Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Review of 2011

Well 2011 certainly slipped by in a hurry, with the main event for me being the big tour in september and october, it almost felt like eight months of saving and waiting, followed by six weeks of craziness, followed by two months of "where did summer go? - blimey its Christmas already!".

Between the budgeting and lack of spare holiday I'm not sure that my photography didn't suffer a little overall, especially as when the tour did arrive I un-expectedly felt the desire to bask in the adventure of it all, rather than let my photography have much influence on events (which it usually does). I'm pleased with the photos I brought back, but I know they were not the product of any concerted effort.

I guess the same can be said of my to-do list that I set myself, failing on almost all counts! I definitely got closer to some half decent Kingfisher photos, but the chase continues for another year. So with a self administered, "must try harder", slap on the wrist, most have made their way onto the 2012 to-do list.

The one area I have been really pleased with is the four weddings we've photographed in 2011. I've learnt a lot, had lots of fun and got some great feedback from the couples brave enough to let us be their photographers. With some luck and a concerted effort I hope to build on the experience we've gained and drive this on to be the start of something we can get going properly in 2012.

And with all that waffle out of the way, time for some more tour photos...





Berbers take photos too! - Merzouga
Hands of carpet weaver women in Fez - worked hard for little money
One of the many Mosque doors in Fez medina - almost all exquisitely carved
Cats in the blue alleyways of Chefchaouen - deemed clean animals by Islam they roam most of Morocco




Crescent moon setting behind the Koutoubia Mosque, Jemaa El Fna - Marrakesh
Priests preparing for a large televised service in Santander cathedral, Spain
Board-walk Sunset on the south coast of Portugal
Only donkeys and handcarts are allowed to make deliveries in the Medina - Tetouan, Morocco





Walls made of leg bones and skulls at the Chapel of Bones, Faro, Portugal
Sunset in the Algarve, Portugal
The heavily photographed tannery district of Fez


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