HONEYMOON

We have had an exciting Honeymoon in the Brecon Beacons, based near Crickhowell we have been exploring the hills and surroundings by foot and mountain bike. A really beautiful part of the world.

OUR WEDDING

We wanted to keep our wedding simple, down to earth and personal. Anne did the organising over the last 12 months and we both put a lot of effort into creating all aspects of the big day and to make sure it had the personal touch. We even spent the day before setting everything up!

Luckily the weather gods were on our side and the weather was warm, dry and sunny but not too hot!

I think its fair to say that everybody had a wonderful day and the atmosphere was utterly relaxed. I think that weddings come with an awful lot of pressure and the fact that we did exactly what we wanted to do made it relaxed and special. It was 100% the perfect day!

Here are just a few snaps.

BURNING SKIES

Just a quick couple of shots of beautifully lit clouds this evening as the sun was setting. 

WILD FLOWER GARDEN

We have had great fun with the new garden this spring & summer and this being our first garden a really steep learning curve! We did a lot of work to clear a large area of waste rock from the corner of the garden and being our first summer we decided to try and keep it simple and planted a good selection of wild flower seeds. The weather has been really mixed, but the results are beautiful. Lots of colour against a mingled green background with new flowers popping up daily. The insects and butterflies seem very happy as well! 

ON THE ROAD

A long and interesting work trip covering lake, loch and sea. From Scotland to Northumberland to the Midlands. Lots of video captured, a few pics and a lot of driving in-between.

SUN, STORMS AND A TWISTED LAND ROVER

A superb trip working with a client in the Lake District and in Leicestershire. Accompanied by a Twisted Land Rover Defender T80 as part of the shoot, a real beast of a machine. If you haven't heard of Twisted, look them up, this wasn't your average Defender!

The weather was fantastic apart from the stormy showers on the last two days. Heading back across the reservoir in a small speedboat with a thundercloud flashing above is not fun in the slightest and luckily we made it back, very wet but glad to make it from under the storm. So it's on with the editing for this one.

 

 

 

 

 

THE RIVER HIPPER

Before jumping into the car yesterday, I thought I would pop my head over the wall to see if I could see any fish life within the beautiful little river that runs through our village. The stretch is not at all wide and very shallow in parts but due to the rocks it's a vocal little river and you can even hear it in our garden as it runs off into the distance. I was pretty shocked and pleasantly surprised to see a good number of brown trout actively feeding on a hatch of flies. I popped back later in the day with my camera to try and capture them taking the flies off the surface. I managed a few decent shots but these little fish are lightning quick and very picky of what they eat so timing is incredibly difficult! I think I will continue to make use of this opportunity on my doorstep to get the shot I want. It's a matter of patience! Some of the brownies were a decent size but all the larger fish kept to the shadows and only the much smaller specimens were happy to feed out in the direct sunlight. The best part of it all was even though this is in the middle of the village, the river is incredibly clean with no litter visible on the river bed, for me this is a great testament to our little village.

THE HIGHLANDS

I have just completed a 1500 mile trip around Scotland filming for a client. Traveling all the way to Durness in the North and working along the West Coast. As always I love the West Coast of Scotland and it never disappoints with its beauty. The weather was very mixed and really rough at times, this always poses a problem when on an assignment and its raining hard and blowing a gale. Anyway the filming was a success and I will post the video on here once it is released by the client. These trips are always as much of an experience as anything else and I always count myself lucky in some of the grand and interesting places I get to stay and the people I get to meet.

 

  

 

 

BUSY TIMES...

It's been a long, long time since I have posted on my blog! With buying a new house, the run up to the wedding day and being very busy with my business, the blog posts have taken a hit. I will be making a real effort to get back on track with them. Like I mentioned we now own a house and along with that a nice little garden, it needs some work and that will take time but I have been putting in some hours to try and create some colour through the spring and summer and with my very limited gardening knowledge I am really pleased with the results. We have got some healthy plants and flowers with great vibrant and beautiful colours. We also have some new four legged residents at the end of the garden that are doing a great job of keeping the grass low in the field just beyond the garden. They did catch me off guard on the day they appeared at the end of the garden, but they are no bother.