Once I understood the differences between the 40d and 6d I was off to Somerset for a holiday in August. I was based close to Lynmouth and was able to visit several amazing places.
Lynmouth
The Valley of Rocks
Porlock Weir
Watersmeet
When I returned home I booked a studio session with the amazing Zara Watson and was blown away with the detail available in the photos. I'm sure you'll agree with the results.
Following the studio session I spent the next couple of months taking different photos and not all of them worked out, but on New Years Day I took this photo of Victoria Street in Edinburgh I struck gold.
Throughout January and February I chased the aurora and on the 27th of February I was rewarded. BIG TIME!
In between my aurora hunts I found myself returning to Belhaven Bay and The Bridge to Nowhere
In the spring I was asked to provide a photo of my cousins son for an article on his fencing. This was the chosen shot.
Living in Edinburgh I had become very relaxed to the photo opportunities. However, I decided to make some trips to Newhaven harbour to capture sunsets.
Throughout spring I visited some amazing places like:
Rosslyn Chapel
Fintray Loup
Glasgow Science Centre
The Forth Bridges.
In Fife there is a zigzag shaped pier that is amazing for photos, but on a trip over to get a sunset shot the town of St Monans was the source of inspiration.
At the beginning of August I moved to Inverurie which is 16 miles north west of Aberdeen and then drove 600 miles to Devon for a holiday. I was based just west of Bideford and didn't get a many photos as I'd have liked. the photos I did capture were some of my best.
These sunset shots were taken from the rear of the holiday cottage.
The other location I visited was Hartland Point. This place feels like the edge of the world and when it is receiving the left over wind from a hurricane it truly is a sight to behold.
Since returning to Inverurie I have been out twice to get photos. One was a trip to Bow fiddle Rock to experiment with my 10 stop filter and a high tide.
My second trip was out to capture the local hill Bennachie at sunset.
So, I've had the camera for over a year and I am looking forward to the autumn and winter photographic opportunities in the north east.
Thanks for reading.
Jamie
