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Monday, 3 November 2025

A day among giants: The mystical Callanish Stones


You know, sometimes you plan a trip to a place you've seen in a book or on an album cover, and you just hope it lives up to the image in your head. For me, that place has always been the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. Even though I did manage to get to see them some 40 years ago, being a fan of Ultravox's "Lament" album for years – and that iconic imagery – finally getting back to see them was a bit of a pilgrimage.

Shadows, Shutter Speeds, and the Two-Dial Logic: The TTArtisan Light Meter II

There is a distinct vulnerability to shooting vintage film, especially when you’re standing on a windswept hillside in the Highlands with th...