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Print offer ending 31st August

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Fish and Photos, Rannoch Moor

A recent fly-fishing jaunt to Rannoch moor was a great opportunity to test some new kit, I recently got my mits on a 10-stop filter for the Cokin 'P' system I regularly use. I usually slot in a ND grad  for exposure correction and sometimes a combination of ND's for long exposures that allow for a sense of movement in the image, typically for 'slow water' effects. The Hitech filter ( a cheaper Lee 'Big Stopper' equivalent) was definitely a good purchase and great addition to my gear, it allows for much more prolonged exposure in a mid-day lit scene. I liked the contrast of movement It gave me, the turbulent trails in the billowy sky with the sheen and stillness of the water beneath, it did however throw up a blueish cast which became more prominent the longer the exposure, but It worked to my advantage by emphasising the cooler tonal range of the sky, grasses and water, which complimented the mood I wanted to convey. Nae fish though.

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Loving The Lakes

Wow. I had never truly visited the Lake district before ( bar a half-day field trip back in my hazy art school days ) I fell in love with it. I booked a cottage in Bowness-on-Windermere for me and the familia for two weeks, and spent most of the time with the brood on daytrips to the likes of Coniston, Ambleside, Ravenglass, Grasmere etc, and had a great day every day despite the constant presence of Mordor skies and oppressive rainfall. By the end of week one I developed a crick in my neck from swivelling my gaze left and right of me as I navigated the beautifully manicured landscape of lush green dales and high fells. My photographers brain was being constantly bombarded with countless compositions from every direction and I therefore resolved to set out mid-day on the beginning of second week when there was brief respite from the elements and make some images. The following gallery are a selection of images I managed to make and scrapes the surface of the possibilities ahead. I MUST return.

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Herald pic of the day

'Buttermere' an image I made on my recent trip to the lake district in Cumbria in todays Herald newspaper.

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Landscape photography magazine

Pleased to say my slideshow has been published today on the excellent #Landscape photography magazine website...

http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2012/scottish-landscape-photography-damian-shields/

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