Tower
08.04.21
An area I often overlook with the camera, manly because the old landfill site is a few hundred metres away but it’s still an area that I love to walk and on a day like today, it felt quit special. The Thrift helped with a more natural frame.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
70mm / ƒ/8.0 / 1/400s / ISO 100
25.02.21
Guernsey…The little island that just keeps on giving!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 1/8s / ISO 100
11.02.21
Hit snooze, you loose. That’s my motto to myself. I’ve figured, if I focus on the time I go to bed and go straight to sleep, I can control my mind to wake up before my alarm. It’s worked three days in a row. Maybe it’s the anticipation of snow, or maybe I subconsciously repeat my motto in my sleep!
In total I had 8 layers of clothes on this morning (including two pairs of trousers) but that icy wind was a killer. As soon as the colour in the sky faded I was out of there sharp.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ11 / 0.4s / ISO 100
10.01.21
Myself, along with the 20 other swimmers, can safely say that it was a stunner! Once the sun broke through the clouds the glow behind me was gorgeous. The bare tree trunks were really accentuating the colours. The walk back up with all my gear was the only down side.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/6s / ISO 100
29.12.20
Can you imagine turning this into a home? The panoramic views out to sea would be unbelievable!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ9.0 / 1/30s / ISO 400
20.08.20
Of all the Loophole Towers dotted around the island, this one has to be my favourite. Amazing views out over the north, across L’Ancreese bay and an elevated view as far as Castel church to the south.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ10 / 1/30s / ISO 200
18.07.20
I’d expected it to be a bit overcast this morning so didn’t plan anything but getting out early on days like this just makes life much better.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
70mm / ƒ/11 / 1/160s / ISO 200
05.06.20
Holidays are probably out the question for the foreseeable future so I’ll embrace what I’ve been doing for the last 6 years and be a tourist in my own home. This iconic landmark is a brand in itself and there’s nothing else quite like it anywhere else.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/80s / ISO 400
30.05.20
Mysterious oval stones leading up to Rousse Tower. Never found out what they are or were for, only that they made an interesting feature for an image. The only info I can find is some Bronze Age finds back in 1994. Maybe they’re dragons eggs, laid thousands of years ago! Godzilla?
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ14 / 1/80s / ISO 200
17.04.20
Gave up shooting into the rain trying to capture the lightning, got a bit fed up of cleaning the camera after every shot! Turned my attention to the colourful sky to the North instead, slightly more sheltered than the east coast.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 3.2s / ISO 100
02.04.20
I’ve always struggle to find a shot with this tower but today the light just seemed right. Temperature aside, it almost felt like a summer evening!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/160s / ISO 200
04.02.20
Naval observation Tower MP3 at Pleinmont. One of 5 towers used for direction and range finding in WWII.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ11 / 1/500s / ISO 200
10.01.20
Pleinmont headland looking out towarts the MP4 Range Finding Tower at L’Angle.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ8.0 / 300s / ISO 400
04.01.20
Beautiful colours in the sky in the distance. I had set up for a wider shot but this one needed a bit more reach.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
115mm / ƒ/7.1 / 1/160s / ISO 250
23.10.19
15 Loophole Tower are dotted around the coast, built to protect the island from a potential french invasion in the late 1700’s.
This is the Fermain Tower, recently converted to a self catering unit.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
155mm / ƒ/5.0 / 1/320s / ISO 200
16.09.19
The iconic L’Ancresse Loophole Tower No.5. I’ve waited over a year for the right moment to get this shot. I wanted high clouds for the pinks and the ferns and grasses needed to be a golden brown to work. Think this was the right moment for me!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/8s / ISO 400
29.07.19
I’ve been wanting to try this shot for years but for some reason never managed to round to it. Beautiful pink skies just before this but I had to resist the temptation.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
6 Shot Pano / 17mm / ƒ11 / 1/10s / ISO 200
03.02.19
First time this year I’ve had to scrape ice off my windscreen but I love these cold icy mornings.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ/11 / 1/10s / ISO 100
21.10.18
Another glorious day on the rock and not a cloud in the sky all day.
Canon EOS 70D - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ/14 / 1/60s / ISO 400