Hello and good day from a wet and windy Somerset (again),
This week’s update includes the Cotswold Motor Museum as promised. As I said in last weeks post, definitely worth a visit. The area is taking rather a battering with the aforementioned weather of late. I have my fingers crossed that it doesn’t get any worse for them.
I start my BFP (Bureau of Freelance Photographers) course in earnest now, having submitted my first assignment before Christmas. I was pleased with the tutor’s response and now need to complete assignment 2, Understanding Magazines.
I know freelance photography is rather a saturated market but, as I’m going to take photos anyway, I might as well see if I can find a market for them too.
I’ll keep you informed of my progress.
I now have a small but growing portfolio on the Online Photographers website which you can go to by clicking here.
I would be interested in your views.
Before Christmas my Great uncle Roy passed away aged 95. Roy had a good sense of humour - when congratulated on his youthful appearance at 92; he replied "I never had anything to do with fast women or slow horses"
Good advice for all of us I think.
See you all next week.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thursday 10th January 2008
Good morning to you all,
A windy one (Weather wise) here.
This weeks update includes Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. Whilst we were there we visited the Cotswold Motor Museum and I can recommend you do the same should you visit the village. It's full of nostalgia from a bygone era. Not just motor cars but toys too. It was great fun showing my step-daughter the toys I used to have when I was her age. It's a pity I don't have them any longer as some of them would be worth a small fortune. Make sure you visit the 3d site next week for photos of the museum.
Tip for the day - Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
More next week.
A windy one (Weather wise) here.
This weeks update includes Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. Whilst we were there we visited the Cotswold Motor Museum and I can recommend you do the same should you visit the village. It's full of nostalgia from a bygone era. Not just motor cars but toys too. It was great fun showing my step-daughter the toys I used to have when I was her age. It's a pity I don't have them any longer as some of them would be worth a small fortune. Make sure you visit the 3d site next week for photos of the museum.
Tip for the day - Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
More next week.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Thursday 3rd January 2008
Good morning and may I be the first 3d photographer from Somerset to say HAPPY NEW YEAR to you.
2007 was a busy year and I do believe that 2008 will be busier.
Back in October, during the Somerset3d 2nd anniversary celebrations, I announced that I would be doing a 3d book. Well, now I have to get myself organised and get the project started. The book will be of 3d pictures of Somerset to compliment the website. I still have to finalise what pictures will be included and also what size the book will be. I do know that the pictures will be bigger than they are on the website, possibly A3, but I don't know how many pages or whether it will be a hard back or softback publication. As you can see, plenty to be getting on with.
This weeks update on the main site is of West Quantoxhead. The pictures were taken more than two years apart. the first visit was a quick pit stop in May 2005 when returning back from Dunster. The second visit was in October of last year during a 3d day that included visits to Spaxton, Bishops Lydeard and Cothelstone.
As Oprah Winfrey once said "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right".
More next week. Bye for now. Be good.
2007 was a busy year and I do believe that 2008 will be busier.
Back in October, during the Somerset3d 2nd anniversary celebrations, I announced that I would be doing a 3d book. Well, now I have to get myself organised and get the project started. The book will be of 3d pictures of Somerset to compliment the website. I still have to finalise what pictures will be included and also what size the book will be. I do know that the pictures will be bigger than they are on the website, possibly A3, but I don't know how many pages or whether it will be a hard back or softback publication. As you can see, plenty to be getting on with.
This weeks update on the main site is of West Quantoxhead. The pictures were taken more than two years apart. the first visit was a quick pit stop in May 2005 when returning back from Dunster. The second visit was in October of last year during a 3d day that included visits to Spaxton, Bishops Lydeard and Cothelstone.
As Oprah Winfrey once said "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right".
More next week. Bye for now. Be good.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Boxing Day 2007
Good day to you all,
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you all behaved!
I'm on holiday on the Isle of Wight at the moment, staying with my Sister-in-Law and her family. It's a packed house but just as it should be at this time of year.
I'm hoping to be able to get some more 3d's for the Isle of Wight section but, so I've been told, the weather forecast is not good for the rest of the week. I'll have to wait and see.
My next post will be next year so I'd like to take this opporunity to wish you all a happy new year and I hope that 2008 brings you everything you wish for.
After much thought, and another Drambuie, I've decided to upload tomorrow's update now. This means I can relax and have yet another Drambuie, safe in the knowledge that I don't have to worry about having to think later on tonight, nor do I have to get up early tomorrow. Sounds good to me. Now, where's that Drambuie?
See you next year. x
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you all behaved!
I'm on holiday on the Isle of Wight at the moment, staying with my Sister-in-Law and her family. It's a packed house but just as it should be at this time of year.
I'm hoping to be able to get some more 3d's for the Isle of Wight section but, so I've been told, the weather forecast is not good for the rest of the week. I'll have to wait and see.
My next post will be next year so I'd like to take this opporunity to wish you all a happy new year and I hope that 2008 brings you everything you wish for.
