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#include "portfolioManager.h"
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <QMessageBox>
#include <QApplication>
#include <fstream>

PortfolioManager::PortfolioManager (Portfolio* portfolio)
{
	this->portfolio = portfolio;
	setWindowTitle("Longboat Developement: Portfolio Manager");
	setStyleSheet("QPushButton:hover {color:red}");

	//section 1 of 2: tenant management
	tenantManagement = new QHBoxLayout();

	tenants = new QListWidget();
	tenantManagement->addWidget(tenants);

	tenantButtons = new QVBoxLayout();
	manageTenantButton = new QPushButton("  Manage Tenant  ");
	connect(manageTenantButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(manageTenant()));
	tenantButtons->addWidget(manageTenantButton);

	addTenantButton = new QPushButton("  Add Tenant  ");
	connect(addTenantButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(addTenant()));
	tenantButtons->addWidget(addTenantButton);

	viewPaymentButton = new QPushButton("Payment History");
	//insert slot/signal here
	tenantButtons->addWidget(viewPaymentButton);

	manageLeasesButton = new QPushButton("Manage Leases");
	//insert slot/signal here
	tenantButtons->addWidget(manageLeasesButton);

	tenantManagement->addLayout(tenantButtons);

	//section 2 of 2: property management
	propertyManagement = new QHBoxLayout();

	//scrollable list for all the properties
	properties = new QListWidget();
	propertyManagement->addWidget(properties);

	//manage property and add property buttons
	propertyButtons = new QVBoxLayout();

	managePropertyButton = new QPushButton("Manage Property");
	connect(managePropertyButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(manageProperty()));
	propertyButtons->addWidget(managePropertyButton);

	addPropertyButton = new QPushButton("Add Property");
	connect(addPropertyButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(addProperty()));
	propertyButtons->addWidget(addPropertyButton);

	propertyManagement->addLayout(propertyButtons);

	overallLayout = new QVBoxLayout();

	mainButtonLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	saveAsLabel = new QLabel("Save As: ");
	mainButtonLayout->addWidget(saveAsLabel);

	filename = new QLineEdit();
	connect(filename, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(save()));
	mainButtonLayout->addWidget(filename);
	filename->setText(QString::fromStdString(this->portfolio->getName()));

	saveButton = new QPushButton("Save");
	connect(saveButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(save()));
	mainButtonLayout->addWidget(saveButton);

	saveAndQuitButton = new QPushButton("Save and Quit");
	connect(saveAndQuitButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(saveAndQuit()));
	mainButtonLayout->addWidget(saveAndQuitButton);

	quitButton = new QPushButton("Quit");
	connect(quitButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(quit()));
	mainButtonLayout->addWidget(quitButton);

	overallLayout->addLayout(propertyManagement);
	overallLayout->addLayout(tenantManagement);
	overallLayout->addLayout(mainButtonLayout);

	setLayout(overallLayout);

	//manage property window
	managePropertyWidget = new QWidget();
	propertyLines = new QVBoxLayout();

	lineOneLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	addressLineOne = new QLabel("Address Line 1:");
	lineOneLayout->addWidget(addressLineOne);
	lineOne = new QLineEdit();
	connect(lineOne, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateProperty()));
	lineOneLayout->addWidget(lineOne);
	propertyLines->addLayout(lineOneLayout);

	//address line two for property
	lineTwoLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	addressLineTwo = new QLabel("Address Line 2:");
	lineTwoLayout->addWidget(addressLineTwo);
	lineTwo = new QLineEdit();
	connect(lineTwo, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateProperty()));
	lineTwoLayout->addWidget(lineTwo);
	propertyLines->addLayout(lineTwoLayout);

	//city for property
	cityLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	cityLabel = new QLabel("City:                     ");
	cityLayout->addWidget(cityLabel);
	city = new QLineEdit();
	connect(city, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateProperty()));
	cityLayout->addWidget(city);
	propertyLines->addLayout(cityLayout);

	//state for property
	stateLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	stateLabel = new QLabel("State:                  ");
	stateLayout->addWidget(stateLabel);
	state = new QLineEdit();
	connect(state, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateProperty()));
	stateLayout->addWidget(state);
	propertyLines->addLayout(stateLayout);

	//zip code for property
	zipLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	zipLabel = new QLabel("Zip Code:           ");
	zipLayout->addWidget(zipLabel);
	zip = new QLineEdit();
	connect(zip, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateProperty()));
	zipLayout->addWidget(zip);
	propertyLines->addLayout(zipLayout);

	selectedPropertyID = properties->currentRow();
	updateButtons = new QHBoxLayout();
	updatePropertyButton = new QPushButton("Update Property");
	connect(updatePropertyButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(updateProperty()));
	updateButtons->addWidget(updatePropertyButton);

	cancelUpdateButton = new QPushButton("Cancel");
	connect(cancelUpdateButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(cancelManage()));
	updateButtons->addWidget(cancelUpdateButton);
	propertyLines->addLayout(updateButtons);

	managePropertyWidget->setLayout(propertyLines);
	managePropertyWidget->setStyleSheet("QPushButton:hover {color:red}");

	manageTenantWidget = new QWidget();
	tenantLines = new QVBoxLayout();

	firstNameLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	firstNameLabel = new QLabel("First Name: ");
	firstNameLayout->addWidget(firstNameLabel);
	firstName = new QLineEdit();
	connect(firstName, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateTenant()));
	firstNameLayout->addWidget(firstName);
	tenantLines->addLayout(firstNameLayout);

	lastNameLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	lastNameLabel = new QLabel("Last Name:  ");
	lastNameLayout->addWidget(lastNameLabel);
	lastName = new QLineEdit();
	connect(lastName, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateTenant()));
	lastNameLayout->addWidget(lastName);
	tenantLines->addLayout(lastNameLayout);

	phoneNumberLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
	phoneNumberLabel = new QLabel("Phone Number: ");
	phoneNumberLayout->addWidget(phoneNumberLabel);
	phoneNumber = new QLineEdit();
	connect(phoneNumber, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(updateTenant()));
	phoneNumberLayout->addWidget(phoneNumber);
	tenantLines->addLayout(phoneNumberLayout);

	updateTenantButton = new QPushButton("Update Tenant");
	connect(updateTenantButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(updateTenant()));
	cancelUpdateTenantButton = new QPushButton("Cancel");
	connect(cancelUpdateTenantButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(cancelTenantManage()));
	updateTenantButtons = new QHBoxLayout();
	updateTenantButtons->addWidget(updateTenantButton);
	updateTenantButtons->addWidget(cancelUpdateTenantButton);
	tenantLines->addLayout(updateTenantButtons);
	manageTenantWidget->setLayout(tenantLines);

	allChangesSaved = true;
	this->portfolio->updateListOfProperties(properties);
	this->portfolio->updateListOfTenants(tenants);
};

