Hope you are enjoying the weekend?

Saturday I spent half the day doing a job for my parents gardener, the guy love’s tea, i’m not going to turn down a cuppa (despite what the doc said!)

Evening wise I spent my time creating this for you all to look at:

“Spinnaker Tower” (Portsmouth, UK)

Hope you enjoy, a taste of things to come from my USA trip!

Ok time to answer Jenni’s and G’s question about the photographing between 11am – 3pm:

First of all these are “tips” rules are meant to be broken, push the boundaries and you might get good results.

The problem being the sun is high and harsh, the difference between light and shadow is to much for your little camera, somethings got to give and it’s the shadow detail that suffers or you get hot spots from the light. Also you get really uninteresting shadows, look at the photograph of the building in London and the lovely shadows of the pillars, (not shot between 11-3!)

1) if it is a sunny day they you are going to have problems with the shadows, but if time is not on your side, your at a place that you have no chance to go back to, or it’s a photo opportunity that cannot be missed then “yes” take the photograph, no is saying that you can’t but as a guide line “no way baby for me”

2) if the sky is sunny but is flat with cloud (as g asked) then you are still going to get problems, not as many but the sun still cast shadows.

3) if the sky is totally flat and boring then give up! Just kidding, go for a close cropped image, fill the frame more with the subject than the sky, like wise if the sky is great but the foreground boring do the opposite.

4) most important, have fun, and remember: if you want that perfect shot your going to have to work for it!

Have fun, comments to the usual, well comment thing underneath.

Till next time

Jonathan.

(p.s.) I’m going again tonight to get some different images
(p.p.s) we never finished of the fictitious names and where they come from, or did we? I know some did.

Hi,
I would just like to thank you all for visiting my land, feel free to graze here for as long as you like, your all welcome!
A big thank to adaras_r0se for introducing me to you all (where would I be with out you!)
Thanks for the tips on locations and places to eat, keep the coming in, I want to see and eat as much as I can!!!!!

Well today my desk hasn’t move much! (desk being my van, my second home / office) It’s been very slow but it allows me to dream about my up and coming trip!

Health status: back to normal (Doc say’s I should keep off the choc’s and tea!)
Hydration: 3 liters of water, half a cup of warmish tea, 1 can of regular coke
Food: breakfast: toast, lunch: sandwich, and fruit, dinner: beef stir fry with Thai rice (mmmmmmmm)
Exercise: 1 hour power walk around Chichester Yacht Basin.

Ok time for another photograph:

Tree (Chichester)

Time for photography tip of the day:
Don’t take photographs during 11am and 3pm! Why you ask, well for many reasons,
1) It plays hell with your shadows and the light tends to be harsh.
2) It gives you time to scope potential places to shoot outside of this time line (remember your compass for positioning!)
3) This time also allows you to enjoy a drink, relax have something to eat.
4) If you need to take photographs at this time of day may I recommend for you to go for detail / close up shots.

Thank you for your valued time and I hope to see you all again here soon.

Jonathan

P.s. am i the only one with out a fictitious name?

Hi,

What can I say, I’ve spent the day topping up my suntan whilst installing garden lighting at a house in Hove (Brighton, UK) I’ve been up to my knees in MUCK errr. All was well until the rain arrived!

I’m posting 3 other images this evening:

End of the line (new roller-coaster at Busch Gardens 2004)

Kulturhus (Aarhus, Denmark)

Scissors (part of my “Tools Of The Trade” project)

Enjoy!

(Please feel free to comment on the images)

Here are some images I have taken whilst out and about.

LONDON

LONDON

The ICE CAVES (Salzburg, Austria)

The OLD BOAT (Dungeness, Kent, UK)

Tree (Cheddar Gorge, UK)

Ok, not the best photographs I’ve taken! but it gives you and insight.

Hope you enjoy! I may post a few more tonight!

Well, welcome to my little space on the tinternet.
First of all I would like to thank my friend : adaras-r0se for pointing me in the right direction and helping with all my blog questions.

Ok, so with the paper work out the way, time for you to find out what this blog is all about, simple ME! I am going to take you on my travels, expose my thoughts and most importantly my photographs.

For the people who don’t know me very well or not at all my passion is photography, I have been taking photographs since I was knee high to a grass hopper! I am shure to inspire you to jump off your ‘puter and see the places that you have always wanted to see.

When does it start? On the 16th May 2007 I will be flying from Gatwick (London, UK) to New York where I will be enjoying 3 days & nights in Manhattan, then off to Chicago to soake in the architecture & delights it has to offer, collect my trusty steed (from the car rental place) and begin what is going to be the biggest drive of my life. Yep I’m going to drive what is left of the old Route 66. This journey will take me from Chicago to LA but in my true style I won’t be following the route all the way, instead I will be making slight detours and sadly missing out the last section, why you ask? simple: Once I get to Williams AZ. I’m heading up to see the Grand Canyon and crawl on the new Sky Walk, then north to Bryce Canyon, Provo, Salt Lake City and various other places on the way. I then continue north to Yellowstone National Park.
Once I have enjoyed the deepest North I will heading back south taking in the west coast including San Francisco and finally ending up in LA for my return flight to (Gatwick, UK) arriving back in the UK on the 12th July!

Jealous? well you shouldn’t be, you can follow my trip from your comfort space at home or in the office, the local café or wifi spot that you enjoy so much.

Warning: this trip is not for the Carbon Foot print faint hearted! much petrol will be consumed on the way, but never mind I’ll off set this by some way or another.

I will try to make this space informative, funny and thoughtful.

Your most welcome to leave comments, thoughts and information.

I hope to let you know two days in advance where I will be or heading off to, this might inspire you to research places and make some recommendations, or perhaps (if it’s not to far off my route) places that you would like to see.

Ok that’s enough for you now, any questions send them on a postcard to my address.

Thank you to my family & friends for all the time and support that they have given me.

For now take care, and thank you for your time. You have been a great audience.

Jonathan