Hanwood Park is a huge new development on the eastern edge of Kettering. Spanning an enormous 332 hectares, the site will eventually provide up to 5500 homes, five schools, shops, facilities for the local community, as well as places of work, green spaces and leisure facilities. The Hanwood Park story is still very much in its infancy, but
Back in October 2017 the Twister Aerobatics Team embarked upon its first mission to the Caribbean. After many months of planning, it was finally time for the 2017 Barbados Festival of Speed. Just a matter of weeks before, much of the Caribbean had been devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria. Barbados, being the most easterly of the chain
Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northants, hosted its excellent 2017 fireworks display on Saturday, 4th November. I provided my event photography services. Wicksteed Park, Kettering - Fireworks Display 2017 Those who have driven past the Park in recent times might have caught sight of the awesome wicker ‘stag man’ that was this year’s Bonfire Night effigy. Herne the Hunter first appeared in
Long-exposure Photographs in Daylight I’ve recently added a new item to my photography kit bag. Without getting too technical, it’s a filter that enables me to take long-exposure shots, even on a sunny day. Although the applications are slightly limited, the results, work really well and are quite eye-catching. The two main types of shot where it can effectively
Corby & Southam AMCA Moto-X Club Meeting 10/09/2017 at Woodford A free Sunday morning and a Moto-X fixture at the track in Woodford, Northants, provided my first opportunity to try my hand at motocross photography. The forecast wasn’t brilliant, but I thought I would chance my arm anyway. It would provide a decent sighter of what to expect
The county of Northamptonshire played host to Stage 1 of the 2017 OVO Energy Women’s Tour on Wednesday, 7th June 2017. Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma romped to victory. 2017 OVO Energy Women’s Tour The Women’s Tour is a cycle race that was introduced in Great Britain in 2014. It is currently sponsored by OVO Energy. The race is split into five
On Saturday, 1st April 2017, I had the privilege of photographing the Nicky Woodbridge Fundraising 1940s Night at Market Harborough Rugby Club. Back in January I ran a competition for people to win a voucher for money off a photography booking with me. In order to ‘win’ you had to make your case to me for why
Blenheim Palace staged its Spring Jousting Tournament over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. I visited on the Monday, when conditions were best described as ‘changeable’. Blenheim Palace Located in Oxfordshire on the banks of the River Glyme, in the town of Woodstock, Blenheim Palace is the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough. The palace was constructed in
The Easter Bank Holiday weekend once again saw Kelmarsh Hall play host to the 2017 Kelmarsh Country Show, organised by Countryman Fairs. We visited on the Monday, and it was a bitterly cold, overcast but dry day – a stark contrast to the previous weekend’s glory, though crowd numbers still appeared healthy. The Devil’s Horsemen As with 2016, there were
Having caught up on my backlog of wedding photography blogs, it's now time to move on to some of the other things I got up to in 2016. Some of you may be aware that I visited Gibraltar in 2015 in support of the Twister Aerobatic Team tour which saw them perform at Gibraltar National Day. The
