Saturday 23 May 2015

JOANovARC

JOANovARC  the all girl rock band hailing from London and the Home Counties perform on stage at the Baldock Beer Festival 2015.









Laura Ozholl – Rhythm Guitar/Bass/Vocals
Sam Walker – Lead Vocals/Bass/Rhythm guitar
Deborah Wildish – Drums/percussion
Shelley Walker – Lead guitar /Backing Vocals

Visit there own website: http://joanovarc.co.uk/

The pictures were taken from the back standing on a chair!. I couldn't get closer so all the pictures were all taken with near max zoom without a tripod.
The music was great.

Thursday 21 May 2015

Grand Union Canal, Tring

A walk along the Grand Union Canal at Tring, Buckinghamshire, England. There's always a few barge boats moving slowly along the canal and negotiating the locks between the Bluebells Tearoom and the Grand Junction Arms.


Flying the 'Skull and Crossbones' flag seemed to be popular with barge owners,obviously the inner pirate coming out.




Its always good to have an alternative means of transport.

The day was very bright and some of the photos were slightly over-exposed. I need to remember to monitor the histogram and adjust the exposure setting accordingly.



Wednesday 20 May 2015

St Mary's "Old Church", Clophill

A few pictures of St Mary's "Old Church", Clophill, Bedfordshire, England. 


The old church building  known as Old St Mary's or The Old Parish Church, is at the edge of the village, and is estimated to be around 650 years old. The Church of England no longer has responsibility for the Old Parish Church, nor is it deemed to be consecrated; legally it is the responsibility of Central Bedfordshire Council.





These pictures were taken on a bright Sunday afternoon in May. The sky was very bland with little cloud making a poor back drop. I decided to give the pictures more atmosphere by grey scaling in post editing. The brightness and overall tone of the photographs could have been better matched. Perhaps, on a more 'interesting' day I will go back to the church and take some more photos.