Author Archives: Andrew

OK, so it rained all day yesterday, through the night and it was still going strong when I left today. In fact the rain only stopped once I reached Lancaster and I thought that was the wettest town in England!  Of course now I am back in Bristol the sun is shining and we have [...]

The UK is officially in drought at the moment although you would never know it looking at the weather in the Lakes today.  The hills have almost completely disappeared behind a smothering blanket of rain.  White lines formed by raging streams scar the hills and are causing flooding when they reach the valley floor. Brave [...]

The alarm went off at 06:00 hrs today as it has the last few days, but today the sky was pretty clear and after a quick peek through the curtains it was obvious there would be some nice light.  Buttermere is about 5 minutes drive from the hotel, so it made the perfect location.   I’ve [...]

OK, so today the weather did not do quite what was forecast!  Lots of heavy rain showers separated with fleeting sunshine.  It was a day that started in Buttermere, included travel over the Hardknott and Wrynose Pass then through the Langdales, Keswick and back to Buttermere! All that travel did result in some reasonable spells [...]

So, this post is a day late but last night the weather was nice and it would have been wrong to sit in the hotel writing this blog.   This picture was taken at Buttermere, a lake that I’ve visited maybe twice before and each time come away with some great images.  By the time [...]

Some of the best weather experienced in England during 2010 and 2011 occured during the month of May.  Hopeful that this would be the case in 2012 I’ve come to the English Lake District.  So far though its been a bit damp but the weather forecast is for better weather over the next few days. [...]

Portraiture and studio lighting has until recently been somewhat of a mystery to me.  Recently, I decided it was time to get some training from the RPS, so thanks to Ron Frampton and Chris Burfoot I now feel much more comfortable.  I hope to put this training to good use over the year, expanding the [...]

Last weekend I was searching for a friends new boat on the Internet… the link below certainly is not of his boat! But the image leaped of the screen and really grabbed my attention as soon as I saw it, and its had that effect on others who have seen it too. Unfortunetly I know [...]

Since February I had a plan to visit one of the prettiest places in the UK. The Elan Valley is situated approximetly six kilometers West of Rhayader in mid Wales. Towards the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, five large reservoir’s were constructed in the valley to provide water to the English city of Birmingham.  Today, [...]

This weekend I’ve been testing my new Carl Zeiss 21mm T* Distagon lens and it’s been an interesting experience. Focusing accurately is very hard using the focusing screen supplied as standard with the EOS 5D MK II.  So hard in fact, switching to Liveview, zooming into the area selected for focus and then adjusting the [...]