PortfolioManager::~PortfolioManager()
{
	//worry about this later
};

void PortfolioManager::manageProperty()
{
	selectedPropertyID = properties->currentRow()+1;
	if(selectedPropertyID==0)
	{
		sendErrorMessage("No Property Selected!");
		return;
	}
	addingProperty = false;

	Property* selectedProperty = this->portfolio->getSingleProperty(selectedPropertyID);
	lineOne->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedProperty->getStreetAddressOne()));
	lineTwo->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedProperty->getStreetAddressTwo()));
	city->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedProperty->getCity()));
	state->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedProperty->getState()));
	std::stringstream ss;
	ss << selectedProperty->getZip();
	zip->setText(QString::fromStdString(ss.str()));
	updatePropertyButton->setText("Update Property");
	managePropertyWidget->setWindowTitle("Manage Property");
	managePropertyWidget->show();
};

/**
* Hides the managePropertyWidget from the user's view.
*/
void PortfolioManager::cancelManage()
{
	managePropertyWidget->hide();
};

/**
* Clears the text in the managePropertyWidget and also changes the text of the window and button
* to 'Add Property'.
*/
void PortfolioManager::addProperty()
{
	addingProperty = true;
	lineOne->clear();
	lineTwo->clear();
	city->clear();
	state->clear();
	zip->clear();
	updatePropertyButton->setText("Add Property");
	managePropertyWidget->setWindowTitle("Add Property");
	managePropertyWidget->show();
};

void PortfolioManager::updateProperty()
{
	if(lineOne->text().isEmpty() || city->text().isEmpty() || state->text().isEmpty() ||
		zip->text().isEmpty())
	{
		sendErrorMessage("Address Line One, City, State, and Zip Code are all required fields!");
		return;
	}
	std::string _lineOne = lineOne->text().toStdString();
	std::string _lineTwo = lineTwo->text().toStdString();
	std::string _city = city->text().toStdString();
	std::string _state = state->text().toStdString();
	int _zip = zip->text().toInt();
	if (addingProperty)
	{
		Property newProperty (_lineOne, _lineTwo, _city, _state, _zip);
		this->portfolio->addProperty(newProperty);
	}
	else
	{
		Property* selectedProperty = this->portfolio->getSingleProperty(selectedPropertyID);
		selectedProperty->setAddressOne(_lineOne);
		selectedProperty->setAddressTwo(_lineTwo);
		selectedProperty->setCity(_city);
		selectedProperty->setState(_state);
		selectedProperty->setZip(_zip);
	}
	this->portfolio->updateListOfProperties(properties);
	allChangesSaved = false;
	managePropertyWidget->hide();
};

void PortfolioManager::manageTenant()
{
	addingTenant = false;
	selectedTenantID = tenants->currentRow()+1;
	if (selectedTenantID == 0)
	{
		sendErrorMessage("No Tenant Selected!");
		return;
	}
	Tenant* selectedTenant = this->portfolio->getSingleTenant(selectedTenantID);
	firstName->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedTenant->getFirstName()));
	lastName->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedTenant->getLastName()));
	phoneNumber->setText(QString::fromStdString(selectedTenant->getPhoneNumber()));

	manageTenantWidget->setWindowTitle("Manage Tenant");
	updateTenantButton->setText("Update Tenant");
	manageTenantWidget->show();
};

void PortfolioManager::addTenant()
{
	addingTenant = true;
	firstName->clear();
	lastName->clear();
	phoneNumber->clear();
	manageTenantWidget->setWindowTitle("Add Tenant");
	updateTenantButton->setText("Add Tenant");
	manageTenantWidget->show();
};

/**
* Hides the manageTenantWidget from the user's view.
*/
void PortfolioManager::cancelTenantManage()
{
	manageTenantWidget->hide();
};

void PortfolioManager::updateTenant()
{
	if (firstName->text().isEmpty() || lastName->text().isEmpty() || phoneNumber->text().isEmpty() )
	{
		sendErrorMessage("First Name, Last Name, and Phone Number are all required fields!");
		return;
	}
	std::string first = firstName->text().toStdString();
	std::string last = lastName->text().toStdString();
	std::string phone = phoneNumber->text().toStdString();

	if(addingTenant)
	{
		Tenant newTenant(first, last, phone);
		this->portfolio->addTenant(newTenant);
	}
	else
	{
		Tenant* selectedTenant = this->portfolio->getSingleTenant(selectedTenantID);
		selectedTenant->setFirstName(first);
		selectedTenant->setLastName(last);
		selectedTenant->setPhoneNumber(phone);
	}
	this->portfolio->updateListOfTenants(tenants);
	allChangesSaved = false;
	manageTenantWidget->hide();
}

void PortfolioManager::saveAndQuit()
{
	this->save();
	this->quit();
};

void PortfolioManager::save()
{
	std::ofstream output(filename->text().toStdString().c_str());
	this->portfolio->savePortfolio(output);
	output.close();
	allChangesSaved = true;
};

void PortfolioManager::quit ()
{
	if (!allChangesSaved)
	{
		int choice = areYouSure();
		if(choice == QMessageBox::AcceptRole)
		{
			this->save();
		}
		else if (choice == QMessageBox::RejectRole)
		{
			return;
		}
		else
		{
			QApplication::exit();
		}
	}
	else
	{
		QApplication::exit();
	}
};

void PortfolioManager::sendErrorMessage(const std::string & message)
{
	QMessageBox errorMessage;
	errorMessage.setWindowTitle("Error");
	errorMessage.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
	errorMessage.setText(QString::fromStdString(message));
	errorMessage.exec();
	return;
};

int PortfolioManager::areYouSure()
{
	QMessageBox errorMessage;
	errorMessage.setText("Not all changes to your portfolio have been saved.  Do you want to quit without saving?");
	errorMessage.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Cancel | QMessageBox::Save | QMessageBox::Discard);
	errorMessage.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Save);
	return errorMessage.exec();
};


