August
The production total for August was 66 images. The production total for July is now confirmed at 78 images, with the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Diesel Gala session having finally been processed. June’s final total is still unconfirmed, with one session still awaiting processing (updates to this site from other June sessions are still pending and may not happen until the back end of this year).
The main work for August was the Battle of Evesham Festival. I didn’t produce as many images as I did in 2025, but there was a slight improvement in that I did get to photograph a battle sequence this time round. Only problem was, I didn’t pick a good position to do it from; the main action was at the opposite end of the field to where I was, and I didn’t get anything spectacular. The cavalry demonstrations did compensate, but I had issues with background clutter with these images and spent rather a lot of time trying to deal with that. I did manage to photograph Professor Alice Roberts, which was one of the major objectives of the weekend.
I may have to rethink the way I do this event in future. One issue that I’ve acted on is purchasing some portable seating, as standing around for a couple of hours waiting for a battle is not something I can really take in my stride anymore. The seating I’ve chosen is compact enough to just about fit in my camera bag, so I should be able to take it on railway sessions where I am working remote locations.
The other major session was at Snowshill Manor, but circumstances resulted in that being curtailed with only a few photographs being taken. I will probably have to return at some point next year to resume the planned work, as the indoor photography policy has been changed since I first visited in 2010, with flashless photography now permitted.
If I’m honest, August was perhaps not as good a month as it could have been; in fact, the total for July and August 2026 is slightly less than the same period in 2025.September
If all goes to plan, September should see at least two
National Trust visits and at least one heritage railway visit. However, due to other commitments, at least
one regular September activity I normally would do will probably be missed this
year.
Much as I would have liked to attend the West Somerset
Railway’s gala at the end of the month, I feel that for various reasons I’m not
in a position to commit to it this year.
At the time of writing, I need 69 photographs to complete
the target for Quarter 3; however, this does not factor in the remaining June
session, which would reduce the figure required. I don’t think this will be too difficult if
things go to plan.
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