A week in the Peaks with the family

This year we decided to take the dog on holiday with us. Previously Shumba would go to kennels, but it has become apparent that he finds the separation stressful.
So we decided a holiday in the Peaks with plenty of walking would fit the bill. We certainly did a fair bit of walking and we experienced every type of weather too, including snow.
A great break with some photography thrown in for good measure. Shumba will be a regular on the family holidays now.

A little bit of Strobist

I had a very enjoyable evening shooting with flash on location this week. This was a first for me and I was grateful to the fellow members of Talk Photography who joined me at Baconsthorpe Castle, and of course the 3 models (Clare, Natasha & Bettina) for putting up with my indecision. I learnt lots, not sure the girls did though!
Anyway some shots from the evening below.(more on my Flickr)

A trip to the City

A trip into Norwich is always a good excuse to take the camera, sometimes I even take some photographs. Two pictures presented themselves on my last trip. Firstly this superb Vespa, the Mods vehicle of choice, and this one just had to be photographed. I've desaturated the image to lose the rather busy background.

Secondly some clever Shop Art, courtesy of John Scarratt, this is called Batteries Included. This is a great idea to give otherwise empty shops some life and colour, mainly, it would appear, in the Westlegate area of Norwich. You can see more Johns work on his blog

Siyaya Arts

Had the privilege of watching these guys performing in Norwich last weekend. They drew a large and appreciative crowd. There's something perfect about African music on a warm spring day, it lifts the spirits.

Upcoming

Finally the Tour of Britain starts today. I've been waiting for the Tour to start since the last stage of last year and will be trying to catch it in a couple of places on Thursday as it visits Norfolk.
Getting some good pictures is a must and I really like to try and catch the mood of the race as it comes through as well as some shots of the riders. Hopefully Bradley Wiggins will still be riding by Thursday, he climbed off early last year.

Must, must make more use of this blog

So I need to get my website built but in the meantime I need to be updating my blog more regularly, especially for commissioned work.
I've been doing more and more product and still life work recently and am really enjoying the strobist stuff. I can see it becoming the main focus of my photography.

So long since I last posted

Wow I really have neglected this blog, I should take more care of it.

What have I been up to, well Shumba is now a 7 month old and 6 stone dog and he has been keeping me more than a little busy! Boisterous doesn't really describe him, lunatic probably does.

The photography has been going well, see my stream for the latest of my pictures.

I'll get back to posting them here soon.