Frensham lake in the sunshine and best heat of a British summers day, where it is finally okay to be outside in nothing but your swimwear (means even more to anyone who lives in a country where weather patterns control how much fun you have a year outside in your swimgear) Ha still glad i am out in this not in an office admiration to those that are on one of those sweltering days!
Unfortunately the dwarf puffer fish we had all turned out to be males that hadn’t fully matured in their colours which resulted in a sudden pubescent eruption of whose boss, which turned nasty very quickly, plus reaching havoc on all the other tank mates that they had peacefully swum with before. Above is an image of two of the puffs, the one on the left is (if you can believe it, so tiny!) puffing up, or sizing up to the other puffer fish.
Needless to say we had to take the puffs back to Maidenhead and instead have been working on a few new additions! that’s the beauty of fish keeping you never know whats going to happen! even if your 100% sure read loads of books and asked loads of people, things still go wrong. However the picture below shows the absolute gems we picked up as a result,
(displaying male rainbow)
Because we have a good relationship with the members of staff at the Maidenhead aquatics; logo below, 
they where happy to take the puffers back as they were bought at a young age so no way of really knowing, and traded us the beautiful orange and electric blue rainbow fish smaller cousin to the larger rainbow fish and the rice fish which is blue bodied with red fins, they are fantastic little characters reaching approx 5 to 7 cm in length perfect for nano aquariums or aquascapes, they don’t eat plant matter either so perfect for a fully planted tank!
The Goby was pretty relieved to have the puffs gone and now spends a lot more time out the front of the tank sitting on rocks in the current as she matures her top fin with turn yellow (you can see it turning slightly in the image) as she matures but will stay the size of a Lego figure! The other Goby turned out to be male and is now in my tank happy and safe as they weren’t quite a match just like the puff but i couldn’t bare to let such a gem of a fish return to the shop he now chills with my red whiptail catfish. 
My boyfriend also bought some cherry shrimp! for the even smaller tank we have, these guys are like tiny chilies! if you love staring at things, then these are the dudes to get you in the zone plus they keep your plants so clean, i can understand why they are quickly becoming a huge part of fish keeping (just make sure you get the water quality out they are not as hardy as armano shrimp the common clear coloured ones you may have seen at the store)
i will upload more of what the tank looks like currently, we are however having a dispute as bout possibly going marine, saltwater, we love a challenge and growing corals really excites us, plus my boyfriend is obsessed with gobies, crustaceans and finding the smallest fish he can own.
Stay tuned to see what happens i will keep you informed and upload a present image of the tank, ideas would be welcome, we are still feeling the burn from not being able to keep the puffs 😦
Been truly a busy bee as summer starts and i officially have my email of conformation on my progression into my third and final year of my photography degree! (scary stuff) HALLELUJAH! plus side is i do not have to re-sit or retake any of my units, passed them all three B’s two C’s.
I am highly competitive and always like to do better, but since this degree is so damn hard and way more analytical than i have ever experienced in my 16 years of non stop full time education here on this tiny multicultural island, i am settling to just god damn passing this thing; passing and getting on with earning some money and my self pride back (society really doesn’t like students who are trying to better themselves rather than checkout girl isle three for the rest of my life) and getting myself out of my parents abode sharpish before i literally see them mentally age and breakdown, to the point my mother is asking me the same thing 20 times in the space of 10 minutes (i think this is a part of growing old? or do they want me to mentally breakdown with them?)
Anywho yeeyyyyyyyyyyy! I passsssedddddddd i have also quite a lot to load up in terms of images and what i have been doing and also more furry friends i have been spending time with and meeting along the way, keep tuned on both my pages as i update this, this eve, editing images as i type!
I love capturing night time when the moon lights the whole earth up like its daytime, it gives a beautiful effect when you develop this visual with film like i have done here, i am really happy with this first one done with just the natural light of the moon, it was so full that evening! this is from my bedroom window at 1 in the morning.
thank you thank you thank you bloggers and people of wordpress your liking and support makes me very happy, that you are happy!, seriously if i had a tail id be wagging it! ❤
Spring is here folks in the UK! its been a lovely 16 degrees today and i thought id celebrate with a few floral images from my camera to your screen wherever you are in the world,
During my university i have met a lot of really interesting people, the person that has mostly stood out for me in terms of their sheer will power and ability to do this degree as a single mum of my age with two kids of 3 and 6 takes some guts and a big dose of believing in yourself, i have a lot of love, respect and time for this person.
We are always meeting for tea and coffee and chats, helping each other with university work and just generally supporting one another and it really has made a difference for both of our lives, hopefully life will play out that we can keep in contact, be good friends and i can watch her little girls grow up. (time-lapse photography opportunity me thinks as well!)
Here are some professional images of her three-year old, Olive whizzing around on her cupcake bike, keeping us both on our toes!
These images where taken professionally by me and as a present for my friend and her kids! they love them and are getting a canvas printed! i really like on the scene shooting, a lifestyle photographer, i love capturing good memories, this was certainly one of them.
Finally the final images are up check out my other blog paws for thought to see them!
Thank youuu! x
Just thought I’d post a quick pic of how i am spending my Monday! Cutting images to size with the mount board cutter, i do rather enjoy it all the foam bits at the end of cutting i usually take home and use for other things also love using the especially when they replace old blades with new ones! Pretty happy with how my works turned out, i think seven a3 images is enough to present at my final review this Friday! I certainly wont be short on things to talk about! Ill be uploading all my final pieces after the review onto my other blog morvenelizebethkynoch.wordpress.com or maybe before then if you’re lucky 😉 keep tuned in too see whats on those a3s!
My second client less than a month! things are certainly picking up for me professionally, photographically i feel meeting lots of new people and animals. I really prefer shooting on site, travelling to where the client is as the animal is more at peace and therefore achieve beautiful shots below, i am super pleased how they turned out and so thank full the rain held off!
So finally i have enough spare time to tear myself away from my busy schedule, i have a university deadline soon and two deadlines that have already just passed within the past two weeks! during which time i managed to travel to Virginia water on behalf of another freelance photography opportunity, for someone wanting professional images of their dog Joey for their dads birthday!
I had a great day and i think Joey did too, lots of treats and attention! This shoot has really helped me get out into the field of shooting on site, i really enjoyed it and got some mouthwatering shots of beautiful Weimaraner x Bullmastiff Joey
Thanks for a great shoot and day Joey and Lucie! i hope your dad enjoys the images, and has a lovely birthday! X
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