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1: Dock Street, Leeds2: Port Grimaud, France3: River Thames, London4: Thackley, Bradfrord5: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

IaskedRobwhathisfavouritephotographwasandheanswerswithagrin:“MybestworkisprobablyaphotographofsomerowingboatsonprobablyaphotographofsomerowingboatsonDerwentwaterintheLakeDistrict. (Right) IdroveupthereinOctoberlastyearinthehopethatIwasgoingtogetsomebeaufulsunnyweatherjustastheleaveswereturninggolden.Nope!Itwasextremelydull,thecloudswereverythickandthetreeshadn’tevenstartedtochangecolouryet.IwanderedaroundforawhiletakingafewIwanderedaroundforawhiletakingafewpicturesandjustasIwasge ngdowntothewaterfront,thesunbrokethroughandgavesometexturetothecloudsaswellascreang‘godrays’inthehillsbehindthelake,whichletmegetsomeniceshots.IcroucheddowninfrontoftheboatsandtookafewshotswhenInocedawoman(intheleoftheframe)abouttothrowsomebreadinthewaterforthebirds.Iwaitedafewsecondsforthebirdstostartflyingaroundandthenchoseforthebirdstostartflyingaroundandthenchosemymomenttocapturethephotograph.Iwasverypleasedwiththeendresult!”

GEAR AND TECHNICALITIES“IuseaCanon550D,Tamron17-50f/2.8,andaTamron10-24mm

MyfavouritelensesareprobablytheTamron17-50f/2.8and10-24mm.The10-24isultra-wideandIuseit9mesoutoftenwhenI’mshoonglandscapes.It’sreallygreatbecauseyoucanplacemoreofyourlandscapeintotheframe.Itcanpro-ducesomereallynice,livelyandcolourfulphoto-graphs,andcanmaketheskyreallystandoutevenwithoutfilters.Thecoloursareverynaturalaswell.

The17-50f/2.8isafantascstandardzoomlens,anditspendsbyfarthemostamountofmeonthefrontofmycameraasIuseitasmy‘walkaround’lens.It’sniceandsharpevenwhenit’swideopenat2.8,whichmakesitveryusefulwhenthereisn’talotoflightavailable.”