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If it's even possible, the upcoming "election-themed" season of American Horror Story may have more speculation surrounding it than last year's heavily-shrouded-in-mystery sixth season. Okay, so it's going to be about the 2016 presidential election … But not literally about the election, right? All we've known up until now is that the "batshit" season will start on election night — truly, a horror-filled night for many Americans — and that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may or may not play a part.
It seems as though we finally have some blessed clarification as to that last point however, as Ryan Murphy said in a recent interview with E! News that the former candidates will only appear in the capacity of footage from election night — despite Sarah Paulson volunteering to play the Cheeto-colored commander-in-chief herself.
We don't have actors playing them. You'll see them on television. The first 10 minutes of the season, this season, takes place in a very eerie macabre way on election night and there's something terrible that happens in the lives of our characters on election night as they're watching it all go down. Which in itself was a horror story, so it's like a horror story upon a horror story.
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Name Balao
Country United States (Details)
Period World War II
Preceded By Gato (Details)
Number Planned 182
Number Completed 120
First Commisioned 1943
Last Year Active 2019
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Fighting the toxic environment of fire with ISO standards
By Sandrine Tranchard on 2 December 2015
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There are few events as traumatic as a fire. This is especially true if someone you know has died, was injured or suffered a harrowing escape. Each year, tens of thousands of lives are lost to fires, which also generate hundreds of thousands of injuries. Providing International Standards to help minimize the human consequences of fires is therefore a primary role of ISO/TC 92/SC 3, the ISO subcommittee dealing with fire threat to people and the environment.
One of the main causes of human losses in fires is the exposure to fire effluent: toxic gases, smoke and heat. As an alternative to prescriptive design, engineering firms use computational fire models to determine whether a planned building design will offer sufficient protection from effluent. Another useful application of such models is analysing how a fire that has already occurred led to injuries or deaths.
To be effective, explains Richard Gann, Chair of ISO/TC 92/SC 3, "These models need input data regarding the quantity and chemical nature of the effluent and the susceptibility of people to the effluent. Needless to say, the accuracy of these data is critical. For example, if the potency of the fire effluent is underestimated, people will not have time to survive. If the effluent input is too severe (too conservative), excessive money could be spent on unnecessary safety measures."
The subcommittee has developed the world's first set of standards needed by engineers to calculate how long a person has to escape from a burning building (or vehicle) when exposed to toxic and irritating gases, heat and vision-blocking smoke. "This has been an extraordinary process," says Gann, "coordinating the contributions of the world's relatively few multidisciplinary experts in fire science, toxicology, and chemical analysis."
Most fire-effluent data is compiled from laboratory experiments in which materials and products are burned. This is where the ISO/TC 92/SC 3 standards play a crucial role, describing how to obtain yields of the fire-effluent components, characterize their effect on people who are exposed to them, and accurately represent the data.
The standards developed give safety engineers, regulatory officials and fire scientists the tools for evaluating the effects of fire on life, health and the environment. They:
Define the context in which life safety in fires is to be evaluated
Show how to analyse the gases from a fire or a fire test, and measure the smoke generated in a fire or lab test
Describe how to determine the quality of effluent measurements from fire tests
Provide equations for estimating when a person is incapacitated through exposure to heat, gases and visible smoke
Propose a methodology for the analysis of the two principal toxic gases in the blood of victims and survivors
Large fires, such as those occurring in industrial plants, can also have severely harmful effects on the environment if the fire effluent is borne downwind, threatens population centres and persists in the surrounding flora, soil or groundwater. Addressing these hazards is also a key role of ISO/TC 92/SC 3. Some standards, for example, deal with what should be considered when determining the environmental impact of fires, while future documents will identify which fire gases to sample, where and how to sample them, and how to incorporate these data into fire models. The standards also provide important background information on how to contain contaminated water used in firefighting.
To date, ISO has published a total of 16 International Standards, technical specifications and technical reports within subcommittee ISO/TC 92/SC 3, and has a further nine documents under development. Close collaboration with ISO/TC 92/SC 4 on fire safety engineering and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers helps put these standards into practice, saving lives while keeping down the cost of construction.
The standards are available from your national ISO member or through the ISO Store.
Fire threat to people and environment
The burning challenge of fire safety
A fire can occur anywhere, even where we least expect it. With losses caused by fire estimated at 1% of the global GDP each year, fire safety must be viewed …
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Guidelines for assessing the fire threat to people
ISO/TR 16312-2:2007
Guidance for assessing the validity of physical fire models for obtaining fire effluent toxicity data for fire hazard and risk assessment
Part 2: Evaluation of individual physical fire models
ISO 16312-1:2010[Withdrawn]
Part 1: Criteria
Methods for sampling and analysis of fire effluents
Fire chemistry
Generation and measurement of aerosols
Life-threatening components of fire
Guidelines for the estimation of time to compromised tenability in fires
Analysis of blood for asphyxiant toxicants
Carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide
Guidelines for assessing the adverse environmental impact of fire effluents
Part 1: General
ISO/TR 26368:2012
Environmental damage limitation from fire-fighting water run-off
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Federal Appeals Court Orders Government to Produce Documents on Approval of First GE Fish
WASHINGTON—Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) attempt to hide thousands of pages of key government documents revealing how the agency arrived at its controversial approval of the first-ever genetically engineered (GE) animal for human consumption, a GE salmon. The court order rejected the Trump Administration's position that it can unilaterally decide which documents to provide and which to withhold from public and court review.
"Dictatorial secrecy is antithetical to democracy. This is a safeguarding win for government transparency, accountability, and meaningful judicial review of government decisions," said George Kimbrell, of Center for Food Safety and counsel in the case. "We look forward to the next stages of this case."
A broad coalition of commercial and recreational fisheries interests, environmentalists, and tribes challenged the GE salmon approval in 2016. Although FDA considered the application for the GE salmon for nearly two decades, the agency's record for court review was paltry, including mostly documents already publicly available on their website and only four agency emails. FDA refused to provide thousands of critical documents about how and why it approved the GE salmon.
The plaintiffs demanded that FDA provide all of the documents the agency considered in its decision and last January, the lower court agreed. Several months later, FDA sought to overturn that decision by seeking a writ of mandamus from the appeals court, an extraordinary mechanism that is hardly ever used for routine document disputes. In its mandamus petition, the Trump Administration raised a dangerous argument, with severe ramifications for effective court review of government actions—that defendant agencies can determine unilaterally what information to give to courts reviewing their decisions, and do not have to disclose any internal materials, even if the agency considered those materials in its decision. If adopted, this view would have far-reaching consequences for public review of agency decisions that have major impacts on everyday life.
"Our courts provide a level playing field where not even the federal government is above the law," said Steve Mashuda, Managing Attorney for Oceans at Earthjustice and counsel in the case. "Federal agencies cannot avoid accountability by omitting inconvenient facts and presenting a fictional account of their decisions."
Last summer, the plaintiffs opposed FDA's appeal, as did two dozen law professors who are experts on administrative and environmental law. On Friday, the Ninth Circuit agreed, issuing a short order denying the appeal. FDA will now have to produce the rest of the GE salmon documents.
The case is Institute for Fisheries Resources v. Burwell, Case No. 3:16-cv-01574-VC. CFS and Earthjustice are co-counseling the case on behalf of the following organizations: Institute for Fisheries Resources, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Kennebec Reborn, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, Cascadia Wildlands, Ecology Action Center, Friends of the Earth, Center for Biological Diversity, Food and Water Watch, the Quinault Indian Nation, and the Center for Food Safety.
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Lo shahrestān di Savadkuh (farsi شهرستان سوادکوه) è uno dei 20 shahrestān della provincia del Mazandaran. Il capoluogo è Zirab. Lo shahrestān è suddiviso in 2 circoscrizioni (bakhsh):

