Let there be light

Off to Tromso, Northern Norway in the morning in the hope of snapping the Aurora Borealis. Fingers crossed that we find the switch. 

French Alps

2014 got off to a good start with a trip to Villard Reculas in the French Alps. The plan had been to get snowy landscapes and skiers in action but the call of the slopes was almost too much and I spent far too long skiing and not enough time with my camera. On every trip I like to come back a little wiser and this trip was no exception, mainly my off piste skiing needs to be a lot better if I'm going to carry a camera on my back.
This shot is somewhere I stumbled across on my little adventures off the beaten track.

There are a few more in the Landscapes section of my site.

Thanks

On Top of the World (well France at least)

It's been a while still my last trip to the mountains, so I decided to put that write and have headed to the Alps to spend a couple of weeks with my family walking in the hills. I've obviously got my camera with me so hopefully will get a few snaps especially as the weather has been so great.

Site Update

It's taken me a while but I've finally got round to posting a few shots from Flying Legends and RIAT which I've posted in the Airshow section.

That Red Barn again

As I was heading down to Cornwall for work, I took the opportunity to call by the Red Barn at Emsworthy on Dartmoor just in case it was worth a snap.
Throughout the journey down the M5, the skies had been very dramatic which was encouraging, but as soon as I got near Emsworthy, all the definition in the sky disappeared and the rain started. Luckily there was a brief gap in the weather and I managed one shot before getting soaked.
I'll be back.

Spring in Scotland

As I had a few days leave owing to me and my family were all rapped up with school revision etc, I decided to spend a few days in and around Rannock Moor near Glen Coe.
Rannock moor is a really remote and dramatic place and from the photos I've seen of it, It can be a spectacular venue for photography as long as the rain holds off. Bizarrely rain wasn't my problem, clear blue skies were my curse; I was hoping for stormy clouds!
Anyway, I had a great time on my lonesome and hope to be heading back there in the Autumn.

Train Spotting

The weekend of the 25th - 27th Jan 2013 saw the Great Central Railway hold their Winter Steam Gala. Having never been to such an event before (and also having bugger all else to do) Laurie Hughes and I went along.
I still can't come to terms with being a train spotter but steam trains in the snow was something special.
Thanks to everyone who made us feel welcome, though I have no idea what any of you were talking about most of the time.
Shots from the day are on the website.

30th January 2012

Went Owl watching today with my Old mate Glen Pardoe. I left Bristol this morning in a Blizzard and headed north. Fortunately the weather was better (but not as good as the forecast) where the owls were.
I forgot my lunch, broke the clamp on my lens and then sat in a traffic jam for two hours on the way home. I've had better days but the owls were good to see and I've hopefully got some half decent shots.
They'll be in the wildlife section (obviously) when I get round to posting them.

27th January 2012

Had a bit of a strange day today. I spent the day at work even though it was my day off. I went in to photograph a family of Field Mice who have made their home in a bank outside the window of a basement office, ironically in the BBC's Natural History Dept.

6th January 2012

Couldn't sleep last night, so when at 4am I looked out of the bedroom window and saw that the sky was crystal clear, I got up and headed out with my camera. I finished up in Lyme Regis to capture the sun rising over the Cobb. Had really enjoyable day despite getting up at an ungodly hour!

9th December 2011 - Finally a Kingfisher

Decided to give the Kingfisher shot another go today. The weather looked fine and I had nothing else planned (apart from the ironing).
I headed off to my local spot and straight away saw a Kingfisher sitting on a branch. I was sure that it was just teasing me and would fly off as soon as I got near, but no! Obviously Saint Canon EOS, patron saint of photographers smiled on me and allowed me to get a couple of shots of it rather than the usual shot of a birds bum as it disappeared into the distance.

7th December 2011 - Poole Steam Train

I happened to be working in Poole for a couple of days when I noticed that there was a steam train due to leave Poole on the morning I was there. My luck at getting a decent snap of a chuffer has not been the best so far and I feared the worst when I saw the weather forecast. Anyhow, the sun just managed to produce a little bit of light just as the train came past which was lucky.

2nd December - Plane spotting

As the forecast looked promising, I headed off to North Wales for a spot of Military Jet photography. Even though the jets did turn up, the light was pants (again)!
We spent the day stood on a hill in daylight that looked like night. The wind was cold and it rained.

1st December - Chasing trains again

Didn't finish work until 01:30 this morning (17 and a half hours after starting), consequently I was a little late getting up.
Rather than sit around though, I decided to go hunting for a good place to shoot trains from so headed to the Box tunnel as Britannia was heading that way. It all turned out to be pants but on the way home I passed an old car in a field so took the shot below.

 

26th November - Chasing the steam

Spent the day around Leominster chasing two steam trains with Laurie Hughes. The light could have been better but I've been out in worse.
We finished up at Stokesay Castle to see the Tornado. Unfortunately none of my shots have inspired me enough to post them. Must try harder.

Tim

12th November - Still no Kingfisher

I've lately changed location where I've been trying to get shots of a Kingfisher. The previous place, a dead cert apparently failed to give any sightings so I took the advice of a birding friend and moved to a location closer to home. This resulted in me getting one step closer to my goal, in that I managed to catch the slightest of glimpses of a KF rather than the usually ducks that came a teased me before.
Haven't been back since due to work and rubbish weather but I shall return.