Getting a photograph out of seemingly nothing….
Winter photography is either very rewarding or very frustrating and seldom anything else. I have reached that conclusion following a week of mud, sleet and more mud. The snow, until today had vanished leaving behind a dull, dreary and thoroughly miserable landscape with photographic inspiration distinctly thin on the […]
A few odds and ends….
Not quite a week in pictures, more like a morning and the final selection of photographs from the International Balloon Festival at Chateau d’ Oex in Switzerland. It’s also an opportunity to let you know that I’ve been working on my photography site and have refreshed, twiddled and changed a few […]
The latest release from Canon…
The boys and girls at Canon are showing no signs of letting up with the release of another dslr in April, the EOS 550D. Aimed at the entry level/enthusiast market it shows some improvements on earlier models such as the 450D and the 500D but will it be enough for these […]
Photographs of the 2010 International Balloon Festival in Chateau d’ Oex, Switzerland
Regulars of this blog will know that I was in Switzerland recently to attend the opening of the International Festival de Ballons at Chateau d’ Oex. A quite incredible spectacle I managed to get a few photographs before having to catch the train back […]
Photograph of St Peter’s church at Chateau d’ Oex….
It was whilst photographing the 2010 Parmigiani Balloon Festival at Chateau d’ Oex in Switzerland last month that I noticed this charming church sat on the hill top welcoming the early visitors to come and have a look around. St Peter’s Church belongs to the Church of […]
Watching the sun go down over Marbella…
On my last evening in Spain I decided to take my camera down to the beach and catch a few rays of the late sun before heading home to a cold and wet England. I found a suitable boulder as a vantage point and let my mind drift for […]
A European dash…..
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, some projects in Switzerland followed by a visit to three of our restaurants in southern Spain. Back to the cold English winter and a ton of photographs to download and work through.
More about my tips later, here’s a few ‘off cuts’ to give you a taste…..
I […]
Judges agree picture is a fake….
Further to my recent post on the claims that the last winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition had ‘fixed’ his winning shot it has now been made official that the judges have gone back on their original decision and removed the award.
No prize money has been paid […]
A pictorial look back at the last few days….
Here’s a selection of photos which I snapped during a bit of time off, mostly not relevent to what I would write about but hopefully they will tell their own story, good or bad.
I am battling the onset of manflu as I type so forgive me if […]
Nocton Fen and Wasps Nest in the Winter….
Nocton Fen in Lincolnshire is a truly wonderful place. At first glance there is little more than a winding country lane which cuts through vast working fields with veins of dykes and ditches to break it all up. I have written about this favourite place of mine in […]