When You Get That Feeling.........Act On It!

As a photographer i'm not one to wait for hours in one place trying to get the perfect conditions,i like to cover alot of ground and make the most of the conditions that are present at that moment.Dont get me wrong,if i think something is about to break then ill stop for a few minutes or take note of interesting spots to return to later too.This approach is very much the same when i do my photography.By that i mean i'm not one of these 24/7 snap shooters,i have times when i'm inspired to do it but also take time away to refill my passion for it.For me,i find your quality of work suffers if you feel obliged to take photos daily to warrant the 'status' of a serious photographer.Its easy to fall into a routine and almost set yourself on autopilot when your taking pictures all the time.I personally follow my gut instincts,feelings and urges to break out the camera.It allows me to act on impulse and make the most of my creative side.I know each person is different with there approach and i'm in no way knocking the more regular snappers.For me tho,you take a small break from photography and when you return,its like you fall back in love with it all over again.The pictures above were taken 'on a feeling' and it provided such a diverse selection starting with the sheep to then be presented with the farming of the land with the end results so much more then i could have expected when i first stepped out the door that day.  

You Little Ripper!

There's a stretch of the Norfolk coastline that ive travelled along to get to Blakeney on previous trips with a few places along the way i've wanted to stop off at.Well that time had come.The first place i stopped off was Aylmerton,Norfolk and more specifically the Roman camp based there.Its a lovely spot and id been there many years before but never got round to going back.Its starts off in a forest area then goes out onto more open parts that overlook the village.The paths you follow go down steep paths and even steeper uphills (or so it feels).If your blessed with the legs of a powerlifter then this will be a 'walk in the park' but it certainly got mine working especially carrying all my equipment too.Its still a nice area and worth the onslaught to your thighs.The second location i went to was Salthouse,Norfolk.This is quite a diverse part with marshland when you pull up and then as you follow the path down it opens out onto shingled beaches.I do wonder about what perception people have of me when out with the camera and this was brought into question on this trip.I'd pulled up by the road there but was unsure if you could park along the road ok.I spied a fellow person admiring the scenery so thought id go ask.Well on approach i've never seen someone pack there stuff up so quickly and get into there car.I did manage to collar him before he sped off in a cloud of dust! The other problem i faced which only became apparent once i'd arrived was that the long shorts i was wearing happened to have a giant rip down one side and so giving anyone within the vicinity a flash of underwear and a pale leg! I'd failed to remember that the last time i wore them id been on holiday doing sport and had ripped them.What the family thought who'd asked me to take a picture for them,i do not know.Needless to say i cunningly used my tripod as a barrier to hide my shame as i strolled on.These two locations are just a couple of great opportunities based in this part of the county,with a pair of ripped shorts only an optional requirement.  

What Have You Been Feeding It???

These sets of pictures were taken over 2 days and shows how the weather can change so quickly from a blanket of grey cloud to the sunshine breaking through with blue skies.Both days started off very uninviting but developed into beautiful afternoons.At this time of year you get a lovely golden light across everything and it just makes your pictures feel warm even tho in reality its bloody cold! Its always a treat when your out walking and you get some animals to photograph as there such characters,there always intrigued to know what your doing (or in reality there thinking you've come to feed them) The bulls you see in a couple of the pictures was taken with care.What is hard to show in the photo is scale and one of the beasts was huge,as in id wondered if it had been genetically modified using dinosaur D.N.A! Even more worrying was the small flimsy wooden fence separating me from them.I'm just glad i wasn't wearing any red as i had visions of a horror film,being chased across a field by this monstrous beast! They seemed quite happy to have there photo taken but i was still ready to run the quickest mile of my life!

Nice One Squirrel!

Ive always been fascinated with squirrels and sad as it may sound,ive always wanted to get some close up pictures of them.Well i finally got my chance when i was on holiday at Elvedon forest.These ones were pretty tame as im guessing they had got use to people feeding them but that worked in my favor as it allowed me to get so close.We probably didnt help with there diet either as they got plenty of bread and even ate pringles of the spicy BBQ variety (we didnt make a habit of feeding them these by the way) All in all tho im very happy with how these pictures came out and privileged of the chance to get so close to one of the coolest animals out there in my opinion.