This very typical New Zealand shot was taken near Methven on the South Island. It shows Mt Hutt in the distance with a good cover of early season snow and a couple of very contented looking sheep. 
This vineyard shot was taken somewhere between Barcelona and Valencia in Spain earlier this year while I was there on my Nuffield scholarship. 
I have been neglecting this blog for some time now - that is about to change! I have recently spent 4 months travelling the world on a Nuffield farming scholarship. So I have quite a few photos to post to this blog. Check back regularly as I would like to post one new photo every week for a while. This photo was taken in South Africa in the Stellenbosch wine region. It shows (just) the dramatic mountains that dominate most of the vineyards in this dramatic landscape. It was taken using my trusty Nikon D70s with an 18-200mm zoom lens at 62mm (35mm equiv. of 93mm). Shutter speed was 1/400th F10 using an ISO equiv. of 200. It was shot in raw but has had only minor changes in Photoshop - it has been greened a little and sharpened.