Centrale (بخش مرکزی), con le città di Pol-e Sefid, Zir Ab e Alasht.
Shir Gah (بخش شیرگاه), con la città di Shir Gah.

Savadkuh è la città natale di Reza Shah Pahlavi, fondatrice della dinastia Pahlavi.

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You know when you read a book about someone having a great personal adventure and you sit back and think, 'God, I'd love to be able to do something like that even if it's on a smaller scale', well……that's where it started. I read a book called The Hairy Hikers, written by David Le Vay, where he and his friend Rob walk the GR10 Coast to Coast trail from Hendaye on the Atlantic and along the French Pyrenees to Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean. It's an account of their rather enjoyable seven week adventure together which includes some personal down moments and struggles, but also lots of humour and good times too along with wonderful descriptions of the places they were walking through and visiting.
As soon as I'd read this book I knew that I wanted to do something similar, to give myself something purposeful to do, to cut myself off almost completely from the goings on of day to day life, and to really give myself time to appreciate what a beautiful world we live in. So, where to walk was the next question. That was burningly obvious, there's one impressive trail that runs across the whole of Devon called the Two Moors Way going from Ivybridge right across Dartmoor, into mid Devon, then north and over Exmoor before finishing at Lynton and Lynmouth. I'd read about it and heard about through social media and really fancied having a go. So, with the trail sorted the next bit was to do some research so I started googling away and reading up a bit about the walk itself. I also decided to put up a status on social media as I have a number of friends who love to walk and simply asked if they knew anything about it. How hard going was it? What sort of fitness level would you need to be at? How long would it take to do it in? Those sorts of questions. Then up popped my mate Richard Davy, and that's where it all started to become real! He'd been wanting to walk the Two Moors Way too and was keen to join me if I was going to do it. Great! 'But…' he said, 'how about doing the whole thing from Coast to Coast and starting off at Wembury? Seems silly to miss that bit out as it's only a small section added on.' Small? Only an extra 16 miles! Gulp! That made the whole walk a total of 117 miles altogether, and for a moderate walker this seemed like a huge task. What was I doing?! Nah, sod it, why the heck not, might as well bung in the extra and go the whole hog. So there it was, we were doing the Devon Coast to Coast together. Next step, when to do it and to book the time off from work. After a bit of discussion it was decided the best time to do it was the middle of October. Rich being a bit of an adventurer had the South West Coast Path to walk first amongst other amazing things, as you do, and we both agreed that being as it would be in the autumn the weather would be cooler and that it would be lovely to see the colours over the county as we went on our merry way. Now, most ordinary people would stretch the whole thing out over perhaps 10 days or more, giving plenty of time, shorter daily distances etc. Where's the fun in that though hey! So what did we do? We decided that to make it a good challenge to ourselves we were going to do it in just 7 days…….another gulp! So 117 miles in 7 days it was and with that out of the way we met a couple more times, discussed the route, what we'd need to take, booked our b&b's up (camping had crossed our mind but we thought that creature comforts might be nice, how glad we were of that decision actually on the walk!) and that was that, we were all ready to set off on the 15th of October!
Although the walk had been described to me as moderate in difficulty, I was quite aware that my fitness levels probably weren't up to par, so I got straight into several months worth of running and weight training to build up some strength and stamina. In hindsight more walking training would've been good too as my muscle recovery day after day wasn't as good as it could've been, however the prep that I did do I have no doubt contributed greatly towards my being able to do this. I walk frequently but I'm no long distance walker and so all of this was a bit new to me! Before I knew it the months had passed and the time had come to walk, further than I'd ever walked before. I was nervous, excited, slightly concerned, all sorts, but determined to complete it for sure. Now I expect that some of you reading this might be thinking…….crikey, she's going on a bit, people every day do some crazily big things, she's not exactly climbing Everest! And you're right, I wasn't, and some people would absolutely breeze through a challenge like this with no effort at all and it would be like they'd gone for a walk in their local park, but for me it was a big undertaking and one that I would never have even contemplated in a previous life (long story). This was MY Everest right at this very moment. In stark comparison though Richard unfortunately was diagnosed with advanced colonic cancer literally a couple of weeks before our start date, and so his Everest was and is rather more considerable than mine! I have nothing but admiration and respect for him for deciding to still do and ultimately complete this walk.
Early in the morning on the 15th of October Richard and I were taken to our starting point at Wembury by my other half Alan where we were also met by Sara and Nigel Hicks. Both Sara and Nigel are amazing people who run the charity OVAID – Orangutan Veternairy Aid which is a zero salary, voluntary run charity dedicated to providing veterinary equipment, medicines and practical veterinary presence and assistance to Orangutan rescue groups and centres in Indonesia and Malaysia. Richard had decided a few weeks before the walk that he would like to fundraise for this great charity (I've put the link to his JustGiving page at the end of the blog) and so we had photos holding their banner by the sea before we started. Before we knew it, it was kisses and hugs all round bidding cheerio to everyone and off we set, Ivybridge bound. Our first days walk was really good overall and we were joined by Rich's cousin Jacki all the way which was rather lovely. When we made it to Ivybridge that day we were tired but felt good and the day was topped off by Al meeting us for dinner where we were staying that evening.
What followed over the next few days can be described in many ways. Here's a few words for you……difficult, tiring, mentally and physically draining, exciting, sobering, incredible, breathtaking, peaceful, beautiful, quiet, impressive……so many things! Some of the walking was quite nice and easy underfoot allowing us to get a good pace on, however some of it was rather the opposite. Overall the weather throughout the walk was incredible to say the least. We had light winds the whole time, and warm autumnal sunshine for five days out of the seven, although on day two we had fog and on day three relentless rain too. Typically both of these drab days were spent crossing Dartmoor, and sadly we didn't get to see the amazing views that we'd hoped for. I'd read in books about Dartmoor getting a hold on travellers and not letting them go, whether that be getting lost in the mists, bogs or otherwise and I can totally see why now. Although we didn't get stuck in any of this, it was mentally draining in a way that I wasn't really expecting. The Dartmoor weather certainly got into my head, and it sucked the enthusiasm and vigour from me. We also sadly came across a sheep that was laying on it's side on the saturated ground, twitching its legs around, clearly unwell and in distress. Rich tried to help it up but it was too late, the poor thing had gone beyond the point of return and we regretfully had to leave it and move on letting nature take its course, hopefully quickly. It was a sobering reminder of how harsh the Moors can be.
