CHIRK Aqueduct and railway bridge

Chirk canal tunnel at dawn ( this picture is upside down )

Chirk Aqueduct and railway bridge

I had a job in Chirk on Saturday so got down early and got some photos of this great landmark ( and border between Wales and England ) at the crack of dawn


Interestingly the railway bridge was built highter than the canals to show the dominance of the railways over the waterways ( bit cheeky )  

Further info on link below

Canals and Aqueduct 

HOPE is closed

I spotted this recently . I think it explains very well the state of the economy at the moment ( even if it is only a roadsign )

"Due to economic circumstances the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off"

PRISONER of war camp Pool Park Ruthin ( Efenechtyd )

Grid ref - SJ10455648

As seen from B5105

Taken January 2012

This is the Former site of the Prisoner of War Camp at Efenechtyd outside Ruthin as it looks now
The camp is on land of the Pool Park estate and you can still see some of the earthworks that formed the base of the huts that housed the prisoners 

Many prisoners were allowed into the town and nearby farms to help out as long as they were back before dark

As far as I am aware the barracks and service block complex built c.1943 on Park Road to accommodate personnel serving at the Italian / German prisoner of war camp at Pool Park is now The Valley Arms and New Image Hairdressers on Park Road Ruthin

 Other that that I can't find much more information about the park online

BRITISH Heart Foundation turn Rhyl clocktower red



EXP 1 second F/4 and Iso 100 . Canon 40D 17-40mm

The British Heart foundation have turned the clocktower in Rhyl red to raise awareness of the town turning into a ' heart town '

To get this effect I balanced the camera on a wall and moved the zoom from out to in on a slower shutter speed to get the trailing lights effect

CUTEST little thing ever

Did a job at the pet rescue center near me today . This fella was abandoned with his brothers and sisters and parents on side of a busy road ..... Not a massive animal fan but I wanted to bring him home !!

There was so many stories of animal cruelty from just one rescue shelter

Below is a link to how it was reported online in THE LEADER

Puppy story

Follow up Puppies re - housed

SO a quick Google search reveals that one of my pictures has been ripped off for a music video

Above image shows still at 3.32 of my image in a music video by a band called Nale and beneath my original image

A quick Google search while I was online today revealed that one of my photos from this blog has been ripped off and used in a music video


To be honest I may not have minded if I was asked for the use of the image ( My contact information is quite clear on the bottom of this page and and I check the e mail address regularly, however that did not happen  )


 My job as a photographer is my only form of income and how I pay my bills . People ripping you off without proper consent / licensing is what is killing the trade and making it hard to earn a living in this industry


Quite interesting to see though that even though the picture was a video still that Google managed to pick it up


It may be an interesting few days ........


The link to the music video is below


I suggest if you don't like black clothes wearing screaming musicians that you may wanna view it with the sound off ( As I did )


Nale music video

PORTLIGHTS

Just before Christmas I shot a band called Portlights in Caia Park Wrexham


Taking advantage of an early start and the low sun this time of year I played around with silhouettes and using an off hotshoe flash ( Strobist ) to get some different shots


It's great shooting bands as you get to play around more with composition and just have fun


In the end I was happy with what I got in the short time we had to shoot and nobody broke any bones by slipping on black Ice that seemed to be everywhere in the park


The band I must say were a pleasure to work with very professional and even brought their own props


You can click on the link below to visit their official website

Portlights website

Below is my pic on Leader Guide front

CHESTER squirrels

Took a few snaps of friendly squirrels in a park in Chester . These are some of the least timid wild animals I have come across

I'm sure they're trained to pose for the camera as the come right up to you often too close for the camera to focus

Red Squirrels they may not be but fun to watch and enjoy they certainly are

WEATHER Storms in Rhyl

Parts of Rhyl resembled a giant sandcastle today with sand taking over car parks , seats and climbing at walls 

Might take a while to get all this sand out of my eyes...

LIGHT painting

I have been experimenting with light painting surrounding an object and also text lighting


Think I'm getting somewhere with it 


Other than cropping there  has been no Photoshopping of the above images


Not too bad for a second try