Shutlinsloe - The Roaches

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It seems like ages since my last post.

After heading up to The Roaches again, (but this time for sunrise) I made my way down towards Roach End to capture the brightness of the grass in the fields below as well as the light hitting the green trees at the bottom, with Shutlinsloe peaking up in the distance.

Trying to concentrate was hard because I was constantly being attacked by little tiny midges with teeth!!!

Ill be glad when it has cooled down a bit and they wont be there!

Urban Directions does it again!

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I received another acceptance into a national exhibition for my image, Urban Directions, this weekend.

Each acceptance into these BPE accredited exhibitions count towards recognition in the ability to produce photographs of great quality. After recieving 25 acceptances i will be awarded the BPE* designation - so still some way to go but i'm definitley off the mark.

There were over 1400 entries into the same category, out of which only a certain percentage can be accepted so i am pretty pleased with this result.

The actual exhibition will take place Saturday, 12th September, 2009 at the Washbrook Village Hall, Suffolk, IP8 3JD, starting at 2.30p.m The Village hall is on the old A12 opposite the Elizabeth Hotel at Washbrook apparently.

Dont forget to check out my latest images on the main website.

More of The Roaches - Peak District

Last night's sunset was amazing!!!!! I was just walking down from doxey pool back to the car when the sky suddenly came to life!

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Doxey pool - should be called poxey pool! Its tiny! No disrespect to it though as i gather there is an unfriendly inhabitant of the pool - Jenny Greenteeth - A seductive mermaid or water spirit who lures travellers to a watery grave..... Spooky!

The area seems to be very popular with rock climbers. I think a return visit to try and capture some action on the rocks is on the cards...

Never buy cheap equipment!

My bloody card reader fused last night and smelt like it was burning. So i whipped the card out of it as soon as i physically could! Luckily it didnt damage the card or images! Phew! That will teach me to try and save money and buy a card reader for £3!.. False economy!

The Roaches

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Last Thursday evening saw a trip out the The Roaches in the Peak Disrict. Having made the trip the previous week in the pooring rain, and visited the site prior to this whilst fell running, I had a pretty good idea of what kind of images i wanted to capture.

The colourful heather and the gorgeous setting sunlight made for some amazing results. Take a look at the main website for more images from this trip.

Prees Heath

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Wow! What a lovely little area to visit!

This place had loads of beauty to offer my 'black box'. I arrived at about 6.45pm last night. The temperature was cooling as the sun was slowly dropping out of the sky and the Silver Studded Blue butterflies were just roosting atop the Bell Heather.

As the angle of the sunlight was getting lower and lower, I had to position my body accordingly, and ended up lying down on the ground with my ear in the heather and my legs sprawled across the rabbit holes (something you need to look out for at this spot if you don't want to break your ankles). This position was surprisingly comfortable actually!

There were quite a few different species on the site; Ringlets, Small Heaths, Meadow Browns (where aren't these guys!), Common Blues, and 5 Spot Burnet Moths. The different wild flowers made the place look especially beautiful. I think I will return here again soon.