After much thought, and another Drambuie, I've decided to upload tomorrow's update now. This means I can relax and have yet another Drambuie, safe in the knowledge that I don't have to worry about having to think later on tonight, nor do I have to get up early tomorrow. Sounds good to me. Now, where's that Drambuie?
See you next year. x
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Thursday 20th December 2007
Good morning to you all,
A late morning for me. Too many late nights and early morning are beginning to catch up with me.
Regular readers will know that last weekend I visited Winchester to peruse the Christmas market. It's a lovely place to visit and, in my opinion, a better market than the one we usually attend in Bath. There was much more room to get around and to see what each stall had on show. In Bath things are so packed that you end up being taken past stalls by the flow of people around you and so miss many of the displays. Definitely worth another visit next year I think.
This weeks update includes the 3d's I took of the market and of the surrounding area and high street. I thought that, as there was a Christmas theme to the pictures that now would be the best time to put them online. I hope you enjoy them.
Many thanks to Angelina and James for making the effort to say hello. It's not often that I meet one of my website visitors so it was nice to do so and thank you for your kind comments.
It was also good to meet Linda of Merrywood Handcrafted Soaps again. Nice to hear that business is doing well.
Well, the next post will be after Christmas so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and I hope that Santa brings you all that you deserve.
See you next week.
A late morning for me. Too many late nights and early morning are beginning to catch up with me.
Regular readers will know that last weekend I visited Winchester to peruse the Christmas market. It's a lovely place to visit and, in my opinion, a better market than the one we usually attend in Bath. There was much more room to get around and to see what each stall had on show. In Bath things are so packed that you end up being taken past stalls by the flow of people around you and so miss many of the displays. Definitely worth another visit next year I think.
This weeks update includes the 3d's I took of the market and of the surrounding area and high street. I thought that, as there was a Christmas theme to the pictures that now would be the best time to put them online. I hope you enjoy them.
Many thanks to Angelina and James for making the effort to say hello. It's not often that I meet one of my website visitors so it was nice to do so and thank you for your kind comments.
It was also good to meet Linda of Merrywood Handcrafted Soaps again. Nice to hear that business is doing well.
Well, the next post will be after Christmas so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and I hope that Santa brings you all that you deserve.
See you next week.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Thursday 13th December 2007
Hello and good morning from a frosty Somerset,
The frosty weather is a welcome replacement to the wet & windy stuff we've had recently.
I'm hoping to visit Winchester this weekend to have a look around the Christmas market, so if you're there and you see a bloke taking pictures with two cameras, that will be me.
A future special will be of London. I visited England's capital a month ago with the intention of getting suitable pictures to do a 3d book on the city. I needed blue skies and sunshine to really show it off, but instead had clouds and drizzle. I still took some pictures though and, although not suitable for the book, they will suffice for the planned special on the website.
Have a good day.
The frosty weather is a welcome replacement to the wet & windy stuff we've had recently.
I'm hoping to visit Winchester this weekend to have a look around the Christmas market, so if you're there and you see a bloke taking pictures with two cameras, that will be me.
A future special will be of London. I visited England's capital a month ago with the intention of getting suitable pictures to do a 3d book on the city. I needed blue skies and sunshine to really show it off, but instead had clouds and drizzle. I still took some pictures though and, although not suitable for the book, they will suffice for the planned special on the website.
Have a good day.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Thursday 6th December 2007
Good morning,
And a wet and windy one it is in Somerset too. Not photography weather at all.
I was checking my website last night prior to uploading today's update and noticed that some villages don't have many pictures. Alhampton and Ashington to name two of them. These are places I visited when I was only using one camera and, as I'm sure you understand, it was dificult to take 3d's with moving subjects with one camera. So, a re-visit will need to be actioned once the weather improves. I think it's always good to go back to previous locations as they can develop so quickly and change from being a sleepy hamlet into a busy village in less than a year.
This weeks update is Stogumber. The walk up the hill to get the view of the village you see in the first two pictures was well worth it. I had to wait a few minutes to get my breath back so I could hold the camera steady though. I must get back to a regular workout schedule. Stogumber came over as a very welcoming village and a visit via a trip on the West Somerset Railway is a must for any steam enthusiast.
That's it for now. I hope the weather in your part of the world is better than we're having here.
More next week.
And a wet and windy one it is in Somerset too. Not photography weather at all.
I was checking my website last night prior to uploading today's update and noticed that some villages don't have many pictures. Alhampton and Ashington to name two of them. These are places I visited when I was only using one camera and, as I'm sure you understand, it was dificult to take 3d's with moving subjects with one camera. So, a re-visit will need to be actioned once the weather improves. I think it's always good to go back to previous locations as they can develop so quickly and change from being a sleepy hamlet into a busy village in less than a year.
This weeks update is Stogumber. The walk up the hill to get the view of the village you see in the first two pictures was well worth it. I had to wait a few minutes to get my breath back so I could hold the camera steady though. I must get back to a regular workout schedule. Stogumber came over as a very welcoming village and a visit via a trip on the West Somerset Railway is a must for any steam enthusiast.
That's it for now. I hope the weather in your part of the world is better than we're having here.
More next week.
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