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January 2011
Chester Wheel
I thought I'd try and make the most of the wheel for the short period that it was up. The image below of the wheel was taken from the river Dee looking over the weir and towards the Old Dee Bridge. The wheel was spinning so to get the right exposure I covered the top half of the frame with my hand and gave the rest of the image a 30 second exposure. The second image was taken from directly beneath the wheel just as you are about to board.
December 2010
Early Snow
I have tried to make the most of the early snow fall this year with these two images. The first I decided to shoot into the evening sun to highlight all the foliage. The pheasant on hedge image was taken by chance from our front room just before he flew off.
November 2010
Cheshire Life Double Spread
In the November issue of Cheshire Life an image of mine was printed accross two pages for their 'postcards from Cheshire' feature.
The image was taken from the Clock Tower at Eaton Hall while working on the commission for the Duke and Duchess of Westminster.
Ice Formations
Thanks to a local farmer who has left a leaking hose to a water trough I was able to get these unusual images of a mass of icicles that have come down through a tree and encased everything in a thick layer of ice. Also the autumn leaves add some colour interest.
Early November 2010
Frozen Britain
Some hoarfrost, a light sprinkling of snow and some freezing fog have made these images lot more atmospheric than in normal conditions.
October 2010
Pheasant Shoot
A day taking pictures for a commission. This shot of a beater on a local shoot flushing the pheasants was timed just right to get one gliding overhead.
Early October 2010
The Capital
A trip to London wouldn't be complete without an image of Buckingham Palace. This one stood out because of the late light coming through the gates.
September 2010
Windscreen Dew
Some macro photography on my car windscreen yielded me some interesting images below. The morning dew was very heavy, so before it was all burnt off in the sun I captured these images of the water droplets reflecting the surroundings.
Early September
Goodwood Revival
Two images from my first visit to the Goodwood Revival.
August 2010
Sky Pattern
Taken from my back garden at sunset. I couldn't believe how many different types of cloud there were in one place.
July 2010
Bolesworth Classic
The horses tail flying upwards is what makes this picture I think.
July 2010
Duxford Flying Legends
For an air show blue skies and fluffy clouds are a godsend. The picture of the back end of the biplane shows what you might see from a chasing plane.
June 2010
Cornwall Trip
A couple of pictures from my recent holiday in Cornwall.
May 2010
Fancy Peacock
While wandering around the shop at Bodnant Gardens I was surprised to come across this male peacock admiring himself in a clothes mirror. I grabbed this picture before he was shown the exit!
April 2010
Fisheye Fun
Some slightly unusual images of my family using a Sigma 15mm fisheye lens!
Spring 2010
High Dynamic Range Image
Below is my first attempt at HDR photography. I bracketed five images to get a range of exposures and then played with them in Photoshop to get an interesting result. I learned it's best not to do it on a windy day but on still day as any movement in the picture will mean the images won't merge crisply.
Winter 09/10
Snowdonia
This winter has provided a fair amount of snow so far, so on a recent trip to Llyn Idwal I tried make the most of it. To get an idea of scale you can just see people walking in the distance on the other side of the lake.
September 2009
Bolesworth Commission
I started a commission for Mrs Barbour of the Bolesworth Castle Estate this month. Below are two of the images I have managed to capture so far. Tattenhall Marina and the lake in the Bolesworth Castle grounds.
August 2009
Joe Cornish Workshop
I am a great admirer of Joe Cornish and his work so when I went on a workshop of his in the North York Moors I was happy to get this image last thing on what was a very wet day!
July 2009
Sutherland, Scotland
I've posted this image because I liked the rock pool in the foreground blending in with the distant landscape and almost looking bigger in scale than it really is.
June 2009
Cosford Air Show
The red arrows usually make a good picture, but I wanted to get something a bit more unusual from the standard formation shot, so I ended up with the image below.
May 2009
Image in International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition
One of my images was commended in the above competition under the Garden Views category. The images have been exhibited at Kew Gardens and have been published in a book of the same name, available in most book stores. Here is a link to my image on the IGPOTY website: http://www.igpoty.com/competition02/gallery_GardenViews_3.asp?parent=gallery
Late April 2009
Cheshire Life Article
In this months issue of Cheshire Life Magazine (May edition) there is a 5 page article in the front on my photography work that I was commissioned to take for the Duke and Duchess of Westminster. (See exhibition further down)
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power
Below are a few images I
took as part of the press launch
for the Pageant of Power at Cholmondeley Castle. The actual event will take place on 18th and 19th July 2009.
Early April 2009
Exhibition at Eaton Hall
An exhibition of my photographs which I was commissioned to take for the Duke & Duchess of Westminster was held at Eaton Hall over Easter and was a great success. Below are some images of the exhibition, a piece about myself and an overview of the exhibition. In all there were 108 images on display. The exhibition is now touring to the other three rural estates.
December 2008
A recent trip to the Classic Car Show at the NEC in Birmingham was full of fantastic cars modern and old. I have a great love of sports and classic cars so here are some images from the day. Being so packed with people and stands it's not the best place to get good images of cars which is why you have to look out for the cars with a bit of space round them.
March 2008
On my recent travels to the Grosvenors rural estates which are in Cheshire, Lancashire, Sutherland and Spain I’ve seen some fantastic wildlife and plant life, so I’ve posted some of my latest images below from my winter session in January.
