Croft Glen Images

George Crawford says:

Isn't digital photography great fun?

I'm obsessed with the landscapes, seascapes and skies mainly of Scotland and France.

My favourite places are the Ayrshire coast of Scotland (where I live in an idyllic spot surrounded by hills, trees and the Firth of Clyde), Glasgow, the English Lake District, southern France, and Paris.

I often use my camera as a sketchbook for paintings - mostly watercolour and acrylic - but increasingly I'm resurrecting an early interest in photography in its own right.

I use several cameras, but I mostly use my very lovely Nikon D300s, which has taken over from my Olympus SP500UZ and SP590UZ. I also keep a little Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ20 handy at all times.

My day job is in Computing and I enjoy being able to use software to alter photographs. I see the computer as just another artistic tool, making no apologies for altering reality, which photographers and painters have always done anyway.

Some useful sites:

http://www.s1westkilbride.com/ an idyllic village in Ayrshire in the west of Scotland. (OK, I'm biased)!
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ice/ a great free panorama stitcher.
http://www.getpaint.net/ a very good free photo-manipulating package.
http://www.flickr.com a picture-hosting website www.flickr.com/photos/georgecrawford
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/ some of the best museums around.
www.eFrame.co.uk If you don't like my selection of frames, this company has a huge range, or design your own online.
http://www.artnjoy.co.uk/ A great framer in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire who does most of my own personal framing.

Now enjoy my pictures. Feel free to buy some from the site! Please leave some comments in the guestbook.