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August was a busy month as we moved north of the border for the first time since 1990.  The relocation to Dunbar in East Lothian has opened up a wealth of photographic opportunities in the local area, in Edinburgh, which is just 40 minutes away and the Highlands and just over the border in Northumberland. Dramatic weather has been the trademark of the first four months of our stay in Dunbar and this image taken on Doon Hill a few days after we moved into our rented accommodation at Innerwick proved to be my favourite of the many pictures I took in August.  The shot was taken just a storm approached from the south using the Nikon D800 and Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 lens. In August we continued our review of the X100S with back to back tests against the the X100 and a test of the video capability of the Nikon D800.   We also travelled to Sao Paulo in Brazil for the first of five long haul FIA World Endurance Championship races.  CLICK HERE to see the A...

March saw more snow in Lincolnshire so there was plenty of opportunities to get some interesting snowy landscapes.  This shot was taken from Somerby Hill just after a snow storm had passed over Grantham.  The sun started to peep from behind the snow clouds giving this surreal scene that last about 30 seconds. Also in March we had three trips to London to organise the launch of the FIA World Endurance Championship's first event at Silverstone.  This involved a display of cars at Potters Field next to Tower Bridge and a press conference at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall. There was also the first overseas trip of the FIA WEC season with the official test at Le Castellet in the South of France. CLICK HERE  to see the March 2013 archive   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to...

2013 was an excellent year for photography and this blog has been a diary of the places we've been this year. Over the next 12 days we will revisit some of the best moments and share our favourite image from each month. January saw the first snowfall of the winter in Grantham, which stayed on the ground for a few days enabling us to get some fantastic snowy landscapes.  This shot was taken in the Paddock between St Catherine's Road and Avenue Road. Also in January we had our first trip of the year to Le Mans and spent a productive hour in St Pancras station shooting the bronze statues on the concourse. We also reviewed the first three months of owning the Fujifilm X100. CLICK HERE to go to the January 2013 Archive   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we...