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Hugh Spicer's photostream
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Failte gu duilag (flickr) agam
Visit my most interesting photos on flickriver at:
www.flickriver.com/photos/65166290@N00/popular-interesting/

And check out a review of a set of my photographs on The Guardian at:
www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/28/photo...
www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/oct/15/3#/?p...
"Guardian Camera Club: Hugh Spicer portfolio
A review of Hugh Spicer's portfolio.
This portfolio starts with the elegant 'Bute Tree', which is about as simple as a photo can be and works beautifully. In contrast 'Chatelherault Country Park' is complex and less easily readable. I feel it needs more contrast to enhance the detail in the trees. 'Loch Pityoulish forest track' has a great sense of depth, the dynamic composition starts with the diagonal trees on the right hand side, which draws the eye forward and along the track. 'Loch Pityoulish' is another classic composition, only the sharp focus on the foreground grass detracts… 'Loch Voil Mist' has great black & white tonality, the line of the hills directing the eye to the single tree. In such elevated company 'Loch Voil, March 2006' simply looks ordinary; it's cluttered and the 'reflection' idea is a bit of a cliché. Nonetheless there are some excellent shots in this set, demonstrating real technical know how"
I'm Hugh Spicer - Glasgow born and bred.
I'm proud of and love my home country, Scotland. I really enjoy visiting the Scottish Islands and Highlands as often as I can - and where I go my camera goes with me. I have been a digital photographer since September 2001 and moved on to using a D/SLR in February 2006.
I very often get requests to use my photographs for use on websites/blogs/commercial websites/calendars etc.
If you would like to use any of my photos - or for commercial purposes - please contact me by flickrmail - or by hotmail at:
hughspicer@hotmail.com
If you wish to use any of my images for commercial purposes please be advised that I do, understandably, charge a fee for the use of the image[s].
Please respect the fact that I retain copyright of my photographs.
I have had quite a few photographs published in Scottish calendars....here are a selection of those published....
riderscollective.org/_media/Riders_Collective_DecJan_2012...
* And in - one - book (so far)...
www.wildswimming.co.uk/coastbook.html
My favourite places are.....
* the Outer Hebrides (Barraigh (Barra), Uibhist a Deas
(South Uist), Benbecula, North Uist and Harris
* Arran
* and the Inner Hebrides.....Colonsay, Coll, Tiree etc...
* Also the Orkney Isles (Hoy and Sanday in particular)
Any free time I have is spent cycling, photographing and wild camping there.
Most of the the photographs on flickr were taken with the latest camera which is:-
* a Canon 350D digital SLR - certainly the more recent
pictures. And the lenses I use are:
* Sigma 10-20mm
* Canon 18-55mm
* Sigma 55-200mm
(Some of the older photos were taken with my compact Nikon Coolpix 995 which I've had 7 years now)
I'm really happily addicted to flickr (there is no known cure) and I hope you enjoy looking at my photos ;-)
My sets are listed in semi-chronological order.
I appreciate any feedback - even if its negative so long as its constructive.
* Please respect the fact that I retain copyright of my photographs.
* You can see my photographs that have been used on commercial sites at:
ashwoodframers.co.uk/
www.polocharinn.com/ and www.arranselfcatering.com/
www.northsailtraining.co.uk/page_1234557748468.html
www.core84.com/
* I've also covered a few weddings in Scotland:
www.flickr.com/photos/65166290@N00/sets/72157594380138963/
But I'm not into "traditional" wedding photos...
* Some of my photographs have also appeared on the following:
www.overtonchurch.co.uk/index.php?option=com_weblinks&...
www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=glasgow&sid=all_activiti...
www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=670158&page=5
breathtakinggroup.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html
www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100513-hughspicer.shtml
glasgow-effect.tumblr.com/post/408721285/glasgow-from-que...
creative.ly/item/673628/2HwRp
scotlandinthegloaming.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html
www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100513-hughspicer.shtml
www.bikerumor.com/?s=hugh+spicer&x=8&y=6
Also check out....
