September
Regular visitors to this page may have noticed that the previous update went out a couple of days earlier than normal; this is because my North Wales holiday started on the 30th of August and I was away from home at the normal point of making the changeover. Theoretically, I could have made the change at the normal time as I had my laptop and wi-fi-equipped accommodation, but I felt that there would better uses of my time over the holiday period, so I did it before I left. Because there was a session on the 31st of August, the final total for the month was 126 images, for a target of 100.The target for September was 75, which I’d hoped to obtain during my holiday. I was close; I got 74, and at present the total stands at 88 for the month. There are also several collection updates for the month to be done as well; hopefully they will be done in the next few weeks.
The month saw 4 National Trust visits (2 first time and 2 return visits), 3 heritage railway visits, and several sessions in the River Conwy valley area. The overall NT score for the year is now 11 properties visited, with 5 being first time visits; this is the best annual score for me since 2016. I don’t think I’m done yet; I would like to get at least one more visit in this year, and two more would establish a new annual record.
The end of the month also saw me purchase a full-frame lens for the A7III, which means that I can now get the full 24mpx from using it. That saying, the lens I originally bought, which only permits 12mpx could be useful in situations where I’m not planning to sell the images and 24mpx images could be considered to be overkill. The new lens got a brief session at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway at the end of the month, although due to the rather overcast conditions, I don’t consider anything in the session to be superior to anything already on the site.
I previously mentioned the removal of the Battle of Evesham 2018 collection, which has been delayed due to possible third-party interest. I had planned to remove it at the end of September if I hadn’t heard anything, but I’ve discovered that the third-party in question has been indisposed for the month, and has not been able to pursue the matter, so I’m leaving it on the site for a while longer.
2025 Third Quarter Report
From a production point of view, this was a reasonably good
quarter, with only July being a disappointment, gaining only 21 images for the
target of 100; mainly to due to the weather, which was either overcast or
extremely hot. However, the other two
months worked out much as planned, and I ended up with a total of 235 images
for an overall target of 275 for the quarter.
I don’t consider this be too much of a disaster as Q2 more
than compensated for any losses in Q3; in fact, I feel the lack of work in July
may have done me a favour. If I’d made
the target, I would have made my overall target for the year by the end of
September and would perhaps be looking at a rather excessive total for the year
as a whole. As of the end of the
quarter, the overall figure stands at 614, and I
am now in the general target area for 2025.
If I make the production target for Q4, I will end up with a 2025 total in
excess of 700 images, and I don’t really want too many more than that.
Sales-wise,
a rather disappointing quarter, with no improvement on 2024.October
There is a lot I would like to do in October; it’s a case of
whether time and weather will permit me to do it. I expect to attend the Gloucestershire
Warwickshire Railway’s “Autumn Showcase” event, and I hope to visit at least
one National Trust property. I also have
plans to attend an event I’ve never done before, over several days.
The target for the month is 60 images, but I only 36 to
obtain the target for the year: 650 images.
I would like to get the month’s total into three figures, and if my
plans work out, that may just well happen.
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