 2010 - by

Cologne at Sunset

Pictured above is an image I made in 2008 when visiting Cologne for Photokina 2008.

There was hardly a soul in the area when I scouted this location and started getting the camera gear ready.  By the time I’d finished I turned around and was startled because there were tens of people behind me taking exactly the same shot.  They must have seen I was onto a good thing!

This image is available to purchase in a range of different products over on my gallery page here.

-Ben


Posted on July 30, 2010 - by

There’s a hole in my bucket

This is an image I took in Quarff last weekend.  I came across this bucket which had washed up onto the shore.  Combined with the tanker in the background I think it’s a pleasant image.

-Ben


Posted on June 28, 2010 - by

Make Hay

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Pictured above is my first attempt at HDR photography.  HDR stands for High Dynamic Range which basically means that the highlights, midtones and shadows of a scene are captured in separate exposures and then combined to make one image.  For more information click here.

I’ve never quite decided if I like HDR as some images I’ve seen have that overly “Harry Potter” look.  I’ll admit, this example is perhaps a bit on the extreme side but I think it works.  I really like the grungy effect emphasising all the foreground interest.

-Ben


Posted on June 27, 2010 - by

Viking Parade – Clickimin Loch

I was out and about late last night capturing some photographs of the special Viking procession to mark the close of Shetland Hamefarin 2010.

The Clickimin Loch lights were switched off during the parade so I made this image once the famous landmark was displayed in all its glory.

If you look closely you’ll see some swans who returned to the loch after some 400 guizers took part in a torch-lit parade around Clickimin Loch.  The parade culminated in the the burning of a specially prepared galley which marked the end of Shetland Hamefarin 2010.

Photos of the parade to follow.

-Ben


Posted on May 23, 2010 - by

Shetland Photography – Out & About # 11

The image was taken from Fladdabister looking out towards Bressay.  In Shetland you often hear the expression that we’ve experienced “four seasons in one day” as the weather can change so rapidly.  Well, the day I took this photograph was no exception.

I’m always hunting around for interesting foregrounds to add some depth and dimension to my photographs.  I was very fortunate to have this beautiful rainbow appear after a heavy shower giving extra impact to the image.  The bright yellow buttercups in the foreground suggest that summer may just be with us…

P.S.  Thankfully I have all my camera kit still intact.  In the excitement of running up and down hills to capture the photo I didn’t realise that one of my lenses had fallen out of my camera bag en-route – oops!

-Ben


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