So when you saw the title of this post what did you think?
Sheep dog trials perhaps. As I write that it amazes me that for 23 years between 1976 and 1999 Sheep Dog Trials was prime time TV in the UK, described as a BBC gem it had 8 million viewers in its heyday. But the flocks in this image are not sheep but birds and there's no chance of herding them...
I thought this was a nice scene with the twitcher out on the sands focused on the flock of wading birds gradually coming closer as the tide rolled in. I really like the way the dog is standing focused in the same way as his companion completely still so as not to scare the birds away.
I also really like the layers of colour and light in this scene and the way the wind turbines seem to hover on the horizon.
I don't normally post pictures of people but I really love this shot. The subject is the lighting guy for the band Pumarosa who were the support act for Everything Everything last night in Leeds.
I like the concentration on this guys face, but what you can't see in the image is how as well as being focused on his job he was also totally lost in the music.
I like the lighting in this picture too, the way the lights from the desk illuminate his face and while everybody in the venue was fixed on the action on stage there was also so much going on here, behind the scenes. Normally when I go to see a band I like to get in the crush with the crowd but last night I took a spot nearer the back and as well as having a good view of the stage I got to observe a little bit more and I am glad I did.
