Nature
Upstairs, Dowstairs
You rang, mallard?
Lake
My portrait of a mute swan floating in water, also bathed in light by the setting sun.
Hercule
Digital tweaking of a portrait of a parrot that I shot on travels of days gone by.
Steven
Digital edit of a seagull portrait I took in the sunshine in Hastings.
The Grand Raven
I captured this resting raven on my visit to the Grand Canyon. What a domain to soar in!
The Silence of the Lambs
Baaad joke?
Dream Date
Now who could resist a date with a Patterdale terrier in a tuxedo bringing sunflowers My composite of my photographs of me, Sprout the Patterdale and sunflowers
Space Turtle
Photographed swimming at a turtle sanctuary, Sri Lanka
Flying
Matts Legacy in full flight
Blues and Royals
Household Cavalry
Jump
Mighty Leader and High Hatton leaping near simultaneously at Bratton Down races
Neck and neck
Lawsons Thorns and Ichifoot racing at Bratton Down point to point
If you 8 to lose maybe remember the thrill of the race
Ramble On, Northgeorge and There's No Panic in a thrilling race
Because I'm worth it
Exmoor pony, windswept mane
Seven Pointer
Red stag.
Eyes on the prize
Is there a better visual representation of contentment than a dog waiting for the ball to be thrown
Calla 2
Colour study of an Arum lily
Cat Face
Will you look at that Cold eyes narrowed, unimpressed That face is cat face
How many Exmoor ponies?
Distinctive black muzzles on this curious bunch of Exmoor ponies
The Whiskers Brothers
These cats posed like film stars!
The Exmoor Five
Five Exmoor ponies, a-roaming!
Van Gogh homage
Sunflowers, shot by me and digitally manipulated.
Highland in Hayland
Oil filter effect applied to my shot of a Highland cow grazing in the sun.
Coral Roses
Oil painting effect applied to my shot of 30 coral roses in sunshine.
A dozen colourful roses
Vibrant flora study, post edi oil paint effected.
William
A digital interpretation of a tiger I zoomed in on.
Epiphyllum Ackermannii
Epiphyllum Ackermannii aka the 'Red Orchid' cactus, discovered by man in 1830. This cactus has been in my family for generations. The epiphyllum symbolises admiration, good spirits and patience & the colour red love and romance.
Phalaenopsis
My portrait of a beautiful purple orchid. It is said to symbolise, respect and dignity.
First Bloom
Portrait of Zantedeschia aethiopica, the first calla or arum lily to bloom this year.
Blue Sky Cacti
Shot on Lanzarote
Yawn
Wanda the blind wonder dog
Calla
Birdlike Arum lily
Scratchpost
Exmoor pony demonstrating another use for a signpost.
Resilience
How and why do single trees survive in isolated challenging environments?
Saddlestone
To the left of the gate is a stone that looks like a saddle, the location identifiable from afar by the avenue of trees.
Elephant Rock Symmetry
An elephant mirrors Elephant Rock during my visit to Yala national park, Sri Lanka
Magnificence, Endangered.
Elephants, the largest extant land mammal are endangered because of loss of habitat and poaching. I was fortunate to capture these incredible animals feeding on a trip to Sri Lanka (when such adventures were possible).
Bubo Africanus
Spotted eagle-owl
The Haunted Forest
Digital edit of my landscape of a wooded area.
The Magnificent Seven
Lynmouth beach, north Devon
Galaxy in flow
The river Wensum in Norwich, looking like the galaxy
Umbrian Sunset
Shot in Umbria, Italy
Sticks and stones
The path leads to a ship...
Durdle Door
Shot on the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Cuba N
Azure seascape and rainbow through 'N' trunks of Cuban trees
Triple Heart Penetrated
Mixed media. Wax and metal sculpture, photgraphed and photoshopped.
Equiferus
My design featuring a Zebra, photographed in Cuba.
Death is not the end
Conceptual portrait
The Climber
I was fortunate enough to be present to see a climber emerge on Blackchurch Rock providing perspective and a story at this geological wonder.