Awesome Autumn

Greetings Peeps!
I hope you are having fun.
It's almost the end of October and it's been a great month for photography.
Autumn produced all the drama, vivid colours, dramatic skies and quick changing landscapes that one comes to expect at this time of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Nature always amazes. That's the great thing about being a photographer. We are continually looking harder, seeing deeper and canvasing that great image. This takes me closer to nature every time I'm out in the countryside. I believe I get to notice those subtle changes that makes all the difference to the 'same old'. I'm the lucky one to observe that first hand and then transfer that to canvas.

I invite you to look through some of the images.
Orders can be placed by contacting me (contact page) and payment will be taken through PAYPAL.

So tomorrow is the last day of October.
Make it a memorable one.
Kind regards
Dave

Autumn colours

Greetings folks,
Hoping you are well in your corner!!
It's been a month of  interesting weather here in the UK.
Windy with a fair amount of rain, yet with unseasonably higher than normal temperatures.
That said, the lighting has not been the best for great photography.
But today I got out and walked some of the local Ascot forest (much of it owned by the crown).
Hoping you like some of the new images.

And so as Xmas draws closer, why not pick out a favourite image and have it mounted on canvas.
This makes an excellent gift and can be delivered anywhere worldwide.

Think about it and drop me a note about any interesting image that takes your fancy.
Wishing you a great weekend!
Kind regards
Dave

September month end special

Greetings folks
What a great month September is turning out to be with warm sunshine in the South East corner of the UK.
To keep us in the celebration mood, I am offering a 'special' to entice all those border line decision makers as to whether to get a photo canvas print or not.
Let's make that easy!

Until 5th October I am offering as follows:

Buy 1 Canvas 24"x16" Photo canvas print and Get 1 Desk bloc 6"x4" free

Back to reality

Well hello folk,
In the UK summer doesn't officially end until 22nd Sept. However the reality is it feels quite the opposite after having returned from summer holiday's, schools are back and work starts again.

I have had the good furtune to visit the beautiful island of Tenerife in the Canaries with my family. It's a photographers paradise with excellent lighting from early morning to late light at around 9pm. The contrast of the island's offering make it a haven to be explored.
I post a handful of new images in the HDR section of this page and hope you like those.

Here are 2 images of the 3rd largest volcano on the planet, before you turn to the HDR section.
I was lucky to walk around the top of Mount Teide. It was quite eery to walk where only a few people venture and then take in the sights from a place where the air is thin and it is always so quiet.

Robert my son on Mount Teide

On another note, it's welcoming to see the volume of new visits from such varied places across the world and I thank you for that. And again it''s very encouraging to gain the comments that a few have left.

Well, while I come to terms with the start of 'back to reality' after two glorious weeks away in paradise I hope you enjoy viewing some of the images.
I have now posted the prices for images to canvas or mounted bloc's on the 'pricing page'. If you like any image and would like it mounted on canvas or bloc, just send me a note. Postage to any UK destination is quite inexpensive and I can also confirm overseas postage.
For now enjoy the rest of the summer before Autumn arrives.
Warm wishes
Dave

An unexpected new buddy crashed landed on Wednesday

Hi buddies
It's been a while.
Afterall it's summer in the UK and for a short while we are out busy, things to do, places to be, people to see.
It's summer break and that means the kids are out of school.
Indeed it's been a time of country side travels, loads of cycling and more importantly many hours with the camera in search of that elusive image!!
Well I trust you are having fun wherever you maybe.

Don't foreget to send in an image that depicts beauty to you. I would relish the opportunity to see that.
I leave you today with an image of a buddie I befriended today.

Here's the short story.
I was returning from the grocer when I noticed this little creature in distress on the pavement. Picked him up and settled him into my garden after taking a few choice images of this incredible chap.
In summary he/she a dragon fly, about 5 inches long with distinct yellow and brown colouring and hasn't moved in almost 5 hours.
So I lay him down and thinking I can't give him mouth to mouth, Perhaps some sugar water or a leaf or two?
I'm like " hey buddie lift your face off the surface".
He's probably thinking, "just leave me be for a few minutes".
I'm again, " it can't be that bad, time to shake a leg".
Anyway, hopefully he'll be himself in the morning.

To my returning readers, wishing you all a great day!
And welcoming new visitors from China, Korea and Latin America.
Ni hao, Anjoung haseyo and my favorite HOLA!

You are welcome to visit my FaceBook page @ https://www.facebook.com/ValentynePhotography
In the next couple of weeks I hope to have my 'images for sale on canvas' available up and running.
So here is that image of my new buddie.

Happy Wednesday
Dave

Photography services offered in Berkshire and surround

Informal and dedicated Photography services on location to capture your life event and experience. Shared on CD as well as transferred to canvas.

I am an investigative,curious and passionate photographer. This means I will take the time and do whatever it takes to create the image that brings to life your dream. I am pragmatic and informal in my approach to making my clients feel comfortable no matter the setting.

I speciliase in covering occasions such as

* family experiences

* personal portraits

* adventure settings

* commercial images

* party events

* modelling stills and artistic depictions

I also love taking scenic landscapes and am very happy to share those images with customers on canvas.

You can find me on https://www.facebook.com/ValentynePhotography

Wishing you a great day!

Dave

Moving through midweek

Greetings, its midweek

I sincerely hope you are having a great week?!

If communication is about sending out a message and someone receiving it...

...then surely a photograph is a great way to communicate. I find that I spend more time immersed in photographs than my other family members and that’s understandable as photography is my passion. When I ask them about this image or that one I don’t see as much interest as I hope for. So I have taken to dabbling in ‘High Dynamic Range’ (HDR), which demonstrates the dynamic range of light between light and dark. The finished photograph definitely then takes on a more dynamic and vibrant feel at times which seems to garner a little more attention.

Adding a description or comment to an image often provides greater context to the photographic message. On many occasions it’s also fine to simply put the picture out there and let folk observe the image, let them construct their own story and derive their own personal message from it.

Here is one that depicts life and dynamic movement for me.

I hope you like some of my new stills on the HDR page and trust you are constructing great mental stories for the rest of your week.

Cheers Dave