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Congratulations Vikki and Paul!
20 May 2010 | London, Rowing, Weddings | No comments added... »
Another fantastic wedding to be part of, this time the proceedings involved an old London bus and a trip up the Thames after the service to reach Hampton Court Palace for the rest of the day’s entertainment. As an added bonus we even got lucky and passed a regatta on the way! The full set of images from the day may be found here.
Blue Rising
13 May 2010 | Flowers, Landscape, Woodland | No comments added... »
Once again I found myself waking at some insane hour and speeding off after my next quarry, today’s was West Woods on the outskirts of Marlborough, to see what’s what for sunrise. This morning’s in-car temperature reached 0°C, that’s technically freezing. In May!! Anyway, I arrived in good time and was stunned by what I saw. Bluebells. As far as the eye could see. It was brilliant! No sooner had I stepped from the car I once again found myself surrounded by a sea of blue and green, smothered by a blanket of the sweetest floral aroma as the soft early light of the rising sun steadily moved past the canopy, gradually intensifying as it went. The late bloom has meant more growth in the canopy overhead than last year, hence the light seems obscured a touch more than preferred. That said it really was yet another wonderful experience and quite a privilege to be surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of a waking spring forest in full bloom. I didn’t really mind the pre-5am start after that. Ah, nature… great!
Blue Blur
08 May 2010 | Flowers, Landscape, Woodland | No comments added... »
Back on the nature photography trail again after the superb wedding last weekend. I got up at an insanely early time to leave London, primarily to make it to this location in time for sunrise but also ensuring I would avoid the Congestion Charge, a bonus! With the days getting longer as the summer takes hold that magical hour around sunrise gets much earlier. It could be argued though that this is a good thing almost always guaranteeing somewhere to yourself. Very few people are dedicated enough to rise for first light when it comes around 5am and any good photographer knows to be there before the sun rises to ensure the best composition for when that attractive warm glow appears. The summer can be a little punishing on the most ardent nature photographer but the rewards out-weigh the early rises.
This particular location was awash with bluebells, though this year they seem rather late and less bountiful than previous years but the aroma within the woods – even at that early hour – was incredible. I suspect the late bloom is due to the sudden drop in temperature (it was 2C according to the gauge in the car!) but no matter, I got to work and decided to try something different for a change rather than the ‘done before’ clichéd shots. This particular image was made around 15mins before the sun came up, with enough light to evenly illuminate the woodland for the colours to come through. The effect was made entirely in-camera and not with the use of any software.
Volcanic Sunset
24 Apr 2010 | Coast, Landscape, Somerset | 2 Comments »
It might be something to do with the dust thrown up by the barely pronounceable Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull but the sunsets over recent days have been spectacular. So, despite the knee-jerk air travel doom-mongers out there who crippled the travel plans of thousands, lets make the most of it back on home turf and enjoy one of nature’s little wonders.
Blood Wagon
04 Apr 2010 | Chamonix, France, Mountains, Skiing | No comments added... »
At around -10C a light dusting of ice and snow covers anything set down for too long…
Sideways Snow
01 Apr 2010 | Chamonix, France, Mountains, Skiing | 1 Comment »
This is what I encountered at the top of the Grand Montet high up above Argentiere in the French Alps today; sideways snow. It stings if you hang around too long (like trying to take pictures!) so had to be quick then move off the col onto the slopes below, where we enjoyed some of the nicest light, waist deep powder snow. This was the second of three runs from here, each one brilliant though visibility came and went, sometimes down to just a few meters…oh and it looks misty in the image above but here’s a close-up view clipped from the top corner; (more…)
Tintoretto
29 Mar 2010 | Intimate, Italy, Travel, Venice | 1 Comment »
It’s not too hard to get lost in Venice, thankfully there are the odd signs about if you look around.
Blue Stack
28 Mar 2010 | China, Hong Kong, Intimate | No comments added... »
I found this interesting arrangement in a small quiet area just to the side of the tourist drag of Stanley Market in Hong Kong. Behind all the hustle and bustle of the trading stalls lay a workshop with all manner of boat-repair paraphernalia strewn about the place. Here the vivid blue tires stood out against the surroundings, I worked quickly to make an image of it as it looked like it could topple at any second!
