This fun image was taken on a recent trip to Samoëns in the French Alps. The camera was turned upsidedown to make the reflection appear the right way up, if that makes sense.

I just finished a really exciting set of photoshoots all over the North West of England, for cycling charity Cycling Projects. The brief was to use photography to showcase the diverse range of events Cycling Projects organize. The results of the photoshoots are great fun, providing Cycling Projects with a stock library of photography to promote the charity, and help raise awareness of cycling for all. You can see more images from this series of cycling photoshoots in my cycling gallery.

This cute but rather average looking subject matter is really only included here for geeky reasons. I just got a new pro lens, and I am really enjoying the well formed out-of-focus areas of shots like these. Really good lenses have a very circular pattern to the out-of-focus area, and it really makes for a calm background to pictures.

If ever there is a right time to visit a place, try your local woods in May. The whole of this wood was a carpet of wild garlic. The intense aroma of the wildly-fresh plant made my mouth water. The wild garlic risotto I made with the leaves, picked on the same afternoon, certainly did the delicate garlic purfume justice.

A published day is always a good day. I have an article in the May issue of Outdoor Photographer, showcasing a some of my images along with my lowdown on some great photographic locations in Snowdonia National Park. View the article as a PDF document here, or better, go get yourself a copy of the magazine!