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Meon Views Calendar 2017 – Studio 6

Sun rays breaking through the tress into a frosty Meon Valley.

One of my photographs featured as the January picture in the Meon Views calendar published by Studio 6, design and print, Wickham, Hampshire.

All proceeds from the sale of this calendar go to Naomi House & Jacksplace.

If you are in (or passing) Wickham pop in and buy one or two!

Meon Views Calendar 2017
Sun rays breaking through the tress into a frosty Meon Valley. Featured as the January picture in the Meon Views calendar published by Studio 6, design and print, Wickham, Hampshire. All proceeds from the sale of this calendar go to Naomi House Childrens Hospice. If you are in (or passing) Wickham pop in and buy one or two!

Brooklands Museum

Brooklands at Weybridge in Surrey was the worlds first purpose built motor racing circuit constructed in 1907 by wealthy landowner Hugh Locke King. The circuit was the birthplace of British Motorsport, the track being 2.75 miles long and was also the location one of Britains first airfields.

The site is now a museum for motorsport and aircraft.

Grand Prix Exhibiton
Grand Prix Exhibiton
Grand Prix Exhibiton
Grand Prix Exhibiton
Classic Raleigh Wisp
Dan Air
The Great Door of the Stratosphere Chamber
Inside the Stratosphere Chamber. It was designed to test aircraft to conditions experienced at high altitude and in tropical regions. Also used in proof-testing such as naval guns, clear vision windows, torpedo launchers and airfield and marine radar
Delta wing of Concorde G-BBDG
Wellington WWII bomber ‘R’ for Robert recovered from Loch Ness
Wellington WWII bomber ‘R’ for Robert recovered from Loch Ness
First production Concorde G-BBDG
Banked racing circuit
View of the aircraft park
VC10 tail fin
Inside the Sultan of Omans VC10

The Brooklands Museum has a large collection of  motoring and aviation exhibits ranging from racing cars, motorcycles and push bikes to of Hawker and Vickers/ BAC-built aircraft, including a Second World War Wellington Bomber, Viking, Varsity, Viscount, Vanguard, VC10, BAC One-Eleven and the first production Concorde to carry 100 passengers at mach 2, the ‘passengers’ being employees testing the air condition system!

Solent Airport at Daedalus

Film crews and WW2 era planes at the former HMS Daedalus airfield now renamed by Fareham Borough Council as Solent Airport at Daedalus. Photographs taken from Kate’s Diner next to the control tower and  from Gosport Road.

Spitfire on approach to Solent Airport at Daedalus
Spitfire and Messerschmitt

The Messerschmitt Bf 109, commonly called the Me 109 (most often by Allied aircrew and even amongst the German aces themselves, even though this was not the official German designation), is a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s (Wikipedia)

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries before, during and after the Second World War. The Spitfire was built in many variants, using several wing configurations, and was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter to be in continuous production throughout the war (Wikipedia)

One Community Showcase

One Community

Thank you to Hayley Hamlett, Volunteer and Community Development Worker for inviting me to display my photographs at the Ferneham Hall on Saturday 2nd July.

One Community Showcase Event, Ferneham Hall, Fareham
One Community Showcase Event, Ferneham Hall, Fareham
One Community Showcase Event, Ferneham Hall, Fareham

Lots of volunteer groups with stalls, Country Market and performances from the Fareham 50 Plus Singers, Reflections, Portsmouth Military Wives Choir, Fareham Musical Society and the South Downs Musical Society

Stubbington Library Exhibition

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Stubbington Library Exhibition June 2016

Just spent the the morning setting up my first exhibition in Stubbington Village Library.

How does it look? well why not  pop along to the library and see what you think!

Thank you to the staff and the library service for giving me the time and space to show these photographs.

Titchfield Haven Harbour
Jacqueline class boat at Hill Head October 2015
Frost in the Meon Valley
Storm Imogen at Lee on the Solent
Former Gosport Ferry Vadne decaying in Forton Creek, Gosport

Some time in 2013 just being curious I asked in the library if I could book the exhibition space. After thumbing through the calendar the  librarian said certainly, the earliest available spot is June 2016!

So this is the result of over 2 years of waiting and a little bit of planning, mostly in the last few months.

I hope you like it.

Stubbington Library Exhbition

Weather Pictures

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A couple of ‘weather’ releated pictures taken yesterday and today.

After a day of heavy showers on Wednesday the sky started to clear over the Solent in the evening though still with some dark clouds being blown through, the result was not quite the vibrant sunset I had hoped for but the result was still  interesting.

I’d glimpsed the field of Linseed last week and thought it would be worth a visit, being in easy cycling distance. However by early afternoon  the cloud had set in though the trip was still worthwhile. Make note to visit again!

View from Hill Head across Southampton Water towards Fawley
Crop of Linseed close to Wickham, Hampshire

Weather Watchers

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A weather watchers picture used on South Today.

Using a 35mm lens on a Nikon D7000 as close as it was possible to focus and keeping everything else out of the frame produced this striking image of a tulip against the sky.

Colourful tulip taken against the almost blue sky and used as a weather watchers picture on the regional TV programme South Today
Colourful tulip taken against the almost blue sky and used on the regional TV programme South Today

 

Take a step back and this is the completely different view…

Weather watchers picture taken from a step back

 

Aerosparx Sport Relief and a Blue Tit

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The Aerosparx display was a lucky to see event, no advertising or prior notice.

Having tracked the Sport Relief yacht from the Needles I though I had plenty of time to see it from Hillhead. As happens it stayed close to the Isle of Wight, so I made way to Stokes Bay, only just arriving in time to catch it sailing past Ryde! It must have been doing about 30 knots.

The Blue Tit was a bit more planned. There has been a bit of interest in the nesting box this year, this one perching on the cane before taking a closer look at the nest box. All I had to do was wait for him/her to turn up.

Aerosparx display at Daedalus Airfield, Lee on the Solent
Aerosparx display at Daedalus Airfield, Lee on the Solent
Aerosparx display at Daedalus Airfield, Lee on the Solent
Aerosparx display at Daedalus Airfield, Lee on the Solent
Blue Tit
Blue Tit
Sport Relief ‘Hell on High Seas’ One Show challenge passing Ryde on the Isle of Wight

Sunrise from the Meon Shore

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Sunrise from the Meon Shore, freezing cold but looked promising at first but what little colour was in the sky was soon covered by cloud so the sun didn’t appear until sometime after actual sunrise time. Still, never mind at least it was shown on the BBC main weather and on South Today.

 

Looking promising…
South Today weather picture
Cold and overcast 🙁

 

Sunset from the Meon Shore

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Some interesting cloud formations throughout the day, with a light and decreasing wind from the north  hinted at the possibility of a worthwhile visit to the Meon Shore at Titchfield Haven for the sunset.

There were just enough clouds to make it interesting but the mirror like water was stunning. I have set the alarm for tomorrow morning!

Nikon D7000, 18 – 105 kit lens. 1/250 at f13
Nikon D7000, 18 – 105 kit lens. 1/250 at f13
Nikon D7000, 18 – 105 kit lens. 1/250 at f13
Nikon D7000, 18 – 105 kit lens. 1/250 at f11
Nikon D7000, 18 – 105 kit lens. 1/3 at f9.5
Nikon D7000, 18 – 105 kit lens. 1/22 at f6.7