Devon Tour,Clovely.

Devon Tour,Clovely.

I have just returned form a lovely little 5 day camping trip around the Somerset and Devon coast, It is a hugely underrated area-but I took in some beautiful places like Porlock and Porlock Weir, Exmoor,Linton & Lynmouth, Croyde,Woolacombe and then onto my final camping ground down near Hartland Point for some fishing,onto Plymouth to visit my cousin and back to Taunton for a business meeting.Phew. Just back (East) from Hartland point is Clovely-what a little gem this place is, I had never been there before-this place is absolutely made for photographers-with some great little still lifes all set up! it was like being on a film set-So I can wholeheartedly recommend a trip there with your camera!!!Click on the pan to see a larger version.

dandilions

These are some images that I took recently, the idea was to explore re-occurring patterns which can work well.I have tried to melt these into the landscape, with some success.

The top and darkest image has quite a funky feel that I was aiming for -kind of 60's inspired... like dudes with afro's in a crowd at Woodstock!(before my time!)

Puncknowle Knoll

I nipped down to Puncknowle Knoll, near Chesil beach/Abbottsbury today.This century's old building is shrouded in mystery.For me it is an incredibly photogenic location that I have tried to photograph a few times now.It is an immensely transient location with regards to weather conditions and is totally different every time. I have to travel around 30 miles each way to get to it. I thought today as I looked out of the window from home that the clouds were perfect for this location, however when I got there the clouds were few and far between!I got these shots but didn't get what I was after (a more, storm cloudy/moody vision!) I may have a go at getting some of these published if I can.I really enjoy landscape photography, it really is a breath of fresh air for me-out in the elements and praying for the right conditions to all come together at once for that magical shot.....I bought the dog along today, our Jack Russell-Merlin-who managed to stay out of shot.

Chilton Cantello

I have been working on a bit of Autumn photography recently but would like to get and do some more,we will see what the weather brings!

I have a shoot coming up this Sunday to produce promotional images for a local hair and beauty salon, I am really looking forward to this as it should be a good challenge.Will get the images up as soon as they are ready.

Grimstone near Dorchester

I bagged the bale shots today from Grimstone near Dorchester in Dorset.The weather has been making these difficult for me.This is the third time that I have been out to get these-to various fields I had earmarked.These were exactly what I had in mind though and this is just how I had imagined them, so I am happy with these.I had to move a few bales around! Have a look at the video, I cant find a way to rotate it to portrait orientation as yet I am afraid.