Storm

COBO

21.10.22

Summer just pushed even further away and the reality of living on a rock in the middle ion the English Channel kicked in again. The storms are coming…

///crusher.evenings.stealing

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF50mm f1.4

50mm / ƒ11 / 1/200s / ISO 400

DARK SKY

31.03.22

From glorious sunshine for a whole week to a complete u-turn of icy cold arctic winds and wintry showers. This was a few minutes before the hail hit and it was painful. I’d forgotten how much it hurts being shot in the face with thousands of hail stones!

I also found loads of newborn lambs today so I’ll head back and grab some shots tomorrow.

///loops.trucked.spices

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ11 / 1/250s / ISO 200

AFTER THE RAIN

21.02.22

Sheltered from the wind with my car boot open, the 50mph winds swiftly carried the rain over the bay and out towards the channel. Unfortunately I was a few minutes too late to get some decent light.

///technologies.runaways.mooing

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/100s / ISO 320

SHEPHERDS WARNING

06.12.21

Believe it or not, there is some scientific understanding to the rhyme, “Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning”!

A quote from he Met Office - "Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning" means a red sky appears due to the high-pressure weather system having already moved east meaning the good weather has passed, most likely making way for a wet and windy low-pressure system.”

///texted.position.economies

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

24mm / ƒ11 / 0.8s / ISO 100

AFTER THE STORM

06.07.21

After the excitement of this mornings unseasonal gale force winds it was nice to feel a little bit of warmth and ditch the winter gear. I did notice there were three conger eels drying out in the back of the boat. Is this a Guernsey thing i’ve missed?

///haphazard.diehard.glittering

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

25mm / ƒ11 / 1/25s / ISO 100

PINK RAIN

02.06.21

My plan was to chase the thunder and lightning in the early hours but that was short lived. Instead, once the gorgeous orange glow burst over the horizon, I focused my efforts on the rain clouds heading in from behind. As an added bonus, a rainbow appeared in the mix.

///hillside.former.violin

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

24mm / ƒ711 / 0.8s / ISO 100

GOLDEN DUNES

11.03.21

Really spoilt for choice with shots today. Port Soif had some amazing swell this morning, rainbows at lunch and this stunning golden light after work. The wind was blowing at least 45-50mph, sand blowing in my face (a tripod was out of the question) and even had sand between my teeth. I like to make things hard for myself but the rewards are so worth the battles.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

20mm / ƒ9.0 / 1/200s / ISO 400

ONLY THE BRAVE

23.12.20

I take my hat off to all the fishermen out there who brave the treacherous seas in the winter. We take for granted how easy we’ve got it sometimes. The rain behind the boat was really churning up the sea, luckily it was drifting away from them.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM

235mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/800s / ISO 250