Been so busy lately ive not had time to dedicate to DA (im sure you all know how that feels!!)

So what have i been up to...well firstly im lucky enogh to have a photographic printing lab right next to my work place so i thought it was about time i got some stuff printed up to a decent size..

Having a good relationship with the guys in there really helped and im chuffed with the way they came out (two have made very welcome birthday presents!) 5 minutes after i dropped them off the guy from the lab came back to my shop with a guy that works for the council here in Devon, he looks after the 65 libraries in Devon and walked into the printers asking if they knew any Devon landscpae photographers, fortunately my panoramics were on his table.

So i have had my first commision for prints the first being [link] and the second a panoramic from high on dartmoor looking across farmland which i have not submitted here. He wanted five foot long images and even though i say so myself at this size they look awesome, they will be shown in libraries around devon and it may lead to more. So needless to say i am very happy at that......

i have been busy with work at the moment so not been out shooting a lot, to be fair the light has been a little flat here recently i missed the bluebell rush(but to be honest as i saw som many other shots of bluebells here i didn't want to add to the already excellent images posted by the likes of;

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who have had it covered, that said spring this year has brought an abundance of wild flowers (more than i can remember for many years. I am told it is due to the slow cut back in pesticide use and of course the longer warmer seasons we are having due to global warming).....so im hoping to get some good landscapes with wild flowers.

God this is a boring journal......i may post the image of me and some good friends dressed as eccentric english gentleman for a friends stag do in london town which reminds me if anyone has any good techniques or tutorials for ageing photos (ie sepia dust and scratches etc) i would be most grateful

So onto feature....im not sure if any of you are aware of this guys stuff but i love the humorous insight into another part of the world he gives (not to mention his excellent images) he also has a truly unique way of editing his images he is fred wijaya [link]

i love this portrait of a 92 year old in the tea plantation;







so enjoy his work

some other favs from the week include;




enjoy and have a great bank holiday to all those in the UK( the rest of you will just have to have a good normal weekend and go back to work monday!!