Volcanic sunset...

...tempted by the tales of spectacular sunsets due to the high flying Icelandic ash, I was out over near Polebrook tonight waiting for sunset...today has been really warm with clear skies, so I knew that there would be no problems with cloud, but in the event I think that one or two wispy strands of cirrus would have helped....

The sun went down in a fiery ball that was blinding to the eyes, until it was almost on the horizon where it travelled through the haze ... this pic shows the effect, but I still think that some clouds would have improved matters!

Christmas Eve...

... and a job in Newark for the Sunday Telegraph means that JR and I are looking for the subject (who must remain nameless), as no one at the paper checked he was actually at home today! In the event he wasn't, so we spent a jolly hour gathering "interesting" shots for our libraries at Alamy and elsewhere on the net. Newark is a nice place with very friendly people who all seemed happy to chat and spend a few minutes with two bearded blokes wielding cameras....here (above) is JR enjoying the delights of Newark's traditional market!

All of this was in stark contrast to the job yesterday, which was taking photographs of the Northants Police diving team looking for a missing body in the frozen lakes near Ringstead. A very grim job in freezing temperatures, and sadly so far no body was recovered. My sympathies go to the families of the two men that drowned whilst out wildfowling