Recent content by Damien Davis

Thanks everyone, well pleased to see it featured in EXPLORE today on Flickr! That's only the 3rd shot I've ever had in EXPLORE!

Thanks guys! Hand-held, 1,000th second at F/2.8 to get the depth of field and exposure right against the rapidly changing natural lighting conditions.

She's gorgeous and you've used the right aperture to obtain a good depth-of-field, keeping her in focus and nicely blurring the background a little. I like both pics. I'm no expert on lighting, so can't offer any CC there, but the overall sharpness and composition looks good in both (good use of...

Poppies seems to be a popular theme at the moment, so I did some research and found a field not too far from me (Watchfield, West Oxfordshire). I couldn't get a decent composition for a wide pano shot, so I optied to get down low and shoot a solo (taller) poppy, backlit by the setting sun. I'm...

Stu - That's awesome advice. I wondered if there was a public footpath. Thanks for the link and nice pic too! Just took a look at your Flickr stream and realised I was already following you! Love your tulips shot. Thanks again.

Hey guys, anyone here shot Devil's Chimney at Leckhampton or the lavender fields at Snowshill? I'm doing some location research (google, social media etc) and wondered if anyone on here has been to either location and has any tips (parking, accessibility etc). Thanks in advance!

Same here mate. Forecast that morning was 12% cloud cover, but after my 3am alarm and 2.5 hour drive to get there, it was crystal clear! Still, I'm well glad I made the journey and it's one to tick off my bucket list. I'm going back to Durdle Door in September to attend a workshop (along with a...

Back in December I took this shot of the sun rising through Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast. I was lucky enough to have it published in several national newspapers (The Times, Express and Mirror). Yesterday it went live on the cover of the new Ordnance Survey map for Purbeck & South Dorset...

That wasn't an owl. That was me sneaking up behind you making weird noises. (y)

Fair feedback. I'm just experimenting with different ideas at the moment and it was my last chance to play with the D600 before I sent it back. I now have to get used to using my baby D3100 again, lol. We should organise another outing soon! :)

Very nice. I like both, but prefer the colour version. The mono conversion is good, but there are some lovely tones in the sky. I think mono would have worked better if the clouds had been more dramatic (ie a storm on the way). On a side note, I just saw your 'harvest' photo on Flickr. It is...

Love this. Frameworthy.

My last play with an FX camera for a while. I hired one form lenslocker for a wedding I shot this weekend. I made the most of the hire by venturing out to Millennium Wood in Cricklade yesterday morning. I deliberately placed the log at the front of the frame for some foreground interest and shot...

Hey Jake, I was shooting with wide aperture to get deliberate background blur, but I focused in the wrong part of the image. And regarding horizon, you're dead right. I appreciate the CC. I attempted a different woodland shot yesterday morning (title Autumn Golds), which is being uploaded now...

I headed out with 2 fellow local photographers (Matt & Jake) to Savenake Forest in Marlborough, Wiltshire first thing this morning. I didn't quite get the shot I was hoping for even though I knew in my head what I wanted. I plan to head back there in a couple of weeks. The leaves have just...