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After traveling up the A9 to Inverness and stopping for a coffee we crossed the bridge over the River Ness onto the Black Isle.  The city was back lit with a slight mist and the church spires above the tops of the houses. The image was shot on the Fujifilm X-T2 and the XF100-400mm. We pulled into a parking bay at the side of the dual carriageway opposite the port to take a few images before continuing our journey north towards Lochcarron and then onto our next stop on the River Kishorn before making the climb through Bealach na Ba (Pass of the Cattle). Other features from this trip A Highland Photo Trip: Part 8 Sunset at Altandhu -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 7 Clashnessie Beach to the River Polly -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 6 Kylesku to Drumbeg -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 5 Ardvreck Castle -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 4 Bealach na Ba to Applecross -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Par...

One of the places we visited on the recent trip to Japan was the Tokyo Skytree, taking in the breathtaking views of the Japanese capital from the lower observation deck 350m above the ground. Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) in March 2011. The tower is the primary television and radio broadcast site for the Kantō region; the older Tokyo Tower no longer gives complete digital terrestrial television broadcasting coverage because it is surrounded by high-rise buildings. Skytree was completed on 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012. The 360 degree observation tower gave a great view over the city with clear blue skies enabling us to see to the horizon.  I chose to use the Fujifilm X-T1 to get these shots because we were accompanied by some journalists and it was...

Nikon D800 - Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 - 30s @ f11 - ISO 100 - Tripod This is a shot I've always wanted to get but until now I've not had the time to do.  Some business meetings in London afforded me the opportunity to get some evening shots around London and I headed to the Millenium Bridge across the River Thames to get the shot of St Paul's Cathedral lit up on the north bank. A thirty second exposure blurred the people walking across the bridge and gave the sky an eerie glow as the city lights bounced off the low clouds.  I took eight shots at various settings, two of which has to be discarded due to joggers wearing fluorescent jackets that showed up in the image, and this one was the favourite. Post processing in Photoshop Elements 11 included blending two exposures of the same RAW file so as not to lose the detail in the Cathedral dome, which was a lot brighter than the rest of the image.  I then applied a Color Efex Pro 4 'fine' tonal contr...