ROUSSE

21.01.18

When the tides are out you can walk all the way across to Les Ammareurs Bay.  FYI its exactly half a mile each way.

DARK AND MOODY

20.01.18

Never actually been down the ladder to this beach and the tides seemed to be in my favour.  A few technical issues with spears on the filters from wiping away sea spray but it was to be out in the wild :)

CASTLE PIER

19.01.18

St Peter Port's prominent lighthouse catching the glorious morning sunshine.  The clouds overhead had their own ideas!

DEEP WINTER

17.01.18

A classic Guernsey scene at Vazon Bay.

The sands have receded, the winds are howling and the rain just won't give up but before you know it, the heatwaves will return and winter will be a distant memory. 

TRUE NORTH

16.01.18

With the midday sun placed perfectly south, I traveled the length of the island and waited for the perfect opportunity.  Obsessively studying the weather patterns eventually pays off.  Don't fight the weather, work with it but be prepared to run like you've never run before :)

TOWN CHURCH

15.01.18

5 shot vertical panoramic down the central nave of The Town Church.  When a wide angle lens just isn't enough, use what you've got an make it wider!

BLACK & WHITE

14.01.18

The weather was stunning late afternoon, but the light was a little flat just before sunset. Experimenting with a black and white conversion to lift it back up again.

THE VALDIES

11.01.18

An updated version of the Val de Terres, similar to a shot from last year but I wanted to be a bit more adventurous with editing.  Very basic curves and colour adjustments with a few minor tweaks on top.

LE PIED DU MUR

10.01.18

Marble Bay, one of my most visited spots for obvious reasons but this morning was a bit of a gamble.  Clear blue skies are normally a nightmare to work with but a few clouds rolled in at the right moment which helped an otherwise uninteresting sky.  Almost had a teaser of spring today!

LITTLE CHAPEL

09.01.18

The newly refurbished chapel has been fitted with internal lighting which really lifts the atmosphere inside.  Great job by everyone involved with the restoration project.

You can see the progress here http://thelittlechapel.gg/

THE CHASE

08.01.18

There's an abundance of birds around the island, but waiting for one particular bird to position itself where you want it just takes time and patience, and cold fingers. 

You can almost guarantee a robin will spend most of its time around a particular patch of land.  If you loose it, hang around for a while and it will return, probably watching closer than you think.

LAZY SUNDAY

07.01.18

Other than an afternoon walk to the fairy ring, Sunday mainly consisted of films, food and doing absoultly nothing.  Alana was happy writing notes to her teacher and composing a report on the recent storms :)

WAVES

05.01.18

The winds have calmed a little but for the third day in a row the west coast has taken another battering.  I got absolutely soaked and this sums up 2018 in a nutshell!

Canon EOS 70D - EF70-200mm f2.8L

70mm / 8 / 1/500s / ISO 500

FISHERMANS STORE

04.01.18

One of my 'short walks' around Le Gouffre I like to revisit ever now and then.  I've got a thing for rustic old fishing shacks which just take me as far away as possible from a working life behind a monitor.

Lighting conditions were less than ideal but you need to keep returning to different locations throughout the year and one day the persistance will pay off.

Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ/8 / 1/200s / ISO 200

STORM ELEANOR

If you hadn't already noticed, the weather was pretty wild out on the west coast this morning.  

Canon EOS 70D - EFS55-250mm

110mm / ƒ/7.1 / 1/125s / ISO 400