Nature - portfolio update

I have recently updated my macro and birds and wildlife galleries.

http://www.pbase.com/richardchapman/nature

I have selected and uploaded some of my personal favourite and best nature images for these portfolios. I have a true passion for the natural world and nature photography really compliments this. I am very pleased with the images!

A Great Spotted Woodpecker leaving it's nest

A Damselfly by my local river, the river Wey

A Canada Goose inbetween fishing

Finally, a common house fly at high magnification

Byfleet Tournament

Byfleet Village U16's Tournament 21/6/09

Fun day out with some great football.

Photos link : http://www.pbase.com/richardchapman/byfleetfc (pw protected, please email me)

Photos were taken on my new 70-200 f/2.8 , great sharp lens!

Start of Summer 09

Ireland Photo Link

I have finally got round to having enough spare time to edit my photos from Ireland and post them online.

I visited Co. Clare and Co.Mayo in Western Ireland. I had a really awesome time, the weather was not fantastic, but thanks to photoshop I was able to really improve my photo results. I had good fun playing with landscape and street photography, with some small amounts of wildlife too.

Link : http://www.pbase.com/richardchapman/ireland

I have displayed a few of my favourites below as always with captions.

Nephin from the 'Windy Gap'

Two of the locals!

Fantastic Stream

Playing with street photography angles

Feedback would be great so let me know what you think by email : rncchapman@gmail.com

Making an Impact - Jigsaw4u Conference

Today I photographed the 'Making an Impact' Conference for the charity 'Jigsaw4u'. Jigsaw4u are a charity that help children who are bereaved, running away etc. They currently do work throughout Surrey and London.

The day was great fun, allowing me experiment with all sorts of portraiture and lighting. I had a arm full of lens' at my disposal too! A few of my favourite shots are pictured! Some of the children pictured won the Diana award certificate of excellence!

View all the photos here :
http://www.pbase.com/richardchapman/makinganimpact

Also a big shout out to Barney Webster for letting me borrow his 50mm 1.8 and 430ex II. They were both awesome fun too play with!

Clare and Mayo Return

I have returned from Mayo and Clare and had a really awesome time.

Took loads of street and nature images throughout my four day visit.

Will post a link in the next few weeks of the images and write up.

Ireland - Co Clare and Mayo

I will be flying to Shannon Airport in County Clare in Ireland tomorow.

I will be hoping to take hundreds of pictures over the few days I am there as well from County Mayo which I too will be visiting.

I will post links to photos when I return.