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Walk in the Hambleden Valley
31 December 2013
Short walk in the Hambleden Valley to occupy everybody before the New Year. Short but pleasant walk in the mud up and down the valley
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Covent Garden with the Griffiths
28 December 2013
Ruth and I organised a restaurant in Covent Garden to surprise Nigel. What a great day with the Griffiths around Covent Garden and Picadilly...
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It's Christmas Time
15-25 December 2013
A collection of photos from the 15th of December with a party at home with Mulled wine and minces pies up to the 25th of December with Father Christmas's visit at home...
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National Trust Greys Court
08 December 2013
Great to see that Greys Court in now open over December and Christmas. There is also a brand new cafe... Perfect end of the day for a quick walk in the garden.
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Santa fun Run in Henley-on-Thames
08 December 2013
First time we are doing that sort of thing, a fun run for Christmas for a charity. About 2.5 miles around the Henley-on-Thames train station. Oscar ran with me, and Alana with Jess. I was again very impressed by Oscar as he managed to run the whole way without stopping and at a very good pace... Alana managed to run, walk the whole way as well...
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Walk around Maidensgrove Common
23 November 2013
Beautiful light and end of the day for a great walk around Maidensgrove common. I just love this high ground place with some good views and beautiful sunset...
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Walk around Basildon Park
10 November 2013
Beautiful weather and winter light for a great walk around Basildon Park
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A week in San Antonio
02-08 November 2013
I had the pleasure to travel to sunny Texas to San Antonio for a conference. I travelled with a colleague called Ben Foster and I also met Kristina Ulrich at the meeting. We had some spare time before the conference and we managed to visit a few great place around the Conference Center. What a great week and beautiful place. I will have to come back with Jess and the children...
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Cholsey Wildlife walk by the River Thames
26 October 2013
Great sunday afternoon and a long walk along the River Thames near Cholsey where there is a nice walk on the Thames path. We decided to explore an alternative route back and ended up by walking a few more kilometers just before the rain...
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GoPro Spain
26 October 2013
It always takes a few months for me to do these short movies, but I really enjoyed making this one. Finally summer holidays in Spain. First in Barcelona for a few days and then two full weeks in Begur at the house. Great weather, great summer and lovely time all together and great time fidling around with the GoPro. What a gadget. Shot in HD Protune on the Hero3 Black.
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Badgemore Preschool
25 October 2013
I was asked to take a few photos of Alana's friend at Badgemore Preschool for them to use them for Christmas stuff
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Halloween Disco
25 October 2013
Alana and Oscar getting ready for the Halloween Disco at School. Sorry Oscar but we were running out of face painting and we I had to use what we had...
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Harvest Festival at Badgemore School
21 October 2013
Harvest Festival at Badgemore School where Oscar and his friends are singing and playing around the theme of harvesting. Great afternoon and quality play... I was really proud of my little guy...
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Car racing at Donington Park
19 October 2013
What a great day with Jason and Mark at Donington Park. I wanted to see Jason racing for a long time and this time we managed to get there with Oscar on the mythic racing track of Donington Park. We went with Mark Chapman and his boys, dad and mum and spent the day taking photos, enjoying the racing and the noise. Great day with my beautiful little man Oscar...
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Walk in Warburg Reserve
12 October 2013
Great afternoon with Oscar and Alana at Warburg Nature Reserve near Middle Ascendon not far from Henley. A great walk in the woods and fields and a great break somewhere for some bread and hot chocolate.
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Oscar's 6th Birthday Party
10 October 2013
Well done Jess for the perfect organisation of Oscar's 6th Birthday Party at Pizza Express in Henley... Great dinner where they could prepare and ear their own pizzas. With, Bethany, Isaac, Harrison, Harry, Edward, Alex, James, Daniel, Nicky, Henry, Rose, Nancy, Frankie, Bethany and Alana.
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Istanbul EADV Conference
03-05 October 2013
I had the chance to travel to Istanbul for the first time. What a surprise. This city is amazing. Buzzing, beautiful, interesting and a real feeling of being welcomed by the people I talked to. As always when travelling for a conference, I had to go very early in the morning (before the start of the day) or late at the end of the conference, but I will have to come back with the rest of the family to enjoy again this amazing city.
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Harvest Festival Greys Court
22 September 2013
Great afternoon at the Harvest Festival in Greys Court. This time, plenty of goodies to buy but also an amazing Morris dancers group. A lot of laughs and funny photos
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Walk around Greys Court
15 September 2013
Brilliant walk in the forest around Henley and more specifically around Greys Court. I love this forest.
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Henley Show
14 September 2013
The usual end of summer Henley show in Hambleden. A great day out with Oscar and Alana to feel and live the countryside, but also a great afternoon to meet up with our friends. I just love the Henley Show
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Barcelona and Begur
23 August to 6 September 2013
Finally summer holidays in Spain. First in Barcelona for a few days and then two full weeks in Begur at the house. Great weather, great summer and lovely time all together
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Hurley Regatta
17 August 2013
Great afternoon at the Hurley Regatta. Popular boat races, tug of war on the water, great burgers and beers, and a lot of fun for us with Vicky.... Loved it...
