No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 19 (Travel Diary Day 285) We are in the final phases of organising our journey. So far we’ve got plans to meet up with a good number of photographers along the way. We love the idea of sharing the adventure with others. If you’re US based, feel free to get in touch […]

No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 18 (Travel Diary Day 284) Our flights from Chile to New York are now booked. Other than that, I have been short of adventures to write about. Planning, social events and photography have dominated most of my days! Today’s Photo – A Jetty on Loch Lihnne Waiting for the stars to come […]

No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 17 (Travel Diary Day 283) A little over a week and we’ll be flying to Buenos Aires. I feel prepared, I think. In the meantime, there are things to buy and people to say goodbye to, again. Today’s Photo – Front Row Seats The Theatre Royal in Newcastle. This isn’t my usually […]

No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 13 (Travel Diary Day 279) Betsy has died. We have no idea if she’ll be revived. I think she sensed our betrayal. Every time we begin a new adventure I become pensive – I wonder what our short and long term future holds for us. For me specifically, I often wonder if […]

No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 12 (Travel Diary Day 278) Silence greeted me as I entered the auditorium. An explosion of familiar reds and yellows flooded over me. I’d been to Theatre Royal in Newcastle many times but never had I heard it so silent. It seemed wrong that I should be there. This was, however, a […]

 No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 11 (Travel Diary Day 277) Costa Coffee played host to Rachel and me as we planned our America trip today. Planning is not my strong point. Rachel, on the other hand, was born to be an organiser of things. We make a good team. This morning I was given permission to shoot […]

No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 10 (Travel Diary Day 276) Betsy, our beloved chariot, will be put up for sale in the coming days. Handing over the keys will be emotional. Yes, she was slower than a broken lorry and refused to start on a couple of occasions, but those are simply quirky character traits that define […]

Following on from last week’s tutorial on blending light trails in images, today we look at how to easily eliminate halos from your HDRs. One of the biggest tell-tale signs that a person does not have control over their HDRs or is not fully aware of the artifacts thrown up during the HDR process is […]

No-Man’s-Lands Journal Day 7 (Travel Diary Day 273) As we slowly hiked along an unknown valley in search of Glen Etive, snow began to fall. Huge slopes either side of us, leading to hidden peaks, enclosed the valley in a relaxing silence. We’d been hiking for an hour and hadn’t seen anyone. We stopped for […]

Scotland Journal day 2 (Travel Diary Day 272) As night fell in the Highlands, Rachel and I joined the other hotel residents in enjoying the Country music of Derek, our entertainer for the evening. With the average age of the audience, and Derek, being around the 80 years mark, we imagined the atmosphere to be […]