Following the South London Fives 10km race I decided to take a wander around Bushy Park so I strapped the 300mm and x1.4 or x2 converter on the 1DMKIII and headed off. First up I encountered a Grey Heron fishing in the stream that runs down the middle of the park.

After taking far to many Heron photos I wandered across the Park to the Plantation area in the hope I’d find some early spring flowers. On arrival in the plantation I found no early spring flowers but what was catching every bodies attention and had mums grabbing their kids for safety was two Egyptian Geese battering nine bells out of each other.

After 12 rounds it was a points decision!

So to calm down I took a stroll around the duck pond and found a Pochard doing its hair up!

Flying over head and then landing on some poles ready for their next attack on unsuspecting toddlers with bread were the seagulls.


Just round the corner I think one of the toddlers was that scared by the Seagulls that they had let go of their kite and it got stuck in a tree.

Upon leaving the park I noticed that the bike rack was empty as most people were cycling round enjoying the Crisp Spring weather

A lovely spring morning was spent photographing runners who were braving the the cold morning to complete 10km around Bushy Park. Clear skies and a crisp wind gave perfect running conditions.

All photos can be viewed and purchased from http://www.iesphotography.co.uk/Pixaria

Took some time out to work with Kay who kindly did the modelling today in my home studio. We played around with various photography items including softboxes, umbrellas, grid spots, coloured gels and various lenses . However the key to everything today was the stripy socks!

The Fix UK Richmond Park 5km + 10km Race 27 February 2010

A Wet day in Richmond Park today but many people braved the elements to compete in The Fix UK’s first event of the 2010 season.

1st race was a 5km lap of Richmond Park followed by a 10km race covering 2 laps.

Congratulations to all the competitors on completing the event.

All photos are now online and available for purchase at www.iesphotography.co.uk/Pixaria

Chinese New Year fell on the 14th of February 2010. 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. London celebrated the Chinese New Year today, 21 February 2010. Celebrations take place in Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and all over Chinatown.

This is a photo blog of the days events in the various locations.

iesphotography London Photographer wishes everyone Gong shee fa tsai / Gung hay fat choy!

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is most commonly called “Lunar New Year,” while “Chinese New Year” is the term preferred by English speakers referring to the Chinese celebration of the Lunar New Year. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year’s Eve is known as chú xī. It literally means “Year-pass Eve”.

So here are some photos of a Chinese Model I took for Chinese New Year 2010 – Year of the Tiger.

For all Portrait Photography enquires please contact us via email.

I spent Friday night in the recently saved Halfmoon Putney Live Music Venue photographing a local band called Passenger Smith.
Live Music at the Halfmoon is superb and the lighting setup at the venue really sets a great mood for Music Photography. The band were on stage at 20:30 and the venue was nearly full.

Any bands playing at The Halfmooon Putney please contact me via email for your Live Music Gig Photography.

I covered Chelsea V Arsenal over the weekend at Stamford Bridge. Got a little wet during the game but 2 goals at the end I was sat soon made me forget the cold.

Lots of support for John Terry from the home fans. So lots of JT photos sent off to the agency.
One of these images was used in the Sun newspaper and online.

A grey morning greeted the runners at Nonsuch Park today for this years South London Fives 10km Race. Over 100 people took part in the 4 laps around the scenery of Nonsuch Park.

All photos of the runners can be found in the South London Fives Nonsuch Park Photo Gallery.

IESPHOTOGRAPHY News

We are pleased to confirm that for the 2nd year we will be covering all The Fix UK events across London.
If your in London and fancy running a 5km or 10km then visit www.thefixuk.com and sign up for an upcoming event.

Another race we are covering is the South London Fives 10km Race at Nonsuch Park on Feb 7th, see you there.

Bookings are being taken for 2010, the calendar filling up fast so please get intouch asap if your special occasion or event is happening soon.

Maternity and Newborn Photography bookings are being taken, email info@iesphotography.co.uk for more information. We are in the process of launching our maternity site www.londonmaternityphotography.co.uk which we hope will be fully working within a week

We also are continuing to cover new and Premier League football for various news and sports photo agencies.

Canon News

For those lucky few to have their hands on this new model camera, Canon has issued a firmware update for the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. Version 1.0.6 improves autofocus tracking performance with receding subjects and subjects that are approaching at a low speed.