Good bye

After 10 years of being our neighbours and neighbours my mother childminding their 2 kids they have finally decided to leave for pastures new.

My mum and dad love holding parties and it has been a very long time since the last. They go all-out, So much food and drink. We were lucky to have great weather as well.

I was meant to be photographing our neighbours the Olgavies as a leaving present and while I was doing that all their & our friends was to come round to our house. Well they forgot about the photo session and my mother was worried that she would notice 10 cars parked outside our house. Lucky for us she is Blonde (no offence to blondes).

Well they pop round because we told them we would cook them dinner. I have never seen some one cry so much, for two hours that is all she did. We I think I would be a little emotional if 20 of my best friends came to say good bye.

Well the party kicked off. The food was eaten and the drink was drank. I got a little drunk myself but there is nothing better that chilling outside in the sun with good food and chilled drink with great chat. I also loved sitting with my camera with no hassle of having to photograph, just click when I want and that is what I did.

Some photos below.

My sunshine(Jemma)

  

 Ned

 

The Food….

Mother

 

 

 

 

 

Chasing The Sunset

I was feeling crap earlier today. I hate staying in the city (well Aberdeen is hardly a city in some peoples eyes). I don’t like there being buildings, cars, roads and people every where.

I managed to get a hold of the works van, stopped by my girlfriends house to have dinner and give her a cuddle, cause she is having a bad day at work. I jumped in the van and drove to my parents in the country. I am very lucky that i can stay in the city but when I need a break I can head to my parents and be surrounded by fields and Forrest.

My parents live in a little village of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeen-shire. When I grew up this place was tiny, Maybe 300-400 people but new with the demand of houses the population in some where around 1500-2000 people!! I hate it, the new houses look out of place and the little fuckers that think they are gangster that hang out around the shops. I wish they appreciated my town the way I do.

Anyway, getting back to it. I came home but no one was around. I rounded up my dogs Barney and Ned and went for a long. I love hitting the farm road with my camera in hand.

Barney

Ned

I have photographed many things and some of them my best but i like to keep these to my self.

Yesterday I set out to photograph the sun setting over Aberdeen harbour, I took my girlfriend as she didn’t want to stay in by herself but she was also very tired from work. After 30minutes of sitting in the car waiting for the sun to sleep, she became to tired and wanted to come home.

Tonight as I was driving home the sun began its departing, it was stunning, The clouds had covered the Grampians area but I can see far to the hills it was still clear sky but with the contrast of the gray clouds and the bright sun, the skyline was on fire… I love that, I walked along the road and round the forest and as I carried along the farm road I stopped to look at the falling sun.

When I was younger and burning the candle at both ends, I would get the pleasure of seeing sun rise & sun set. Both the best times of the day. nowadays I don’t get to see either.

While watching the sun set i started thinking about chasing the sun set all over the world. I want to photograph the sun rise/set in every location possible, but I would start in Scotland. Why travel the world when I have some of the best locations in my back garden.

So I now have a new goal, Sunset & Sunrise to the ends of the world.