Last week - this week 2

Do professional photographers take photographs whilst on vacation ? Now there's an interesting question !
So, to the next installment;
Have any images come my way, yes hundreds, thousands even.
Any good ones ? Hmmm, always a hope of a few in there.
But first what has been going on.

The last 3 weeks has seen me taking holidays 'en France' with the family. So 3 weeks in picturesque towns, vineyards, the occasional Chateau - of course something will come of it, in fact lots of great shots of ...my kids.
 In fairness, I do not work as a professional photographer, nor do I claim to ( but I do in truth aspire to it...that's a different blog topic). So if on holidays, I take loads of the kids, the Mrs and the occasional vineyard - then I'm happy. Now if the balance was loads of 'art' and only some of the others...then I'm in trouble.

Sunflowers were but one of a theme I went away to capture, but the little yellow beasties kept turning their backs on me, I got some to play with, eventually liking the burnt out sad looking ones more than the bright yellows. Maybe it was reflection on how they and the weather treated me. Good, kind, bright sunshine even...but not always when I needed it.

The buildings in France, rural or urban, if over a certain age, just ooze character. Just walking and looking is worth it. Bringing the camera and walking slower than the rest of the family... well we can't always be leading the way. Mind you, carrying the youngest on the shoulders, while trying to fire of a quick shot of something you just caught a glimpse of... lets say that not images worked as well as they possibly could have.

It is amazing though, how, often when out on a short errand, I could find myself taking the wrong turn - quite by accident you understand ! Actually one of the best fun images came from such an occasion - so good - I had to bring the family to show them the follwing day. The fact I hadn't got the camera with me on the first day ..well that was An accident really !

If that was the last 3 weeks, the next 3+ will be the hardship end - sorting them out, processing, picking the favourites...and hopefully printing some to frame around the house too.

I'll insert a few images soon.
Let me know - was it family or art which won out.

James