NEW DIMENSIONS - HEXACOPTER BUILD

Building the hexacopter has been a real experience and the way it performs and the technology involved to make it accomplish what it does is truly magic! I really appreciate that we are privileged  to live in a time where this technology is available to us!

Below are a couple of great shots of me flying the hexacopter on a winter morning in the Peak District National Park (thanks for the images that were taken by my Dad!), also there is a link to a video showing the hexacopter in action and the first footage produced. I am really happy with the results and I am looking forward to using this great piece of kit within my creative projects.

WATCH THE VIDEO

JAPAN ADVENTURE - VIDEO

Below is a few screen shots and the link to watch my video from our adventure to Japan. Hope you enjoy it and it gives you a small taste of our journey across Japan.

WATCH THE VIDEO

 

HEAVY WINTER IN THE PEAK DISTRICT

It snowed hard through the night and we continued to encounter snow throughout the morning. This mass of snow turned the Peak District into a winter wonderland. I packed my camera bag, got well kitted up and ventured out into the driving blizzard hoping it would eventually clear up to reveal a scene of untouched snow. Luckily... it did! Its such a wonderful experience forging a path through deep untouched snow and was a great opportunity to grab some winter photography. Below are a few of my results.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR

With a wonderful Christmas now behind us and the new year started, its a great time to reflect on the year just gone and the exciting times ahead.

For New Year we camped for several nights in a yurt and with a good layer of snow that hung around from Boxing Day it was a great experience with crisp clear days and the wood burner to keep us warm on the cold nights. Great food, location and company amounted to a real adventure and unusual New Years Eve.

So all that is left to say is 'Happy New Year' and wishing you all an adventurous 2015!

CATCHING UP

It has been a busy few months and I have done little to keep up with the blog, so in an attempt to get on top of things I have added some posts (the three below) and will try and keep up to date from now on ;)

A simple but very nice image below of a Peace Lilly that I photographed the other day from the house. It's great when your plants are thriving and thought this one deserved a picture whilst it was at it's very best. 

PROJECT IN LLANGOLEN

I have been working on a project with a client in Llangollen. With lots of bad weather I was a little concerned we could encounter a wash-out and struggle to capture what we wanted. Although we did see some rain, the weather played ball and it turned out to be a great success. With the Autumn colours turning and a mix of morning mist and rainbows, it was certainly a beautiful spot to work!

CLOCKWORKCLOUD @ HAGGLERS CORNER

Just a quick post to inform people I am now located in a new office at a cool little place called Hagglers Corner in Sheffield. A great little community of creative businesses and a superb coffee shop. 

LAND OF THE RISING SUN

A recent trip to Japan has resulted in some wonderful memories and plenty of great images. A real adventure with up's and down's but a great trip and an amazing country.

A great destination to photograph with it's diverse variety of landscapes, people and culture. We started our trip in Hokkaido in Northern Japan. A beautiful land of mountains and nature, we then caught the super fast bullet train and ventured down to Tokyo followed by the old capital of Kyoto. My photo journal will be soon available on my website so you can get a taste of the adventure.

OLD TO NEW

Just a really quick post to show how with a little time, passion and creative flair, you can turn old, tired furniture into something really rather nice! Just a week ago this chair was being sold for a few pounds and looked rather sorry for itself. After we decided on a colour scheme, Anne worked her magic and produced this!

Sanded, painted, re-covered and a stylish patterned fabric head cover and matching cushion created to finish it off. Well done Anne, nice job.

Just a few hours now until we fly to Japan. Looking forward to it!

VERY PINTERESTING...

I have a new Pinterest page for my business. Pinterest is a way of using visual pin boards to showcase a collection of interesting work or projects. In my case I will be showcasing images from my collection to hopefully inspire others to further their photography and help attract new people towards my business and what I do. Please take a look at:

http://uk.pinterest.com/ClockworkCloud/capturing-the-world/

Tour De France 2014

With Le Tour De France passing so close to home it was a great opportunity to get up close on Sunday on the Penistone road in South Yorkshire on stage two of the race as the riders were heading to Sheffield.

Trying to find a good spot for photography is tougher than you might think, battling crowds is the biggest problem! With many of the people opting to gather on the up hill sections as the riders are working hard on the hill and so going slower, allowing a longer view, I found a nice spot just on the brow of a small down hill and corner section. As it was down hill it was much quieter but this also meant that the riders were going to be lightning quick and I would not get long to capture any images.

The atmosphere was great with the array of funky branded cars and the mass of helicopters buzzing low making it feel like a film set. When the riders finally appeared over the brow of the hill, I captured my shots and it was all over within a few seconds. I was happy that Team Sky were leading when they appeared and captured the shot below with Geraint Thomas leading the way.

They still have a long way to go before the finish in Paris!

COVER SHOT - BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL SKILLS MAGAZINE

I captured this image a few weeks ago when I was working at the Bushcraft Show. The magazine ran a reader's competition to be on the front cover of the July/August issue and I had the pleasure of capturing the cover shot of the father and son who won it. Even though the sun was out (but not for long!) I used a fill flash to avoid shadow across their faces and left some lush green dead space above them for the magazine masthead. The magazine is in the shops today.

COVER SHOT - IMPROVE YOUR COARSE FISHING

ANGEL OF THE NORTH