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27/10/2026

Swaying Without the Wind is a great name for this shot. The downy birch trees look like they’re moving in the wind, but they’re really growing toward the light, shaped by the sun. I had a fantastic morning out with my friend and fellow photographer, Ian Bowie, who discovered this beautiful forest in the Scottish Highlands. If you haven’t seen the video yet, please check it out. I feel like I’ve finally moved past my recent photography struggles by going back to basics and keeping things simple. This spot was perfect for practising that approach. I think most photographers know a place where they can slow down, focus on their skills, and enjoy shooting without too many distractions or expectations. Finding simple places to photograph isn’t a crime—it’s actually a lot of fun.

Click below or copy and paste to watch last Sunday’s video.
https://youtu.be/fQkOgQiD9lA?si=mRBfIfQwpnaA9U4I

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19/10/2026

What draws me to this image, and why do I think it works?
The crooked, twisting branches reach out to catch as much light as they can in the dense canopy. Their thick, rough bark is home to silvery lichens, mosses, and ferns that grow right on the branches. On the forest floor, plants like bracken ferns and bilberry or blueberry shrubs thrive in the acidic soil. I placed the ferns at the bottom of the image to create some interest in the foreground.

17/10/2026

Swaying Without the Wind is a great name for this shot. The downy birch trees look like they’re moving in the wind, but they’re really growing toward the light, shaped by the sun. I had a fantastic morning out with my friend and fellow photographer, Ian Bowie, who discovered this beautiful forest in the Scottish Highlands. If you haven’t seen the video yet, please check it out. I feel like I’ve finally moved past my recent photography struggles by going back to basics and keeping things simple. This spot was perfect for practising that approach. I think most photographers know a place where they can slow down, focus on their skills, and enjoy shooting without too many distractions or expectations. Finding simple places to photograph isn’t a crime—it’s actually a lot of fun.
Click below to watch last Sunday’s video.
https://youtu.be/fQkOgQiD9lA?si=mRBfIfQwpnaA9U4I

11/10/2026

Looks like this tree isn’t really taking a lichen to the others.

Okay, I know that pun was a bit much! But if you’ve ever wondered why trees get covered in lichen, it’s actually pretty simple. The bark is just the perfect spot for lichen to settle in, with all those textures and grooves. Lichen just sits there, soaking up the sun and rain, and doesn’t bother the tree at all. It’s not stealing water or eating the bark, just using the tree as a comfy place to stay.

I took this photo while I was out with Ian Bowie Photography. What caught my eye was this downy birch tree covered in lichen, almost as if it was shouting at the bigger pine trees in the background. That’s just how I saw the scene, and it made me smile.

10/10/2026

Some pine trees appear gnarled because severe environmental stress, ageing, and physical damage force them to change their usual growth pattern to survive. Although people often think of pine trees as perfectly straight, like Christmas trees, species that grow in tough conditions develop twisted trunks, stunted branches, and scarred wood as an evolutionary advantage, as this image demonstrates. :)

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22/09/2026

All Seasons

22/09/2026

Woodland Photography in different seasons.

What is good about woodland photography is seeing your subjects change colours, and photographing in all weather conditions, including misty or rainy ones, as it gives an ethereal feel to the images.

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13/09/2026

This summer, because the trees have experienced a hot and dry condition, their autumn colours have appeared earlier than usual, as has been the case this year. Such a situation is sometimes referred to as a “false autumn”. I think that this year could see an early autumn, but I hope that isn’t true.

12/09/2026

Birch trees are highly adaptable pioneer species which usually grow on rocky ground; after the glaciers had melted at the end of the last ice age, birches were among the first trees to colonise the severe, ice-ravaged rocky areas. I tend to see them on the sides of rocky hills, sometimes high up on mountains; this one is a younger sapling covered in moss, which makes for an interesting image, especially in backlight.

08/09/2026

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