At last the weather seems as though it may be changing for the better, even if only for a short time before the cold returns to remind us that it is still Winter after all!

Made a trip to Dorset earlier in the week and had high hopes of using the opportunity to stop in the New Forest en route, but alas whilst the journey from Eastbourne started in bright sunshine, it had turned to grey sky and drizzle by the time that I came off the M27 so it was not to be. An overnight stop in Bournemouth allowed me to give the camera an airing, but there was unfortunately little to inspire in the results!

There is always tomorrow......

Where on earth does the time go? The day job has been as hectic as ever, but at least there have also been a few moments in between to capture a few new images. What promised to be a beautiful sunrise a couple of weeks ago was almost spoiled by a bank of low cloud hovering just above the horizon. The desired rising sun shot tuned out to be a non-event, but waiting around for an hour or so after dawn created an opportunity to explore a couple of other possibilities and resulted in a couple of good photographs.

A recent trip to Surrey saw me returning through the villages of Cuckmere and Balcombe and alongside the magnificent Ouse Valley Viaduct. This amazing Victorian structure has been on the target list for a while, and although it was bitterly cold and I was ill-prepared for hiking too far along the muddy footpath, I was extremely pleased with some of the pictures taken in the short time available that afternoon. Not only is the classic side on view of the viaduct spectacular, but the sheer scale of the building can be especially appreciated by the views from underneath the structure - looking up at the arches 100 feet above, and by looking through the piers supporting the viaduct from one end to the other. I will definitely be back soon, hopefully in slightly warmer weather!


The cold snap and healthy snowfall seen in Eastbourne this weekend caused a further early morning call, however the heavy snow in the north of the town was not matched on the seafront or around the town itself, so once again the images which had been long planned were not possible, although the fishing boats at the Princes Park end of the seafront, set against a steely grey and threatening sky provided some pleasing substitute shots.