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Cambridge Ballerina Project – Suzie

Claude — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:06:00 +0000

Suzie is a second year Theology student, and performed in the last Cambridge Ballet Club show in February. I saw her again at a ballet class that Glory was teaching, and we arranged an autumnal shoot very promptly, while the weather was warm and all the leaves were golden. The clocks had just gone back, so these sunset photos were taken at around 4pm.

More photos from this Cambridge Ballerina Project shoot on Facebook

Bodrum, Turkey

Claude — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:14:21 +0000

A few photos from my recent holiday to Bodrum, on the South-West coast of Turkey.

: An Aladdin’s cave of spices, dried produce, and plenty more inside.

Yachts outside Bodrum Marina...

...and inside the Marina...

...and at night

St. Peter's Castle in Bodrum at night

The captain's wife on the sail home

Black Island, off the coast of Bodrum

Sunset at the Cafe Delmar, Bodrum

Location Photoshoot with Katie Louise

Claude — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:34:13 +0000

My first shoot with Katie was one of my best photoshoot days ever, so I had high expectations for our second shoot, when she came up to visit me in Cambridge. She’d barely settled in after an hour of traffic en route, when we headed out to catch the last hour of golden light before sunset. No sooner did we find our location (each climbing UNDER a fence to get into the field), that we got these shots.

I call it a perfect storm – the Trifecta of perfect location, perfect light, and a perfect model. I’ve seen photos like this in so many portfolios, so I’m thrilled that these all looked stunning straight out of camera.

We then headed back in and got this stunning beauty shot.

I can’t wait for our next shoot soon, hopefully a duet with Faye :)

Sweden – Forests & Lakes

Claude — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:40:00 +0000

For the third summer in a row, I travelled to Sweden for an intensive dance workshop. Unfortunately, I sustained an injury in the fortnight before flying out that rendered me unable to take part. Not one to waste an opportunity (or a non-refundable flight), I hired a car and drove around the myriad forests and lakes in South-Eastern Sweden for 4 days.

In addition to a dozen or so huge national parks, Sweden has hundreds of small nature reserves, all (relatively)-well documented, mapped, and sign-posted. So it was rather easy to hop from one to another, walk freely through the forests, feel at one and alone in nature, and admire the breathtaking scenery. Two main images remain firmly implanted in my memory – forests where every boulder, rock and patch of ground is covered in multi-coloured mosses; and expanses of blue lakes bordered by forests on all sides.

Many more forest and lake photos from Sweden can be viewed at CantabPhotos

Grantchester Meadows at Dawn

Claude — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:30:00 +0000

For the third time in one week, I found myself heading to the meadows at sunrise to get some photos. This dawn was much damper than the previous week’s, so the damselflies weren’t quite as forthcoming, but I did find one particularly friendly model who posed very patiently for lots of photos and macro video.

Dew rising from the meadows at dawn

I love the striking patterns of the ripples

Dew rising from the meadows at sunrise

Spider’s web at sunrise

These last three photos were taken with my Sanyo Xacti CG65 compact video recorder, which allows macro photography (and video) as close as 1cm.

The damselfly’s eye is about 2-3mm wide.

Sunrise over King's Chapel

Claude — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:19:00 +0000

For the third time in one week, I found myself heading to the meadows at sunrise to get some photos. On the way to Grantchester, this was how the famous view of King’s College chapel appeared.

Damselflies at Dawn (II)

Claude — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:11:00 +0000

Maybe it was getting up at 4:30am two days ago to take photos of damselflies in Grantchester Meadows, but my body clock’s a bit messed up.

Went to bed at 2, still awake at 3, playing piano didn’t help, so at 4 I cycled to Fen Ditton meadows in search of more damselflies to photograph. I didn’t find as many this time, but got some artier photos of the beautiful bugs I did find :)

I must be crazy…

It was still dark enough to require flash, which really shows off the iridescent colours

This crafty critter was surprisingly awake – he’d always move so he was on the far side of the plant stem from me. You can run, but you can’t hide…

Sunrise over the River Cam

Weevil on a nettle leaf

Damselflies at Dawn

Claude — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:40:00 +0000

4:30am, stirring after 2hrs sleep. Greg calls – “Want to come photograph damselflies?” Sure. Cycling to Grantchester meadows 5 mins later at sunrise. Wading through the nettles on the riverbank, start spotting lots of black wing-tips. Snap snap snap. As it warms up 3 hours later, dozens of damselflies fly around you as you stir the nettles.

Sunrise over the River Cam, Grantchester

Mayfly at sunrise

Close-up of male demoiselle damselfly

Male demoiselle damselfly, covered in dew drops

Female demoiselle damselfly feeding

Sunset around St. John's

Claude — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:56:00 +0000

The Cripps Building at sunset

Reflection of trees at sunset, over the River Cam

O2 Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf at Sunset

Claude — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:52:58 +0000

Views of the O2 Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf, from an apartment balcony in London’s Docklands.