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Week-end at Hill Head
09 August 2013
Great long week-end at the Waterhouse in Hill Head by the sea. It is always such a pleasure to see Thomas, Amelia, Richard and Abby. This time, we also had Vicky with us. We had the pleasure to go sea kayaking, to go to Titchfield Nature Reserve for a Moth evening with the experts while watching the Red Arrows and finally we spent the next day in Portmsouth at the History Shipyard to visit the Warrior. Great week-end...
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Highclere Castle Battle Proms
03 August 2013
Great week-end in Newbury for the Highclere Castle Battle Proms with Kristina and Chris, Becky and Simon and Jane who spend a few days with us at a nice Campsite not to far from Highclere Castle. We also managed to go to Peppa Pig World at Paulton Park and it was so great to see Alana's face illuminating when she understood where we were... Thanks everybody for this great week-end.
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Nuffield House a New National Trust Property
21 July 2013
There is a new place from the National Trust to visit near our house, and this is called Nuffield House. Nuffield house was the house of Mr Morris, the inventor and developer of the Mini (the car)... Very interesting visit and great place for Oscar and Alana to discover...
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Becky and Simon's Wedding
20 July 2013
What a great day for Becky and Simon's wedding. Such a great day also to catch up with our friends
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Sunset at Maidensgrove with Oscar
19 July 2013
That was so fun to spend an evening with Oscar taking photos of the sunset at Maidensgrove. Quality time with Oscar... Loved it
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Badgemore Primary School Play
19 July 2013
End of the year Play at Badgemore School for Oscar and Alana was at the preschool playing in a Bouncy Castle... Great time...
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Shillingford Swimming pool
13 July 2013
What a great discovery that Swimming pool is. Situated near Shillingford and belonging to an hotel, this perfect spot by the river will be probably used again soon (weather depending).
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Marwell Zoo with the Waterhouse
07 July 2013
Great weather (slightly too warm actually) for a get together with Abby, Amelia, Richard and Thomas at Marwell zoo near Winchester.
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The Royal Regatta
06 July 2013
I just love going down to the boat enclosure during Regatta. You don't see a lot of racing from there, but it is much more civilised for the children with more space to roam freely... Great opportunity to see the crews getting ready or coming back from their races. Perfect...
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Bucklebury Farm
30 June 2013
We already visited this animal farm but this time the weather was absolutely perfect for a great day out. We managed to have a picnic and a great tractor ride in the deer park... That was great...
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Very pleasant afternoon at Greys Court
29 June 2013
Another afternoon at Greys Court but this place is so beautiful, peaceful and so great for us and the children... love it...
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Long walk around Greys Court
23 June 2013
Great afternoon walking walking the long path around Greys Court. It was a long walk for Alana in the forest. It was windy and slightly cold but very enjoyable to see them exploring the world around them... Love it!!
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Beaconsfield - Bekonscot Village Model and Greys Court
15 June 2013
Jess was in Cambridge for Becky's hen week-end and I decided to take Alana and Oscar to the Village Model in Beaconsfield. Arriving there, we met with Jo and Brian... That was a great surprise to spend the day with them. It rained quite a lot, so after being very wet, we went back home before heading to Greys Court to an ice-cream. A great day in charge and a lot of fun with Alana and Oscar.
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Greys Court and Barbecue with Jon and Natalie
08 June 2013
Beautiful day in the countryside with a good start of the day at Greys Court to take some great photos and then we went to Middle Ascendon for a great barbecue with Jon, Natalie, James and Rose...
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Sunnay afternoon at Greys Court National Trust
01 June 2013
Sunny and warm afternoon at Greys Court. The perfect afternoon for a bit of football, dancing, a good coffee and some exploring in the walled garden. This national trust property is so cool...
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Greys Court National Trust
25 May 2013
Great afternoon and lunch at Greys Court the National Trust property near home.
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La Plagne, the Movie
16 June 2013
I finally managed to render my short film without crashing my PC. This was back in March for a week at La Plagne on ski holidays. Have a look as at the end there is the good footage of when I am actually damaging my knee (!)... What a great week of skiing with Alana, Oscar and Jess...
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Teddy Bears picnic at Badgemore School
22 May 2013
Picnic with the all of the class and the parents at Badgemore School after a group dance on the playground.
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Savill Garden with my colleagues
19 May 2013
Great picnic with my colleagues near Windsor at Savill Garden. Great place where we should come back very soon to visit again the garden when my knee is better
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Windsor with Carmen
28 April 2013
Afternoon in Windsor for a Birthday party for one of Alana's friend. I managed to go away for a few photos by the river before going back there with Carmen, Alana, Oscar and Jess for an ice-cream...
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Whipsnade Zoo with the Van de Poel
07 April 2013
We were trying to get organised to meet with Amanda, Hervé and Henry since last year. We tried over Christmas but we finally managed to find a suitable week-end to meet with them. We met at the Whipsnade Zoo near Luton. What a great place for Oscar, Henry and Alana. So great...
