Just 6 sleeps to Christmas day !!

Hello Peeps

Wishing all my friends a happy and healthy Christmas!!!
Whether you are planning 
…a relaxing vacation with your family on a dream holiday
…possibly resting up alone with a book on a tropical island stay
…maybe you going over to party with your neighbour next door
…or quiet simply just having a down and out BBQ in your back garden

I hope this time of goodwill serves to delight your spirit and feed your soul.
And then let your kindness be a light to a friend over Xmas.
Best wishes Dave and family.

Christmas is almost upon us

Hey greetings peeps!!

December is here and I am enjoying the splendid weather being dished up here in my corner.

I have decided to stay home in the UK this XMAS and enjoy the sights and sounds of London.
Having touched base with many of my buddies expats and others. I know some are travelling home while others are visiting distant shores for a holiday. TRAVEL SAFE and keep an eye on the 'blind spot'.

Loads of people are on the roads and hasty, anxious to get places quickly, which means we must all take extra care over this period.

Here is an image I captured today while I enjoyed a quiet moment in my local gardens in Berkshire.
It was a short period to reflect on this last week, count my blessings and think about all the beautiful people I know and have known.

I also took the time to wish my second home South Africa and its residents, my family and friends there, well over the coming period with the sad passing of Nelson.
Nelson Mandela
Father to a beauful nation
Mentor to our world
Let us learn
RIP

And now I'm on my way to procure some Xmas gifts for my boys.
Have a great Xmas period and give loads of hugs (the return on value is enormous!!!!)
Kind regards
Dave

November nearly complete!

Greetings Peeps!!!

It's November,
Well nearly December....
That means the days are a lot shorter here in the Northern Hemisphere and the nights are longer.
It's also getting mighty colder and light for shooting is not that great unless the sun does make an appearance.
I'v been lucky to get out and take some awesome autumn images.

When the sun has come out, we've seen a rich visual display of earthy colours, an abundance of leaves and all the trimmings that go with awesome autumn.

I'll be posting many of these images over the coming days.
When you do pop in, leave a comment.
It's always neat to know who showed up and what they think.

Here's to getting ready for December and preparing ourselves for Santa's visit.
Have a great start to December!!!

All the best Dave

All images can be purchased as canvas prints, desk blocks or greeting cards.
Delivered to your door and before Xmas.

ps: you can visit further images @
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/david-valentyne.html
https://www.facebook.com/ValentynePhotography?fref=ts

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