Category: Nature Photography

  • The Falls of Foyers

    The Falls of Foyers

    This stunning waterfall can be found in the Highlands of Scotland, at a place called Foyers. What did this image teach me? Following your instincts when travelling around the Highlands of Scotland can sometimes result in something incredible.

  • The White Petals

    The White Petals

    I have no idea what kind of plant, bush, tree thingy this is – but I liked it. What did this image teach me? To look for the beauty in small places.

  • Grey Leaves

    Grey Leaves

    I like the texture of these leaves, and their general look and feel. I couldn’t resist converting them to black and white. What did this image teach me? Leaves don’t always have to be shown in colour, sometimes black and white allows their unique natural texture to shine through.

  • Red Heart

    Red Heart

    This is the centre of a bright red tulip, growing in my garden. What did this image teach me? Tulips don’t hang around for long, in my garden at least! Shortly after I took this photo, all the petals fell off.

  • Red Neck

    Red Neck

    This is a red-necked Ostrich, a very large bird indeed. So big in fact that I couldn’t get more than the head and the start of the neck in the shot! Look at all that fuzz! What did this image teach me? Ostrich eggs weigh about the same as two-dozen chicken eggs!

  • Budgie Buddies

    Budgie Buddies

    These two birds kept a very close eye on me as I walked by. What did this image teach me? To be more conscious of colour as well as composition.

  • Sunrise Tree Line

    Sunrise Tree Line

    Not a bad view to wake up to. What did this image teach me? Sometimes all you have to do is point and shoot, Mother Nature does the rest.

  • Crowned Crane

    Crowned Crane

    This delightfully startled looking bird is a Crowned Crane. What did this image teach me? Consider your background, in this case I was able to capture a very grassy looking background which makes it difficult to know exactly where this shot was taken.

  • Peacock Blue

    Peacock Blue

    These birds are fascinating in so many different ways. For example, did you know that the peacock is really known as an Indian Peafowl (the male is called a peacock, and the female is a peahen). What did this image teach me? Peacocks appear in quite a few mythologies. In Buddhism, for example, is the…