www.obantimes.co.uk/news/categoryfront.php/id/173/The_Oba...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3735009.stm
scotlandinthegloaming.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html
www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100513-hughspicer.shtml

* check out my old website at: www.hughspicer.fsnet.co.uk
* and keep up to date with my cycling trips on the blog at:
hughspicer.blogspot.com/
* I have just begun a review of all the stuff I use when cycling, camping etc... you can view it at hughspicer.blogspot.com/2009/01/gear-review.html
Photos of Hugh Spicer (20)
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Contacts (603)
Groups (50)
- Sheep 21,696 photos, 4,864 members
- Clyde Puffers 22 photos, 3 members
- Christmas Memories. 488 photos, 75 members
- Beautiful Blue Skies 191 photos, 32 members
- Scotland P1/A2 - Daily Award Group 1,294 photos, 411 members
- UK Railway Map 25,650 photos, 236 members
- In and Around Glasgow Photographers 1,898 photos, 63 members
- The Colors Of Our Life 19,384 photos, 991 members
- Scotland's heritage in ruins !! 445 photos, 57 members
- Beaches 99,381 photos, 7,901 members
- Seascape Central 865 photos, 224 members
- Paths we walk 22,278 photos, 2,455 members
- Boats 184,795 photos, 18,155 members
- Period Photographs of Transportation (pre-1980) 13,623 photos, 549 members
- Seals and Sea Lions 9,614 photos, 1,999 members
- Better in black and white 7,999 photos, 535 members
- Lochranza on Arran 151 photos, 11 members
- Monochrome Britain 42,663 photos, 1,394 members
- Fog and Rain 157,034 photos, 31,616 members
- Famous Boats 926 photos, 134 members
- People and Persons 271,230 photos, 11,648 members
- canon digital photography. 311,519 photos, 8,809 members
- MOST EXCELLENT in Black & White 60,079 photos, 3,546 members
- Global Glasgow 2,493 photos, 89 members
- Fishermen (and women) 1,831 photos, 592 members
- Horses, Horses, and More Horses 4,782 photos, 808 members
- Glasgow Snow 327 photos, 26 members
- I Love Black and White! 691,195 photos, 37,319 members
- Worldwide Ship Spotters (WSS) 58,692 photos, 1,679 members
- Derelict Scottish West Coast Piers 101 photos, 15 members
- Birds of the British Isles 47,201 photos, 1,181 members
- The Caledonian Duchess Turbines 60 photos, 9 members
- Moody Landscapes 2,762 photos, 234 members
- The Cumbraes 781 photos, 33 members
- It's Snow Time 1,191 photos, 108 members
- Sunsets and Silhouettes 20,743 photos, 3,168 members
- Beauty in Winter 15,076 photos, 1,521 members
- UK Rail Images 21,913 photos, 96 members
- GB Railways 93,918 photos, 552 members
- Your City / Town Centre: Show it to the world! 8,910 photos, 123 members
- Seamill and West Kilbride 281 photos, 18 members
- PLANET EARTH BIRD WORLD 2,981 photos, 361 members
- Unusual UK railway stations 197 photos, 29 members
- Wild Flowers Everwhere 8,671 photos, 718 members
- Old & Aged 4,693 photos, 434 members
- Hills of the Outer Hebrides 125 photos, 7 members
- Postboxes by Postcode Area 16,025 photos, 226 members
- Cold is Beautiful 6,056 photos, 425 members
- Wild camping while cycling 145 photos, 24 members
- clyde captions 173 photos, 7 members
Galleries (204)
- CalMac's WAVERLEY in 1973 7 photos
- Simply Stunning 2 photos
- The West Highland Lines 4 photos
- Bute is Beautiful 10 photos
- Clyde Lighthouses 12 photos
Testimonials (4)
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SAM2911 says:
"I love Hugh's photographs.. they are so inspirational!! he captures the beauty of Scotlands landscapes just perfectly! I wish I could have an addiction like that too :)"
23rd February, 2010
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Dougie m says:
"I love looking at hughs pictures all his pictures are truly breathtaking and it is a pleasure to spend a good ten minutes browsing his photo stream"
16th January, 2010
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Douglas Griffin says:
"Hugh's images are one of the highlights of Flickr for me. His enthusiasm for getting out and about in the wilder parts of Scotland (especially the islands) really shines through the pages of his Photostream. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has spent 5 or 10 minutes looking through his photos, and gone straight from there to the Calmac timetables!
Keep them coming, Hugh! :-)"5th June, 2009
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howbeg says:
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a lovely selection of picture both great landscape and just honest to goodness fun. Lang may your lens work shuggy"8th January, 2007



































