Clovelly harbour has a fantastic charm, a bit like Instow I guess, there is always something to photograph. I love the traditional seaside town or fishing village and think it makes for great photography, as do others judging by the amount of other photographers I see, or maybe it’s the fact that more tourists carry DSLR’s. I liked the harbour wall as a backdrop and the way the boats are similar in appearance in some ways. The Jessica Hettie was taking tourists on tours around the local coastline.

This shot was taken at the Valley of Rocks in north Devon. It’s a Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) I thought it looked very vibrant in the sunlight and contrasted nicely against the stone.

I went out today to try and shoot some buzzards but 400mm just isn’t enough so the only wildlife I captured that was actually usable was this rabbit. I will nail those bird shots one day.

I’m not sure why I like this shot, I think it’s the grime/industry feel with a bit mood thrown in who knows but I’ve have promised myself that if I like something, I’ll post it even if it is weird

The weather has a great way of putting a stop to your plans, today I was hoping to get out with my camera but it wasn’t to be. Alas, I found myself browsing my old images and realise that over the years I have probably collected a few undiscovered gems. I love this image mainly for the reflections in the sand. Welcombe mouth has a great sand section which is a really shallow slope so you get long stretches of wave reaching for the inner depths of beach lending itself to the beautiful reflections.

I mentioned Landacre bridge yesterday and decided to post it today. This was a short distance from yesterdays photo. Now that I’m off work for a few days hopefully the weather will be forgiving enough to allow more light capturing escapades but not today, after finishing work at 5am this morning today is all about rest and catching up on my favourite photoblogs & TV episodes.

The river Barle on Exmoor was a pleasant sight in the late afternoon sun, just before the golden period. This was taken next to Landacre bridge which may be the subject of a future post. I loved the way the sun was catching the far riverbank making a band of colour & I feel refreshed from my Exmoor trip, it made me realise that there is plenty around me to photograph I just have to find it.

What a hectic day today has been, I worked last night so sleep late normally. Today I awoke to the news my son had cut his head open so several hours at casualty were the order of the day, even before I could get a cup of tea! It turned out OK though as the cut turned out to be minor requiring just some glue (the nurse told us off for calling it glue its “tissue adhesive” because some people have been getting out the super glue instead.) The thought of work tonight just doesn’t excite me after today, especially as the streets are so quiet due to the “financial crisis”, my new camera body looks further away daily.
Anyway, the photo! After all this is mainly a photoblog right? this is another image from my Somerset jaunt featuring the cairn atop Dunkery hill with the view I’d guess to the east. Its another panorama, scenes like these are hard to do justice without a decent wide angle lens.

On my way to Exmoor yesterday I passed through this road and just had to snap it, There were loads of pheasants but I couldn’t get a good enough shot of one. The image and the pheasants made me think of the children’s book “Danny The champion of the world.” Sometimes odd things remind you of your youth.

Today Greg and I escaped across the border into Somerset, Exmoor was our main goal and we managed to visit a few spots to take photos. As the afternoon was drawing to a close we finished our jaunt at Dunkery hill. The top of Dunkery hill is Exmoor’s highest point at 1,705ft (519m). Thankfully there was some light left once we got to the top to get some shots before the drive home. This image is a 16:9 segment of a panorama I created, as I felt that posting the whole panorama was not practical. I really liked the stones scattered around the peak and felt they along with the grass caught the ebbing sun.