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  • Home Showcasing the photographic images of photographer Mike Finley, with samples of his monochrome floral and landscape photographs.
  • Galleries Links to all the main photo galleries on this site (floral, landscape, infrared and LRPS panel), together with a selection of images from each gallery.
    • Floral Photography This gallery contains a selection of monochrome floral photographs. Monochrome floral photography has a long tradition in fine art photography, emphasising the sensuous shape of many flowers, rather than the gaudy colours that otherwise predominate.
    • Infrared This gallery contains a selection of infrared photographs by Mike Finley. Infrared photographs are taken with a special film that is sensitive to near-infrared radiation, which green foliage reflects strongly. This results in a very different image.
    • Landscape This gallery contains a small selection of monochrome landscape photographs. It currently holds only a few images from the Lake District (some infrared) but the selection will be extended soon to include more images, including Cheshire and Norfolk.
    • LRPS panel This gallery shows the monochrome print panel for which Mike Finley was awarded his LRPS in 2002. It contains a cohesive selection of his monochrome landscape, infrared and floral photography.
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  • Maco/Rollei infrared film The results of my first test of the Rolle/Maco infrared film. This is a 400ASA film with sensitivity claimed to go out to about 820nm.

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Floral Photography

  • Magnolia #1 - Close-up photograph of a magnolia blossom, one of the harbingers of Spring, horizontal format.
  • Magnolia #4 - Close-up photograph of a magnolia blossom, one of the harbingers of Spring, vertical format.
  • Cyclamen Cloud - The flowers of a miniature cyclamen seem to float in mid air, detached from the plant.
  • Sarracenia flava - This print depicts a pitcher of a stately Sarracenia flava (American pitcher plant).
  • Sunflower - Black and white close up shot of a sunflower bloom.
  • Iris #1 - Tinted monochrome image of a dying iris flower.
  • Nigella #1 - Monochrome floral study of a Nigella flower and bud (common name "love in a mist").
  • Nepenthes #2 - Black and white image of an immature Nepenthes pitcher.
  • Magnolia #2 - Close-up photograph of a magnolia bud, with one petal removed to show the developing stigma and stamens.
  • Iris #2 - Monochrome image of a dying iris flower.

LRPS Panel

  • Snow - A wintry image of snow and trees.
  • Thirlmere #1 - A misty morning view of Thirlmere in the Lake District.
  • Treeline - A monochrome Lakeside view from the Lake District.
  • Thirlmere #2 - A view along Thirlmere on a cold winter's morning, with snow visible on the distant fells.
  • Branches - A wintry image of snow and trees.
  • Dying Iris #1 - Tinted monochrome image of a dying iris flower.
  • Puff, the magic dragon - Giving the appearance of a dragon's head resting on a river bank, this image is actually a piece of tree root, but reminded me of the song title 'Puff the magic dragon'.
  • Autumn mist - This monochrome autumn picture shows an early morning view of an English Oak in the mist.
  • Wheels - A pair of old wheels left to rust in a meadow in the Lake District.
  • Dying Iris #2 - Monochrome image of a dying iris flower.

Infrared Photography

  • Wheels - A pair of old wheels left to rust in a meadow in the Lake District.
  • Beach - Stormy weather off the English coast at Maryport in the Lake District.
  • Bridge - Foliage and a stone built bridge in the Lake district.
  • Ferns #2 - Ferns at the mouth of Rydall cave.
  • Ferns #3 - Close up of one of the ferns.
  • Grass - Some grasses at the side of a small stream.
  • Maryport - The lighthouse at the entrance to Maryport harbour.
  • Puff - Giving the appearance of a dragon's head resting on a river bank, this image is actually a piece of tree root, but reminded me of the song title 'Puff the magic dragon'.
  • Tangle - A tangle of ropes on one of the old groynes.
  • Trapped - A few stones trapped between the beams of an old groyne.

Landscape Photography

  • Thirlmere #1 - A misty morning view of Thirlmere in the Lake District.
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon - Giving the appearance of a dragon's head resting on a river bank, this image is actually a piece of tree root, but reminded me of the song title 'Puff the magic dragon'.
  • Treeline - A monochrome Lakeside view from the Lake District.
  • Wheels - A pair of old wheels left to rust in a meadow in the Lake District.
  • Thirlmere #2 - A view along Thirlmere on a cold winter's morning, with snow visible on the distant fells.

Maco/Rollei Infrared film test

image blog

If you want to see a sample of some other art that interests me, visit my image blog, where I've got a selection of images from emerging artists, and will be adding more to the collection every couple of days.