And only one week later I bring you more photos from a holiday long gone. If your expecting pics of Dylan, there won't be any. Were sorting through this years produce for our 2011 wall calender. Only when I know which pictures won't be in there, will I publish some here.

St Catherine's Island is a landmark and an obvious starting point for an article of pictures in and around Tenby. It's privately owned and plastered with warning signs about trespassing, the currents and the cliffs. The building on top is a Victorian fort and was unsurprisingly a waste of money.

I've got roughly 1,500 photos from this trip. After sorting there are still 274 worth showing around. So it might take until the next holiday to publish everything.

I made at least 4 photographs of this boat, as the tide was coming in. It soon became obvious how little it was stranded: The owners waded out to it waiting for the incoming tide.

Whenever it wasn't my turn to put Dylan into bed I went for a walk through town seeking a pint and a few photographs. It turned out that I drank nearly all my pints at the Hope and Anchor (if you've got a better link than that, let me know). That's why most photos are taken in the early evening and at night.

I think the gentleman in the photo was having a smoke outside the Tenby Sailing club. He noticed me taking the photo. He looked a bit irritated at first, but when I winked he smiled, so I think it's ok to post the shot. I should have gone down to have a chat and a pint for myself. Perhaps next time.

There's not much to say about a picture like this one. I love it. I needed two shots as the "fish & chips" and "take away" signs were still in the pubs getting legless. I'm sure they were getting prepared for a big run later in the evening.

While the weather on the first few days in Tenby was fantastic and we went down to the beach every day, it turned towards the end more like what most people expect from Wales: Cold & Wet. The building in the lower right is the same Sailing Club as in the above picture, standing roughly the same place, roughly the same time of day, just four days later I took a completely different photograph. It just goes to prove Ken Rockwell's point that it's not your camera, it's you who takes the photographs.

We decided for the longer trip to Wales: by train, ferry and car. More comfortable, less hassle, more luggage allowance (i.e. unlimited), longer in hours - but roughly the same price tag.

Day one was the long journey from Berlin via train to Rotterdam. The actual holiday then starts on the ferry in the modest comfort of our own cabin. This shot was taken from side of the ship while it was turning into the main channel to leave the Port of Rotterdam. It shows ships heading out or waiting to be brought in to the harbour.

Lots more coming.

Travel research: We travelled with Deutsche Bahn with Europa Spezial tickets directly to Rotterdam. These tickets only cost 29 € per person and journey. From there we took a P&O ferry to Hull. We rented a car from Enterprise. They were both the cheapest and offered a free pick up service from the ferry terminal. But we did have to bring our own child seat with us, which I prefer anyway.

We had a choice of Hull or Harwich and Hull was wisely chosen. Although it's slightly further from South Wales than Harwich, you don't have to use the London Orbital to get there - thus being able to plan the travel time more exactly. We also spent two nights in Ashover, in the Peak District, on our way back.

I wanted to go for a walk a few days ago. My intention was to get a beer and have a smoke. Dylan asked if he could join me. So we went for a short walk. I decided on the building site of the new Park Gleisdreieck. It's possible to walk a short part of the grounds, but they're far from being finished. Somewhere we found this gate.

The gate had an ingenious lock consisting of too loosely fitted rings. The gate would close and lock when swung to the middle position, even though it could open in both directions. Alas on testing it didn't work that way first try. But it was extremely simple by construction and probably only failed because bent.

I've got two new lenses. One I bought by accident: I offered money for a lens on eBay, that I didn't really want to buy. What I hadn't noticed was that it was marked as "damaged", so the little I offered was more than enough. This shot was taken with that damaged lens (sometimes the aperture won't close, it's a bit sticky). On my old F301 I started with a 50mm. It was the lens I used most even when I had a few zooms. I've had the AF 50/1.8 and now have the AF 50/1.4G. But this AF 35/2.0 is on my D70 a lot closer to what the MF 50/1.8 is on my F301. A real joy to use.

We went to the zoo the other day. I had most of my lenses in the backpack with me - including my Sigma 18-250 super zoom. But I used only this 35mm and my 70-300, because it has a slightly longer range than the super zoom. As the 35 was set to 8, I could have got the same results from the larger lens, but with more weight around my neck.

The other new lens is a 105mm 2.8 macro. I haven't really got that much experience with it yet. But yes - you can get very, very close! It was difficult to get one used for the low price I was willing to pay. But now I know that I can sell it whenever I want without losing a penny (i.e. Euro).

I haven't posted in ages. Sorry to those who continued looking for new posts. There are tools for that. I've been very busy, mostly working and being a father. I've been trying to focus my photography. I've been looking at composition, colour, perspective much more than I used too. Even reading real books, not just infos on the net. I've got a lot to publish, but will take my time as I'm only really interested in sharing my best shots.

This group of flowers growing next to a wall was taken during a walk in Kreuzberg. If you want to see things like this, you've got to take your time and look. Next time I passed the flowers were gone - probably picked by someone. Which reminds of something Ken Rockwell wrote: If you see it, take a picture, even if the light isn't right. You might not get a second chance. He's right there too.

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