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Listing of All Travel Catalogues (Last First)

Hidden away on the outskirts of London is Painshill Park. Originally a private garden, now open to the public

Having returned from over 3 months in Pakistan, I should be wading my way through countless shots. Sadly not. I made only half a day of photographing in the whole time. Still cuts down on the images to store. My excuse? I was busy working, so sue me. Maybe another time I will return with the objective of taking photos, as this is truly a country full of photos, just not this time.

To my mind, Dartmoor should be cold, windy and wet - it fits its character. However, this weather does not provide the light needed for photography and I was happy when, on my first day walking, the skies were blue. During the last few moments of sunshine on this first day I spotted a shot which promised great results - sadly by the time I had located a clear shot, the sun had sunk . For the following week I returned daily to the spot, waiting for even the shortest breaks in the weather . Sadly it never came. Burrator Reservoir - I will be back.

The Malaysian island of Langkawi was the destination for the latest addition to the travel catalogue. It was also the first serious test for the new Gitzo 1128 tripod, which resulted in some binned images on long exposure - needless to say this lightweight carbon tripod does not offer the stability of a larger, heavier one - quite how much has now been learnt. Although the weather was an improvement over the last trip, in Northern Thailand, there were still only two half days where it was not overcast or raining. The inclusion of a restaurant image is mainly due to my being impressed with the quality of the food - a noteworthy point as Malaysian food is not the finest the world has to offer.

In Thailand the months May through November are earmaked as being the monsoon season. However, in my experience so far the rain storms are mostly quite infrequent until the months of September and October, and I had hoped for the best when planning a trip to the northern mountain regions in June. I guess I should have know better - it rained from my arrival in Bangkok until the time I returned home and if you have ever witnessed monsoon rains you will know that photography is just out of the question. OK, maybe I am being a little unfair, there were moments when the deluge ceased - and even a 5 minute window when the sun came out (although it was actually still raining over my head). These brief occasions where my only opportunity for photographs.