Once off Dartmoor the weather and scenery changed significantly. But whilst I thought that crossing Dartmoor in the lashing rain and fog was hard, equally so was crossed the rolling fields of mid Devon! You know those lovely fields that you see from a distance, that look so lush smooth and green? Well, they're knobbly, gnarly, tufty gits that twist your ankles from one to the other side in a split second over and over again with the long wet grass weighing down your feet until you feel like you've got concrete boots on! Typically this type of terrain was over our longest two days of walking too at over twenty miles each day. Now as much as I love the green fields of Devon I'm not sure that I'd want to distance walk over them again. Mid Devon is however without a doubt some of THE most beautiful countryside that I've ever seen, and everywhere looked like something off a chocolate box, so idyllic and magical. There seemed to be at almost every base of a hill a wonderful tucked away little stream with pretty pockets of Oak or Beech woodland surrounding it too. Seeing the mid Devon landscape was definitely a highlight for me, and it's an area that I'd love to explore more of without a doubt. It was quite magic to look at.
When heading into north Devon and Somerset the hills seemed to get rather more gentle thankfully and our walk out towards Exmoor was much more pleasant. The riverside section just after Tarr Steps proved to be quite a tricky one but the woodland there is just gorgeous. We were also treated to a number of great bird sightings that day, Kingfisher, Dipper, Gooseander, Heron and on that same day I saw my first Fogbow just after we'd set off from the b&b in the morning. Exmoor itself was truly breathtaking. The valleys are so different to those on Dartmoor, much steeper and more angled with beautiful snake like rivers flowing through them. One magical experience that will always stick in my mind though was on leaving Simonsbath on the final day. We'd been setting out most mornings at half past six to give ourselves a good start, and as we were starting to cross some of the peat bogs we looked up to see a big herd of Red Deer on the ridge ahead of us. There were three Stags amongst this herd and they were all silhouetted in the distance against the morning sky (the sun hadn't quite risen) with those beautiful antlers of theirs outlined so perfectly! I've never seen Red Deer in the flesh before, so this was a super exciting moment for me even though they were quite far away. What followed that morning was equally as wonderful, because as we continued on our walk across the moors from all directions you could hear the Red Deer Stags bellowing their rutting calls from across the valleys. That amazing sound that can only come from somewhere deep inside the animal will stay with me forever, and to be able to hear it in its natural environment was so special.
At the end of the final day we took some time at the top of Lynton and Lynmouth just to sit together on a bench and reflect on what we'd achieved and the wonderful experiences we'd had together before meeting friends and family who had kindly come out to meet us down by the sea at the finishing point. And yes, I had a little welling up going on. Fantastic memories were made over this whole week. We had some down moments but were there to support each other and give hugs when needed, and there were some hilarious moments like Rich walking into a hedge of ferns in the dark with only his mobile torch for light, and on another occasion confessing that he'd stood with his hands under a paper towel dispenser thinking it was a dryer and waiting for it to come on! There was also the landlady at The London Inn in Morchard Bishop, brilliant woman, such a character! I must thank her, unbeknown to me, for filling my camelback with soda water instead of still. It nearly exploded under the pressure of the gas haha! We'd crawled through the mud on our hands and knees together in the dark under fallen trees by rivers, climbed over many many stiles, gone through many gates, fields of sheep and cows (Richard was my protector from cows), through woods and forests, up and over countless hills, down into many valleys, over two moorlands, trudged through bogs, saw Kingfishers, Dippers, Foxes, Pheasants, Gooseander, Herons, Buzzards, Kestrels and more, eaten fabulous cooked breakfasts, drunk many cups of tea, and saw very few people and cars which was heavenly.
Devon really is an exceptionally beautiful county and I'm so pleased that I've seen so much of its unspoilt areas in this manner. Walking through where you live really is the very best way of getting to know it, and I would recommend doing it to anyone. Most of all I'm so pleased that I got to share this with my good friend Richard, he was fabulous company and we suited each other as walking partners perfectly. Thank you for joining me Rich! It was an adventure that I'll always look back fondly on with a very big smile.
There is one very precious thing that I have learnt from this experience over everything else, and that is……never EVER decide to carry a box of flapjacks with you on a walk like this! The buggers are heavy and you can't even give them away!
And thank you to my other half Alan for his help to us both over the duration, plus all of the supportive messages along the way even though he thought I was a bit barmy.
Sportman's Inn at Ivybridge - Basic but good food.
Lowertown Farm at Ponsworthy - Comfortable, needed notice 2 days in advance for packed lunches and quite a late breakfast.
West Ford Farm at Hittisleigh - I really can't recommend this place enough! Stunning, comfy, warm, homely and our host was wonderfully attentive and accommodating. I wouldn't hesitate to stay again or to recommend.
Mitre Inn at Witheridge - Lovely place to stay. Very comfortable with excellent food.
Zeal Farm at Hawkridge - Again at the top of my list. A fabulously comfortable place to stay with lovely helpful hosting.
Exmoor Forest Inn at Simonsbath - Warm, comfortable, good food and a great place to stay.
You know when you have a piece of kit in your hands and you're so impressed with it that you think it'll be hard to beat? Well, I felt like that when I tried out the Haida filters if you remember, but after attending the Photography Show back in March I was contacted by Kase Filters UK and offered the opportunity of meeting one of their Brand Ambassadors and testing their filters out in the field......that meeting once again changed everything for me, and for several different reasons.
Kase Filters have blasted onto the landscape photography scene in the UK in recent months with impressive gusto and are armed with a wide range of kit that is not only excellent quality, but also they boast that their filters are more robust than others out there on the market, their unique selling point. Their kit is very well thought out and designed, right down to the smallest of details, and when it's in your hands you feel very confident using it, especially knowing that even if you are a bit of a klutz and you do happen to drop one of your filters the likelihood of it breaking and shattering into a million pieces is rather slimmer than if you were using other makes!
