Barrie's Portfolio

The fruits of Autumn

The results of perseverance, patience and good fortune

Mono images both old and new

“Birds on Sticks” A disparaging term often used by Photography Judges

Sharing a bath is fun

A day out with Worcestershire Camera Club

Playing around with soap solutions

Bubble patterns with something extra

Unique glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly

Taken in many places, backgrounds changed

Cloud forest floors are one of the most distinctive features of forest ecosystems. Consisting of shed vegetation, such as leaves, branches and bark in various stages of decomposition. The cloud forest floor teems with a wide variety of fauna and flora.

Ecuador is in north western South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The capital city is Quito, the country’s largest city and the second highest city in the world, 9,350 feet above sea level.

Most photographed in a private collection under supervision

Manipulated and composite images

Images taken around the Oyster producing region of France

A fractal is a mathematical set which has a fractal dimension that usually exceeds its topological dimension and may fall between the integers.....Apparently!

The Galápagos Islands are part of the Republic of Ecuador, they are an archipelago of volcanic islands, known for their large number of endemic species. These were studied by Charles Darwin during the second voyage of HMS Beagle. His observations contributed to the inception of Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Means of Natural Selection.

A collection of images taken in “high places”, ranging from The Cotswolds to The Andes

Intentional Camera Movement

The Andes is a world full of colourful characters. Every single one of these ladies without exception, was a hard working and very friendly person.

The images in this folder were all taken in one day

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a 7,970 feet mountain ridge. It is located in the Cusco Region above the Sacred Valley. It is 50 miles northwest of Cusco, the Urubamba River flows through the region cutting through the Cordillera creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate.

Most photographed in carefully controlled situations

The mountains are calling and I must go - John Muir - Naturalist and Conservationist

Multiple exposure photography is often quite random and sometimes haphazard but with careful planning images can be quite symmetrical. Most of these images are double exposures, however there are a few quadruple exposures among them.

Autumn in New England begins in Late September and ends in late December, it marks the transition from summer to winter and is known for its vibrant colours and picturesque beauty. Attracting visitors each year from around the world. Travelers flock to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and parts of Massachusetts to see the vibrant colours each fall.

Fun with filters - Making purists cringe

My Pastel Sketches have been produced several ways either in Photoshop or with proprietary plug-in software.

Playing around with Kaleidoscope patterns

These are the images I submitted for assessment when I gained my WCC Specialist Printing Diploma. They were all printed on specific paper types to suit the individual image.

Smoking - Incense sticks, black velvet and a little imagination

Creative photgraphy, all images photographed on my garage bench using very simple props

Wonderful memories of a wonderful place

The Grand Staircase is Cedar Breaks National Monument, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon and Grand Canyon National Parks. A wonderland of nature

Images captured in September 2016

These images are quite dated but they do give a good indication of what could be achieved by searching local woodlands

United Kingdom landscapes

Images of Nature's Angels

The winter of 2010 was a very special time to be out and about with a camera

Landscape images taken around Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in 2013