Richard Peters Photography blog
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Just a few minutes before taking this image I was on the busy and almost claustrophobic streets of mid-town Manhattan, with car horns beeping, crowds of people everywhere and huge skyscrapers all around blocking out the sky as best they could. And then, after a very quick (and impressive) elevator ride I was high above [...]
I’ve seen plenty of sunsets in my time, but never before have I been INSIDE one! Being at over 3,000 feet and having stunning orange and red clouds all around me at my level, and so close I could walk in to them, that’s exactly what it felt like taking this three shot panoramic from [...]
After months of planning, the build up is finally over and Sky News has switched to HD and our main coverage of the 2010 General Election is over. Yep, it’s been a busy time at work recently with all this going on, hence my lack of all things photography. So to celebrate not only the [...]
The Miami skyline is truly spectacular and watching it come alive as day turns in to night is certainly an experience…as was shooting from one of the two locations I’m going to talk about here. But it was well worth it to finally get a better version of this beautiful skyline than the grab shot [...]
Soft hues in the sky, the golden rays of sunset hitting the rocks and nothing but a vast expanse of water between you, the Outer Hebrides and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. I’ve got to admit, standing high a top the cliffs looking out over Neist Point at sunset is one of those experiences I’ll never [...]
What do you do when presented with a huge picturesque scene, it’s night time and you only have a 50mm prime lens and no tripod? Simple, you take 34 individual shots to capture the scene and stitch them together… Share
When I was taking the shot below I only had my Nikon 200-400 VR with me, which even at 200mm was so long I could only get a section of the scene in frame. So, to solve the problem, I took twelve shots and stitched them together! Lets find out how I turned the mess below into [...]
