Category Archives: photography

Clos de Vougeot: Story Behind The Picture

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

The chateau of Clos de Vougeot is nestled in the vineyards of Burgundy, the area of Eastern France close to Dijon that brings us delightful red wine. Lighter than the more famous Bordeaux, I like Burgundies because of their delicacy … Continue reading →

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Royal Salt Works: Story Behind the Picture

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

My sister-in-law lives in The Jura, an area of Eastern France near the Swiss border. It’s not a particularly well-known part of the country and you’ll have to work hard to find it in many guide books (honorable exception: The Rough Guide To … Continue reading →

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Stonehenge: the story behind the picture

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

It has to be one of the most famous places on Earth, never mind the United Kingdom: the prehistoric stone circle that is Stonehenge. But if you have ever been there, you’ll have found yourself behind a low fence on … Continue reading →

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The story behind the picture: Fireworks over the Bay Bridge

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

The Bay Bridge over San Francisco Bay, and fireworks bursting in the distance. Who could have planned it better? Well, not me, that’s for sure! I drove to Yerba Buena island to take pictures of the city at night. I … Continue reading →

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The story behind the picture: Joust Of The Saracens

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

On the front page of Lodge Photo is a crop from a photo showing a man on a horse with a lance, tilting at a strange target. It’s one of a sequence of four: This is the Giostra del Saracino … Continue reading →

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An afternoon in San Gimignano, Tuscany

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

I uploaded some new photographs of San Gimignano recently, a small town between Florence and Siena (on the road to Volterra) that has become famous for its medieval towers — “The Manhattan Of Tuscany”, as some tours call it. It’s … Continue reading →

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Using Canon 50D and 5D MkII with older Photoshop and Lightroom versions

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Mathew Lodge

Judging by the comments on photography sites, many people have yet to upgrade Adobe Photoshop CS3 to CS4, or Lightroom 1.x to 2.x. Adobe doesn’t update the Camera Raw plug-in for older versions of Photoshop, which is a problem because … Continue reading →

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Two compact cameras with good photo quality

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Mathew Lodge

Most compact cameras are designed to fit in your pocket and take a basic photo with the minimum of fuss and fiddle. Picture quality is not the most important criterion for most of these cameras. So what are your options … Continue reading →

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Front Cover of “The Green” Magazine, London

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Mathew Lodge

This picture of the gardens at Chiswick House, London was used for the front cover of this month’s “The Green” magazine. Strand-on-the-Green is an area of West London close to Chiswick and Richmond. Again, this was an agency sale and … Continue reading →

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Front Cover of Cadogan Italy Property Guide

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Mathew Lodge

One of my images of Villa Vignamaggio appears on the front cover of the Cadogan / Sunday Times guide to buying property in Italy. Here it is: This image was sold by an agency, and often the challenge is finding the … Continue reading →

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