Sorry for being a bit slow with the posting of new images, but things have been quite busy since my return from my late summer road trip. I will start posting some images from the trip over the next few days, plus some recent images from Gower as well which I am really pleased with.
My road trip took me from Swansea to friends in Hertfordshire and then onto West Norfolk and the Northern Norfolk Coast, which is also designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. From Norfolk I headed down to London for a few days. People may wonder what an outdoor photographer is doing in London, but it is one of my favourite places. I lived there for over12 years, plus in some areas the wildlife is so habituated to people it makes photography easier. Plus I can indulge my photographic desires in the photographic stores and dabble in other styles of photography, such as candid street images, architecture etc.
My first stop in Norfolk was at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) centre at Welney. September is a bit on an in between month, with the summer visitors mainly absent and the winter visitors yet to arrive. This is true for the other reserves I visited as well, but knowing this I was using my visits mainly as a scouting trip. Hopefully this will help me with a return visit at a more productive time of year. I now know the layout of each reserve and more importantly the sun and hide positions. I always use a sun position compass to help me predict sun position in unfamiliar areas, but it is good to see the layout of the reserves with your eyes.