So, onto a few details.......the Kase K8 Holder and Polariser. Now there's a smart little bit of kit both in the way it looks and the way it works, and being machined from aerospace grade aluminium you know it's going to be a tough cookie. The polariser is just as impressive, it's sleek and ultra slim and does it's job perfectly reducing glare and reflection without adding unwanted tones to your images. Setting the polariser in place is as simple as this; you screw on the adapter ring to your lens, you hold the polariser to the ring and before you know it they've hooked up to each other as if by magic! Well, by magnetism actually.......yes it's a magnetic system, genius! There's no faffing, no fiddling, no movement, nothing. It just sits in there perfectly and securely. The next step is to add the holder. This attaches once again very simply and easily with the geared wheel on one side and the little tightening knob to the other. Both the wheel and knob are in red unlike the rest of the holder which is black, and this helps greatly for quick recognition when wanting to adjust either the polariser or holder itself. The holder itself also has a gasket attached helping to stop any form of light leakage once the filters are inserted, and because it has the geared wheel on the side this means that you can adjust your polariser without disturbing your filter positioning, or likewise with using the knob, adjust the filter holder without moving the polariser.
The Kase Wolverine Filters. Well weighted, colour neutral, shock resistant, top notch optical glass filters. I'm very impressed with them. They sit beautifully in the holder, which they should do, without any slippage at all, and I have to say that in a windy environment there is absolutely no movement or vibration from the whole system. It sits so securely on my lens at all times. The clarity of the optical glass is spot on and the neutrality of the filters themselves is absolutely superb. It's on a par with Haida which I had previously used, and post processing is a joy as there's absolutely no colour adjustment needed. This isn't only found in their graduated neutral density filters, but also in their full ND's too. Since testing the filters I have now used both the 6 and 10 stoppers and they really are superb with no cast at all! I believe the 16 stop, which I've not tested myself, is also absolutely colour neutral too. There is a scratch resistant coating which resists unwanted things like sea spray and this also makes the filters really very easy to clean without smudges or smears. I mentioned at the start of this post about the shock resistant factor of these filters. Something we're all very aware of is that when we're spending out a small fortune on glass filters for our beloved landscape photography, the very last thing that any of us want to do is break them whilst out in the field! Many of us have been almost reduced to tears by that awful sound as one hits the deck. Now although Kase cannot guarantee that their filters won't break, they can assure you that they are tougher than the average filter and should withstand the odd fall. Now that's got to be worth the money in my book! Not bad hey! Another point to make is that I used to be a resin filter user in the past, and it wasn't until I tried out optical glass filters that I really began to appreciate the differences. Although resin is a fairly tough substance, it scratches really quite easily and sometimes quite badly, I have also dropped one in the past and it chipped awfully. But when using the Kase Wolverine filters this is something that's not quite so much of a concern due to the anti scratch coating and the sheer toughness of them. Clarity is something else that has struck me too. Now although the resin filters aren't bad at all there is certainly an element of softening the image to them. Again I could only see this properly when I compared images taken with both types of filters side by side, and obviously clarity is something that is important to us all with our shots. So overall, not only do you have an excellent quality, excellent clarity, truly neutral filter to play with with Kase, but you also have the added security and peace of mind that you don't get with other makes. Not bad hey!
The Filter Bag. I prefer to call this item a box because it's far more solid than any bag I've used before, bag just doesn't seem the right description for it. Sometimes this is an item that's a little overlooked, but for myself I think it's an important part of the equipment and Kase have got it bang on here. This lovely looking sturdy little PU leather coated box can hold up to five Kase Wolverine filters, both the square and the 100x150mm designs, has a separate slot for your polariser, and on the front a little pocket for your filter holder. There is also space next to the filter slots for a cloth or perhaps the shoulder strap that comes with the box when you're not using it. The box is lightweight yet there's absolutely no concern that your equipment will get damaged whilst inside of it, it really is protected very well indeed. There is one little feature about it that I love, and that's the little D-ring on the back. This enables me to attach a carabiner to it and to hook the whole thing onto my tripod meaning that I don't have to keep diving in and out of my camera bag every time I wish to change filters. As I use a large rucksack a lot of the time for comfort too I've found that I can clip the box on the strap of this also, meaning I can walk around with it on my person which is sometimes more practical than attaching it to my tripod. It's a nice handy little addition.
In summary, this is a set up that I like very much indeed. I have tried hard to find something that might niggle me, but I can honestly say that I can't! As Kase state on their website, it's 'By Photographers, For Photographers'. The people who have developed these things know exactly what's needed and how it should work, and so therefore have produced something that is quite spot on. One other thing that I haven't yet mentioned but feel that I should, is their excellent customer service. Polite, informative, and they genuinely care whether you are happy about the product or not, and if not do their utmost to make things right. Customer care is such an important aspect of any company and Kase seem to do very well at this.
I would like to point out that this review is based solely on my findings as of when I first used Kase Filters equipment, however since then I have in fact purchased and now use my own set as I was that impressed with it. I was also offered the opportunity to represent the company by becoming an official Kase Filters UK Reseller which I have agreed to because I believe in the equipment and the company itself. Maybe that tells you something about quite how impressed by it all I was!
Below are a few examples of images I've taken using Kase Filters polariser, K8 filter holder and Wolverine filters.
Within a few days of discussing and arranging, the box with all of the above was delivered in record time to the house and I proceeded to open it excited to find out what the equipment was actually like. First impressions with the packaging were extremely good. Aesthetically it was very pleasing indeed, well put together, neat and tidy and explaining clearly what was in each box. No faff and jargon everywhere, just very clean and uncluttered. As I opened each box to reveal the individual pieces it was clear that a lot of thought had been put into the presentation of the items. Each of the glass ND filters that had been sent to me were beautifully presented in sturdy brushed aluminium cases, every one with a white foam insert inside giving excellent protection. Little cut outs in the sides of the foam inserts meant that getting the filters out was very easy, and due to the type of foam used there was absolutely no slippage either, eliminating any fear of dropping the items.
