TweetI shot a lot this month. Enough that I needed to step away from the camera for a while. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy shooting XC races, holidays climbing in Wales, family. It’s that I had lost motivation. Needed to stop looking at the world through a lens for a while. Needed to stop looking. The opposite of what… Read more →
TweetLocal race. For local people. Every year there was a cyclocross race here it was a mudbath, the running version…no different. A great day out. Visually one of the best courses, by far the most entertaining of the year to shoot. Read more →
TweetMudbath through and through. Nothing quite like it when it is utterly soaking for days before then on the day, sunny. Read more →
TweetThe summer that never was. Mostly moist. Mostly grey. A shame. A lot of solo climbing. A lot of time fixing things in the house. Few images taken. Read more →
TweetNew job. New daily routine. New set of challenges. Photography was not a primary concern of mine last month. But a the few times the cameras came out, they had purpose, which is what I like to do. So not all bad. Read more →
TweetFirst year of teaching over. A major break needed. 9 weeks off before my new job started. A lot of time to do things. Climbing – home and abroad. Running in the hills. Dressing up with the family. It took a while to wind down from the year, but it was good when I did. Read more →
TweetA few photos from today, the rest are over on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHDUnN8 All from the A7, mostly with the manual Canon 70 – 200mm but a few with the 18mm Sigma lens. It’s really soft, but it opens up some interesting options for what is a boring flat urban race. Doubt I’ll use it at any of the others this… Read more →
TweetIt started off cool enough to be able to climb well on grit. Rained a lot. Then got warm. It’s been a very odd summer so far. Read more →
TweetBack on a real bike. Back in the summer part of the park. Back on the camera side of a fell race. Read more →
TweetSome time off school and a lot of film developed. Read more →