Swinging Fleur

Saturday 22 August 2009 at 10:59 am

It's not often I'll try to take a picture of a moving target with a RangeFinder camera, but by-golly I think I nailed it!

Fleur Swinging
Leica M6 (RF), Summilux 50mm f/1.4, Kodak Ektar 100 (straight scan)

This artistic outtake clearly illustrates the DOF I was working with.

A week in Charente

Friday 14 August 2009 at 11:41 am

We recently took a short break in France spending our time at a wonderful B&B in the rolling hills of Charente. Most striking and memorable to visitors to the region are the endless fields of bright yellow sunflowers intermingled with vineyards.

Charente Winding Road - Canon EOS 5DmkII, Canon 16-35 f/2.8L, ISO 100
Charente Winding Road

I can imagine at this point you're asking yourself where is the stunning landscape of yellow sunflowers? So abundant was this sight upon our arrival (and with the Cognac Blues Festival deserving my full attention) I decided there would be plenty of time to capture this magnificent site - I was wrong! As the week progressed they progressively drooped until they resembled something from my home window sill.

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Bob + Annelise : Wedding

Friday 07 August 2009 at 9:21 pm

I had the pleasure to shoot the wedding of Bob + Annelise a couple of weeks ago before departing for France, and what an absolute joy it was too.

Worlds Apart

Based in Preston the ceremony took place at the local registry office, and then the wedding breakfast & reception at The Continental on the waters edge of Millers Park, a fantastic location.

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An enthusiastic and passionate semi-professional photographer for many years I took the decision in 2008 to side step my successful career as a Solutions Architect and devote my time to photography.

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Rob (Smile goes a long…): I think the B&W version is better. Not sure why, but just do.
Carl Millar (Rainy days): Nice shot.
Ian (A week in Charent…): @Nathalie: Thanks for your kind comments :) @Franca: So glad you liked it, and the pictures! @Jo…
Daniel (A week in Charent…): Even without the yellow sunflowers, that’s a fantastic landscape. I love long winding roads and lone…

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