Hot Friday or what?, still red hot weather and its the weekend so expect loads of rain..lol For some unknown reason I have a swollen neck and itching, best I can come up with is an infection, or I got bitten last night, either way it’s not good the day before surgery, I have taken… Continue reading Beach N Bouy
Category: Seascapes and Water
Stop And Rest A While
One for all you boaties and dreamers out there….especially now the weather has turned so miserable, but in good old Brut spirit we say “well at least the garden needs it” personally I love it all, we should embrace all weathers and get out there…..anything beats being indoors. Short n sweet today as I… Continue reading Stop And Rest A While
Money Supermarket Challenge
Morning all a few weeks ago I was set a challenge by Moneysupermarket.com to do a comparison shot, my Canon 1DS MKIII V a budget camera bought from Amazon.co.uk, “easy you say”… Not So, I say. Firstly I had to contend with the myriad of point and shoot cameras available compared to and being realistic… Continue reading Money Supermarket Challenge
A Perfect Setting
With a little help from my Singh Ray Reverse Grad filter and a perfect setting sun on Anglesey, I think I pretty much nailed this one. For a change I thought , well it’s warm I’ll wear my flip flops instead of wellies……boy was I wrong the sea is still freezing and as the sun… Continue reading A Perfect Setting
Way Too Hot….No, Really
Yes it really was too hot this last week, never thought I’d say that in this country, well it was North Wales. Had a great week away did a workshop but cancelled one as there simply wasn’t any sky action to play with, not great for teaching. I’m sure you’ll agree the “Rock Pool –… Continue reading Way Too Hot….No, Really
Sunset Journey
Phew!!! how hot is it at the mo…….scorchio This one from Anglesey on my last workshop shows what you can achieve with filters and a few props, aptly titled I think, each to there own hey. 1DS MKIII 16-35 2.8 f/22 1.6s ISO 100 Wellies a must Workshops booked in for next week Snowdonia and… Continue reading Sunset Journey
Porth Y Post Pink Sunset
Hey all what a fantastic long weekend, commission shoot. Firstly Friday at Preston Spring and Greta Woods in teh pouring rain and I mean rain, me and Stormer were soaking wet, then Saturday Cleatop, Scaleber and Low Wood in Grassington, all great places but I had a surreal experience at Scaleber Woods where the Big… Continue reading Porth Y Post Pink Sunset
Simplest Is Sometimes Best
As the title suggests, it’s sometimes the simplest of shots that works best. I was actually walking across the beach to the wreck when I crouched down and saw the reflection of the sun on the beach, made a perfect composition wouldn’t you say? Using my Singh Ray reverse grad filter to bring the sky… Continue reading Simplest Is Sometimes Best
Crystal Clear Cloud Action
Back in Yorkshire for a week from a wonderful week in Wales, had a beautiful few days worth of sunshine and sunsets….plus the usual gale force winds and torrential rain lol, but that is what makes Wales so special to me. Had a great couple of sessions with my trusty crystal ball and smoke machine… Continue reading Crystal Clear Cloud Action
Pebble Beach
A beautiful sunset from Northumberland complete with sunburst sunset, the Carlsberg of sunset locations I think. New camera comes today so I have a couple of hours setting up and testing to do before I start using it tomorrow in Wales, should be fun, I’ll be venturing into the macro flower market doing a small… Continue reading Pebble Beach