Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

Dear Reader As ever, it has been a long time since I last typed words into the ether, however this time I have a proper excuse. A right royal one, even.  Earlier in the year I took a call about photographing some people who would be visiting the area later in the year. 'Would love to,'  I said, 'Who are they?' 'Umm, we can't say at the moment', the caller replied. We talked some more and then, even having sworn me to secrecy, they would still only give away that 'They are an eminent, high profile and newsworthy couple'.  As it turned out, the eminent personages were none other than HRH The Queen and Prince Philip. Unfortunately, the date they were coming conflicted with a date I already had booked on a ferry for a two week surf trip/photo shoot to France. Should I blow out the trip and get an HRH portrait or two in my portfolio - by Royal Appointment?  What a quandary - photograph the Queen or go on a surf trip?  What would you do? 'Can...

Since it only snows about once every twenty years down here in the far south west of England, you have to get out and about with the camera quickly, as the snow tends to disappear quickly. This day saw me drinking coffee in warm, bright, snow-free sunshine on the south coast, and then sliding all over the road in a blizzard on the north coast about ten minutes later. I carried on to St Ives to get some 'surfers on a snow covered beach' type shots, only to find it also bathed in bright sunshine. Honestly, us Brits would have nothing to talk about if it weren't for the weather. Return to Ocean-Image

With the dread dark days of winter upon us ( it's the shortest day of the year tomorrow) I seem to be surfing the net more these days than actually physically surfing waves. I've never seen how sitting motionless squinting at a screen, clicking away in a darkened room is in any way similar to surfing. However I was quite happy to encounter this online, rather than in reality! This is from Freaking News , a site where people take a news photo and apply their Photoshop skills to it. See the original photo here . Return to Ocean-Image