A quick blog to just explain my recent apparent absense from the website. Summer is always a busy time and unfortunately photography has taken a bit of a backseat whilst we carry out some major renovations at home. However next week we are heading up north to the Lake District for a week of hopefully decent weather and walking. I'm sure I'll find a few scenes to point the camera at and despite them not being susex based I'll get them online once I'm back.

Unfortunately the weather forecast for this weekend is looking a bit mixed at the moment but unless it's bucketing down I hope to scout out a few new locations on the South Downs. As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of my goals at the moment is to capture some decent oilseed photographs. I've noticed the fields around Firle Beacon seem to be quite yellow right now and I'd like to find a decent angle to capture the scene.

My approach to location scouting is to research some potential locations and routes online before heading out. I've now marked a few high vantage points which may give me the angle I want so I shall try to visit those spots to see if the views are actually like I imagine. I always take the camera gear in case a surprise moment presents itself but I expect this trip to mainly involve walking and making notes. Some places I hope to test out are Windover Hill and possibly Mount Caburn. Once I know the access to suitable locations and approximate walking times from carparks I can plan my proper trips at times when the light is best.

Welcome to my new Sussex Vistas blog!

I'm normally pretty bad at keeping my blogs up to date. I always seem to have others things to be doing and forget that the blog needs care and attention to make it more than worthless ramblings. I've implemented a great open source blog solution called BlogEngine.NET which I hope will make managing my blog easier and therefore increase my use of it.

I'm not really sure what I'm going to be adding to the blog but I'm sure I'll throw in some news, landscape photography techniques and tips, product and services information and anything else that is reasonably relevant. Please let me know what you would like to see on the blog by contacting me or commenting on my entries.