Corfe Castle at night
One upside of this time of year that you can go out in the dark to take photos at a reasonable time of day, the downside on the other hand is that it can be quite chilly! I had seen an article on the BBC Dorset News site that Corfe
Night Photography – Salisbury Cathedral
On Saturday afternoon eight hardy souls from Blandford Camera club met in Blandford and made our way to Salisbury for a sunset and evening photoshoot. When I say hardy it was probably one of the coldest nights we have had this winter and I had warned everyone to dress warmly and
West Coast of Ireland – The Aran Islands
Tuesday 18th September We were up at 5.30 am and Brian told us we would be walking to our early morning shoot (what else!), luckily it was just above the B&B, up the road and a climb up a hill through stone-walled tracks again. It was still quite dark and
New Camera!
On the 30th October I went to Castle Cameras in Winton, Bournemouth and picked up my new camera which I pre-ordered the week before. It is the new Canon 7D Mark ll that was released on that day so of course I was eager to try it out. It has
Autumn workshop in the New Forest
On Wednesday 8th October I had booked a workshop in the New Forest with Wild Arena and Castle Cameras with my friend Pat from Blandford Camera club. I kept looking at the weather forecast and it didn’t look too promising, there were a lot of rain clouds crossing southern England
Visit to RSPB Arne peninsula
Some pictures of a trip to RSPB Arne on 3rd September 2014.
Hambledon Hill & other things!
Hambledon Hill has been in the news , particularly yesterday, 7th August 2014 as the National Trust officially announced that they have bought Hambledon hill for £450,000. It has been on national and local television and the national and local newspapers. The local Bournemouth Echo also published an article on their website,
Natural History weekend – Badger watching
At the end of May into June I enjoyed a long weekend on a Natural History photography workshop with Colin and Susy Varndell www.colinvarndell.co.uk with my friend, Pat from Blandford Forum Camera club. There was also a small number of other photographers included in the group from various places in
Piddles wood and Sturminster Newton mill
We managed to get out for an hour on Monday 21st April, I wanted to see how the Bluebells were doing so we went up to Piddles wood. It was very busy as it was a pleasant morning and of course a Bank holiday but most people were walking their
Local walk – April 19th
I thought it was about time I got out with my camera. I have been working on my garden while the weather has been fine and it’s nearly up together so I thought it would be good to have a break for a couple of hours. It was a lovely
Studio night – Little animals!
Every third Monday in the month we have a Studio night in Blandford Camera club, where we set up lights in the clubhouse and take pictures of various things like still life, a model, smoke to name a few but on Monday 17th the night was spent taking pictures of