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Afternoon at Greys Court
02 April 2013
Great afternoon at Greys Court. Still freezing cold for Spring but so cool to be there again. I love this place. It is so convenient for us as not far from home and a brilliant place for Oscar and Alana to have a run around...
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Wellington Park near Reading
01 April 2013
Cold weather, very cold day to go out somewhere but finally decided to go to the Wellington Country Park near Reading because there was a Circus, a small one but a good one. Great day out to see animals and other stuffs...
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Easter Egg Trail at Cliveden
31 March 2013
Fantastic but cold afternoon in Clivenden the National Trust property near Cookham. Alana and Oscar were extremely focussed on finding clues for the Easter Egg trail...
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A week holidays at La Plagne
11-17 March 2013
What a great week skiing. We booked a week with an organisation called Mark Warner to make sure that we add plenty of time for skiing. What a great week we had. The snow was fantastic and the nannies from the hotel were fantastic. Alana and Oscar made so much progress on their skis, this was amazing. We had plenty of time to go skiing and I managed, sadly to damage my left knee. Last ride, I ruptured a ligament on my knee. Not good but hopefully I will be able to recover for next year.
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Isaac's 5th Birthday Party in Wooburn Green
03 March 2013
Fantastic afternoon and party for Isaac's birthday at Odd's Farm in Wooburn Green. It's a great place for having fun with the animals and even more fun in a huge indoor gym. It was also great for Alana and certainly for Oscar to feed some animals.
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Alana's 3rd Birthday Party in Marlow
24 February 2013
Great Birthday party for Alana 3rd Birthday in Marlow with all her friends.
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Wood trail at Cliveden
17 February 2013
Cliveden is just a great place to go with Alana and Oscar for a bit of fun and for a bit of food. The park around the magnificent house and garden is huge and they organised a nature trail in the woods. Perfect conditions with a bit of sunshine and cool temperature for a lot of fun. I just loved to see Alana and Oscar playing together, exploring the woods and the stuffs around... Great day and what best that an ice-cream in winter...
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Trail in Basildon Park
16 February 2013
Beautiful afternoon at Basildon Park near Reading for a very cool trail organised in the woods surrounding the Property. The game was to find 6 different wellies painted with different motives and to draw them on a piece of paper. What a great idea to make Alana and Oscar walking like mad around the woods and the garden. Spring is coming and I can't wait for the end of this long winter...
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GoPro 3km of fun with Oscar
10 February 2013
What a great day in the cold and under the rain. We, Oscar and me, went in Christmas Common not far from home for a 3km orienteering race for the first time. That was fun (and wet) but Oscar managed extremely well and we finished 4th... out of seven.
Entirely filmed with my new GoPro Hero3 Black at 47.96 fps in Protune and very quickly edited in Premiere Pro CS6.
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Bus ride to Marlow
03 February 2013
What to do on a Sunday when the weather is cold and wet? You can stay inside or take a bus for a ride in the countryside to the next town downstream on the River Thames. Perfect idea and excellent afternoon in Marlow to finish at the cafe for some warm drinks and chocolates...
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Geocaching around Henley
02 February 2013
What a great way to get Oscar and Alana walking: geocaching! The aim is to use a GPS app on the iphone and to try to discover caches which we called "treasures". Oscar was in charge and we finally walked around 4 km in the hills around Henley...
We started by discovering the cache hidden in the woods by Badgemore School. Then higher in the plateau we failed actually to find another cache. Despite spending a bit of time we couldn't find it. The last one was very clever, hidden below a mailbox inside a snail shell... very clever. We ended the day, as we should, at the Five Horseshoes by the fire...
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Waddesdon Manor
27 January 2013
A great place for a walk around the castle where Ferdinand de Rothschild build an amazing formal garden and a collection of eighteenth-century decorative arts together with important British, Dutch and French paintings. We didn't had time to visit the house but we had a great lunch together at the restaurant...
Waddesdon is a bit far from home, just West of Aylesbury, but just a great place for a walk with Oscar and Alana. I am really looking forward going back there soon to visit the house in details
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A year in my life
20 January 2013
Not easy to put together different sequences filmed in HD during the whole year (2012). Everytime I am taking some photos, I am also trying to capture a few good sequences on film. The whole film has been captured on the canon 5D mkII with various Lenses but all at 23.976, using the cinestyle space. The whole film has been edited then on Premiere Pro CS6 with After Effects.
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Stowe
13 January 2013
Great day out to visit Stowe, a magnificent National Trust's garden near Bicester in Warwickshire. A great but cold day out with Alana and Oscar very keen on walking and having fun
There is no house to visit but the garden is very large and beautiful with so much to do around the two lakes at the centre of the garden.
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Hills near Wallingford
01 January 2013
Excellent short walk on hills just outside Wallingford not far from home. A very nice, but cold and windy day for a walk with Alana and Oscar. Great view point as well to observe the important flooding of the River Thames in the region.
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