The CPL filter was presented in a smooth plastic box, again with a foam insert, and again with the well thought out cut out for handling. To put together the CPL and holder ready to place on my camera was a complete doddle. There was no messing around, just three simple aluminium alloy pieces which screwed into one another very satisfyingly. The pieces are also machined in such a way that the edges are slightly curved in and out to enable a much firmer grip when putting everything together, once again taking that element of fear about dropping them. Mounting the whole set up onto any one of my lenses using the lightweight but sturdy aluminium adapter rings was equally as simple, no faff at all. And all of these items, including the CPL and filter holder, fit very nicely, and with room, into the lovely thickly padded pouch when not in use.
I was keen to test out the CPL first on my wide angle 10-22mm lens, as this is my favourite and most used of all of my lenses. I've seen similar CPL mechanisms from other companies used before, and many seem to have suffered with a certain amount of vignetting when used with a very wide angle such as this, and I was at first a little unsure of whether this would be any different. I really needn't have worried at all. Not an ounce of vignetting in sight! I was obviously really quite overjoyed at the prospect of not having to sort out in post processing this little but highly irritating matter. A big thumbs up from me for that. I did find with the CPL though that there was possibly a teeny tiny bit of warmth to it, but, it is barely noticeable to the point where I really didn't feel the need to adjust in post processing. A handy little feature of the CPL filter also is that it has a little gripped knob on one side, this makes life so much easier when you want to move it around and adjust it, especially if you're wearing gloves at the time.
The filter holder, once again sturdy and well made, was a cinch to fit to the CPL. It has a bayonet fitting and it's as easy as lining the arrows up, slipping it on, twisting it round and then tightening the thumbscrew on the side of the holder to put it firmly in place where you want it. You still have freedom of movement of the CPL that's behind it, as this works completely independently from the filter holder itself. The filter holder also has a foam gasket to stop any light leakage and two rails for the filters themselves. Haida also include a spare rail in the kit if you wish to add more. A really lovely set up which feels, and is, very secure but freely manoeuvrable. And yes, again, there is no issue on adjusting even with gloves on.
I might just add that being able to use this equipment easily whilst wearing gloves is actually really quite important to me, as the last thing that I want to be doing in chilly conditions is taking them on and off to make fine adjustments and freezing my fingers off. I want to stay comfortable out in the field. This kit really did enable me to do so, so it's worth mentioning I think.
So the next test of course was what would it be like adding the ND filters to the set up. Would that dreaded vignetting pop up on my wide angle lens? Not in the slightest. The set up is such that even with using more than one filter, for example an ND and the ND Grad, there was still absolutely no vignetting on any of my shots whatsoever, even at 10mm! Impressed? Well of course I was.
ND Filters - As a lover of the Intentional Camera Movement method, having the choice of the the two ND filters I was given was great. They're handy in bright conditions to help bring the shutter speed down just enough to enable you to get your creative side going. I was out and about working on a project of mine regarding trees in my local area and had blue skies and bright conditions in the middle of the afternoon, so, it was the perfect time to test out the NanoPro 0.6 ND Filter. It of course did the job regarding shutter speed for me, but what I was most impressed with was the colour rendition. It was as near to perfect to the eye as it could possibly be. Superb!
I then decided to test out the NanoPro 0.9 ND Filter at the beach. This time at sunset, but it was an extremely clear sunset so lots of light about and I needed to slow the shutter speed down a bit to smooth out the water the way I wanted it. I was shooting some of the pebbles on the edge of the tideline as the waves came in close to them, and once again, the filter did it's job superbly without any kind of colour cast at all. Yes, I was once again very impressed indeed.
The NanoPro Soft ND 0.9 Filter – Now, I'm usually a Medium and Hard grad user when it comes to my landscapes and seascapes, so getting to try out the soft grad I was actually looking forward to. It was really rather soft indeed, but this allowed me to use it in all number of situations and I really enjoyed using it to be honest. Once again this filter performed beautifully. The shots came out lovely and sharp and again there was no visible colour cast. Below are some images that I've taken recently around where I live in Devon using this lovely filter.
One thing that I must also mention is the nano coating on all of Haida's filters. This wonderful feature reduces reflections, scratches, smears and beads any rain that lands on your filters beautifully. Whilst using the filters there was many an occasion where I had to wipe them off for varying reasons, and every single time without fail there wasn't a streak left behind. It certainly did make things so much easier in slightly more difficult conditions.
In summary, when using these filters I honestly found there to be no colour issue at all with any of them where usually you might expect a little at the very least, they really are as spot on as you can get and are colour neutral. They are solid, sturdy, beautifully made items. You certainly don't feel like they're fragile and going to break in your hands. They slide effortlessly into place in the wonderfully made holder, and working independently to the CPL there is never any issue with having to faff around with the equipment, so easy to use even in difficult situations. The quality of glass is really top notch resulting in wonderfully sharp crisp images, there's absolutely no softening at all when using these filters unlike others I've used before. I found there to be almost virtually no reflections or flare when using them in most situations which was absolutely brilliant, and what can I say about the way that they shed any kind of dust, dirt, water and even sea salt! That nano coating is pure genius! With one gentle swipe of the soft cloth the sea salt was gone without any marks at all……..you wouldn't have even known it was there in the first place. The whole set up is extremely sturdy in very windy conditions. I felt completely confident that none of the equipment was going to move, rattle about or shake resulting in unwanted effects to my images. It stayed perfectly put and without so much as a quiver. Plus, and this is something that is important to many of us, they're not the most expensive on the market either. For the pricing you really are getting a lot for your money.
I think what strikes me most of all about these filters, is the absolute superb quality. It slaps you in the face the very moment that you set eyes on the boxes and before you even glance at the filters themselves. Everything about Haida's equipment is very well thought out, very well designed and beautifully made.
