Glynn Hobbs - imageweaver

I spotted this fox on the far bank of the lake at Saint Estephe It's been a funny old week and although I have been out with the camera almost every day, I have struggled to get one 'decent' shot of anything. February here in the Dordogne, is a quiet month for wildlife, with many creatures hibernating and others choosing not to play ball with photographers. Although I have struggled for 'quality' shots, I have managed to come across a variety of birds and animals during my travels. Common Grebe at the Mialet Barrage My targets for the last week, were Common Grebe at the Mialet Barrage and Cormorant, who have been roosting near to Saint Estephe Lake.  Despite carrying out a few 'reccies' recently, it transpired that the Grebe were simply not co-operating, by keeping themselves to the middle of the lake and just too far for any precision shots. The most frustrating thing, was that whilst I was watching them, a pair started their cou

The story of my award winning 1959 TRIUMPH TR3a This car was manufactured on the 29th October 1959, at the Triumph factory in Coventry, UK.  On the 9th November 1959, the car was dispatched from the factory and shipped to their distributor (Jones Bischoff) in Saint Louis, USA. Sadly, the early history (owner details) is unavailable, due to privacy laws, which means that the records held by the US authorities cannot be shared with 3rd parties. However, they were able to confirm that the car was first registered in the state of Missouri. The next information, comes in the late 80's when it was found in a sorry state by Raymond Van Donk, in a barn in Holland. The mileage at that time, was showing a total of 75239 miles.  Whilst that mileage was believed to have been genuine, the figure was irrelevant, as the car clearly required a total restoration. On the 25th August 1991, Raymond commenced work and would spend the next 7 ye

Why a Trail Camera Wildlife photography can be a waiting game, but one trick that I use to increase my odds, is to survey potential locations using relatively low cost trail cameras. Whilst I am doing other things, like photography, eating, sleeping etc, my trail cam is out and about on standby and ready to record anything that wanders into view. My Apeman H55 Camera, strapped to a tree. A trail camera is a small, remotely triggered camera that can either be set to take photos or video when it senses movement. All modern trail cameras also have the ability to use infrared lights at night time, and many of them get far better results than you might expect for something that costs as little as £50.00. When I first started looking into these myself, I was really surprised by the features that these things offered and also the incredible battery life. Even cheap trail cameras can last many months on a set of AA batteries and the one that I ended up purchasing will get