Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 9:12PM 
This is my niece Shannon and as you can see she is very photogenic. I took this at my dad's 70th birthday party while we were back in England. It had been just over a year since I last saw Josh and Shannon, my sisters two children and have they grown. Click on the photo for a larger version.
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 10:15PM 
This is the old Dam Keepers House set on the rocks up above the dam that forms Big Bear Lake. I lived in Big Bear for 5 years before even realizing it was there. So during February I had to go and see my doctor, (I like my doctor so much I drive 70 miles to go and see him) and the snow was melting after the previous weeks storm. I had my camera and tripod with me and made some stops on the way down the mountain to see what I could shoot. The tough thing about photographs in Big Bear and the reason people love to live there is that it's sunny over 300 days of the year. Also with an altitude of just over 6000 feet you tend to be above the clouds, so you just end up photographing some very deep blue skies. But hey, it was a beautiful place to live and a great place to visit.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 12:37PM 
So the reason for two posts today is that I missed yesterday's and the day before due to an early start yesterday morning. A co-worker and myself left Riverside at 4am to go to Arizona (a four hour drive) to look at our farthest east radio site, Hidden Valley. Hidden Valley is on the east shore of the Colorado River. It's one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the USA, even though it's in the Sonoran Desert. The farmers here flood the fields with water from the Colorado for irrigation and grow all types of crops.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:29AM 
So while visiting my parents in England we decidied to take a quick trip to Ireland. We visitied some truly spectacular places. One of the trips we took was around the Ring of Kerry. The weather was terrible and as the guide book said if it's raining stay in your hotel room. Well that was not an option for us with our limited time so we made the best of it. The Ring of Kerry is just over 100 miles of driving around County Kerry in South West Ireland. Along the way there are lots of stops and vantage points for some amazing scenery. One such stop is Staigue Fort. We stopped there and walked up to the stone fort. Along the way I heard a small waterfall flowing and decided to walk across the grassland to find it. Along the way I walked through some tall grass and came face to face with this sheep. As you can see it just sat and posed for me and then I backed away, very slowly.
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 7:49PM 
This is Hercules, she was built in 1926 and runs on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. The railway runs for 14 miles across Romney Marsh from Hythe (close to Folkstone) to Dungeness. I have been riding this railway since I was about 5 years old when my uncle and aunt lived in Folkstone, so every chance I have I have to go back. The photograph was modified using Topaz Labs Adjust software. For a larger version click on the photograph.
Here is a link to the railway. http://www.rhdr.org.uk
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 9:17PM This High Dynamic Range image of the Houses of Parliament was taken from a river tour boat on the River Thames from the dock by the London Eye. Not the best of weather in London that day but fun none the less. This photograph was created by combing 3 differently exposed images in a piece of software called Photomatix. For a larger version click on the photograph.
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 9:09PM So I decided it was time to start detailing some things about my life and loves. So here it is. I'll try and post a photograph a day and if not a thought or comment. Sometimes I get a little passionate about my comments and I am a little opionated at times, well all of the time according to my wife. So I hope you enjoy what I have to say and will post any comments you see fit, but keep them clean ok.
Thanks for joining me,
Martin.
