Reflective mood....

Perhaps it is the winter chill or more likely the year ending has started me off in a reflective mood and how the last few months have worked out.

The year started with high hopes which were soon dashed as I had to withdraw from the MA course. At the time this seemed like a big thing but now with benefit of some distance it was not. I hadf wanted to do the course but the reality is that I just like making the photographs that I do rather than for any greater academic purpose.

I'm starting to get the itch to go out to the east coast for the day - probably over the Christmas period - boxing day or new year's day are usually good as people recover from their previous days and nights activities the last thing they want to do is go out and bird watch. Mandy and I had a wonderful day at Rutland Water one boxing day. The place was deserted apart from the wildlife. Brilliant.

So what will the new year bring? Who knows other than more interesting experiences to enjoy. One of these I suspect may well come via flickr. I have spent the last few weeks working on this and slowly it appears to be paying dividends. It is such a wonderful way of experiencing photography from all over the world. There is a whole range of photographs from the best you will see any where to some which you wonder why put them out there - but that is the beauty of flickr - you just don't know what you are going to see. One of the down side of flickr is that your photography will appear in all sorts of strange places - to date my work has appeared in eco warrior news letters and anger management blogs. This can be frustrating but if you publish your work on flickr it is something that you have to come to terms with.

The contacts list is slowly growing. To date I have people who are interested in my photography from all the fours corners of the globe - the latest is from Qatar. This means that my work is being enjoyed by wider group of people than I would ever have hoped for. It also means that I get to experience their views on photography and this has as much to do with their culture and location as their respective photographic skills. It is a fascinating journey.

Another thing I will probably be exploring is the updating the blog on the go. The Posterous experience is catching - it is so simple - especially when using the iPhone. One note of caution though - it can be a long winded thing uploading photos if you are out of reach of a 3G network