Nash Point

When I go out to take photographs I don't just shoot away machine gun style hoping that I get something worthwhile.  I like to imagine I'm still shooting with film, and this makes me slow down and take much more care with what I'm doing.  It's all too easy I feel to become detached from the artistic process of making images otherwise.

In fact, I often limit myself to a maximum of 24 or 36 exposures; just as if I had a roll of film in my camera.

I enjoy this slower pace, making sure my composition and exposure is right before pressing the button at just that right moment.  It also means I don't have dozens of images to wade through, process and store on my computer later.

Nikon D800, 16-35 f4.0 lens at 20mm
3 seconds at f11, ISO 100
tripod, remote release

This image was taken on my trip to Dunraven Bay last month.  I love the light glow of dawn as it kisses the clouds low in the sky.  The moon in the image evokes the feeling of being there first thing in the freezing morning too.

Ten minutes or so later the rising sun illuminated the orange cliff face, but the colours in the sky had gone so I didn't fire off another shot.  I did, however, get a drone shot of the moment.

DJi Mavic Pro
1/400th of a second at f2.2, ISO 100

I hope you are enjoying looking at these images as much as I did taking them.