Am I impressed? Absolutely I am! I'm actually really quite taken with them in all honesty, and after having had plenty of time to use them, I would now more than happily recommend Haida's NanoPro series and equipment to anyone!
If you would like to see more of Haida Filters range of equipment please visit www.haidaphoto.com for more details.
A few weeks ago Alan and I were very kindly asked by Vanguard UK if we'd like to choose a tripod from their new Pro 2+ range and do a review for them. Both of us being users of the Vanguard 263 tripod we jumped at the opportunity as you can imagine! We had a good look through the catalogue at what was on offer and made our choices. Al opted for the Alta Pro 2+ 263CT model and myself the Alta Pro 2+ 264CT and we took them out for a thorough workout on both Dartmoor and the Devon coast. Alan's review can be found on his website and here's my honest take on how I found the Alta Pro 2+ 264CT tripod.
A very sleek smart looking tripod that's extremely easy on the eye. Lightweight and balanced when in the hand with no risk of slipping due to the grips on two of the legs. Beautifully quick and easy to extend the legs with the twist lock system, and lovely grips on the centre column buttons making it easy and comfortable to move them about. The centre column is smooth to extend and simply stops when it's reached full extension, and flipping over the column is a cinch with the easy to use button on the side and it glides into position wonderfully. First impressions........a very well thought out and good looking tripod.
So the first outing was a very gentle one to Lustleigh Woods and Hisley Bridge on Dartmoor. It was a lovely calm day and the perfect opportunity to try and get some low level water shots in this area. The initial set up of the tripod was really nice and easy taking no time at all, and manoeuvrability of the centre column was smooth and simple enabling me to get my camera into the right position to shoot towards the bridge and across the water. I had to splay the legs in order to balance the tripod correctly and this was absolutely no issue, the tripod sat nice and securely in position. At no time did I feel that my camera was at risk and I happily shot away. I continued to move around the area with the tripod trying it out at lots of different angles for different shots and came away very happy with how it functioned and the ease of use too.
Another outing for the 264CT was close to Merrivale on Dartmoor. We walked out to a rocky outcrop to set up for sunset which turned out to be quite chilly and breezy. Once again the tripod was lovely and easy to set up, however I found that even when the legs were fully extended it really didn't have a wide enough footprint for it to feel secure in the breeze, I wasn't overly confident about walking away from it and leaving it on its own with my camera attached. Even though my 263AB only has an extra five degrees on the initial footprint before opening wider it makes a lot of difference to stability. There was another little matter of the feet too. Now although the design looks very good, they're non slip and also performed well in previous circumstances, on the granite rocks that I was working on they didn't feel so secure, and on a couple of occasions they did move jolting my equipment. At the time I wasn't taking a shot so this didn't really matter, but if I had have been it would've resulted in a blurry image which would've been somewhat disappointing. These matters aside though it worked sufficiently well enough for me to be able to come away with some decent images over the course of the evening, I just had to keep my eye on it a little bit.
For another test it was time for some coastal shooting, destination of choice Wembury, Devon. Coastal being very demanding on equipment with the salt in the air, stiff sea winds, sharp rocky terrain and tiny grains of sand ready to cause havoc. I chose my spot on the rocks quite close to the waters edge but far enough away to be safe from splashes and being caught by the waves. Out came the equipment and I began to set up. The rocks at Wembury are really very angular and are quite tricky to position your gear on, so making use of the variable leg angles was a must and the twist and lock leg system was very useful enabling me to get into and change positions really very quickly in between wave sets. I did have a few fumbles with the adjustment buttons for the angle settings on the legs, and once again the rubber shoes on the tripod weren't as grippy as I'd have possibly liked them to be, but overall the tripod scored well on ease of set up, use and manoeuvrability. There was one thing that really bothered me throughout the shoot here at Wembury unfortunately, and that was vibration through the tripod legs. It seems that although this time stability wasn't such an issue, probably due to the legs being all splayed out here there and everywhere, in the strong wind the tripod vibrated a lot. I actually had to hold on to it and push it downward in order to get rid of some of that vibration so that I could take my shots. This was a shame as I was really hoping that it would be sturdy in tougher situations. Having said that the issue was pretty much overcome and I did come away with what I wanted by the end of the shoot.
How would I sum up the Alta Pro 2+ 264CT tripod? Despite having a few issues whilst using this tripod it really is overall a very good piece of equipment. I think as a travel tripod it's absolutely perfect and I would highly recommend it, but as a heavy weather tripod I would suggest maybe something a little sturdier. There are features on the Pro 2+ 264CT which I absolutely love like the design of the buttons. They're so easy to use, are very smooth, and have great grip especially with cold hands. The workings of the central column are a joy and it just seems to glide into position, and the twist lock system on the legs…..brilliant, quick, easy, and simple. Overall this tripod really has been enjoyable to use and if you're looking for a decently priced carbon fibre tripod, want a well built piece of equipment that is easy to carry, very quick and easy to set up, and extremely smooth to use in relatively fair weather then I would certainly recommend the Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 264CT.
It's been a long time since I last did a blog post, but a friendly follower of my facebook photography page (bit of a tongue twister there!), Mr Bob Stark, suggested to me that it might be nice to do a 'What's In Your Bag' post to give an insight into what I carry with me and use as I go around photographing the landscape. Obviously the camera equipment is something that will interest many, however I thought I'd also include the other bits and pieces that I take with me on outings on Dartmoor and the coast because I think they're just as important.
The Backpack - I always used to use a conventional camera backpack to carry my gear with me, but I found this to be a bit cumbersome and impractical when walking about where I do. As much as it was great to carry my gear in, it was unbalanced, uncomfortable if going a fair distance, uncomfortable because being a female the designers don't seem to think about straps being a rubbing and chaffing issue on our extra lumps and bumps, it wasn't strong enough to carry my tripod so I had to hand hold it wherever I went, and it was also not large enough for extra clothing for changeable weathers when out for a decent amount of time. So.....it was time for a change. I was trying to find something that would solve all of these problems when I came across the Osprey Aura 65 AG backpack.
To start with this beauty is designed specifically for women (they do a mens version too which is the Osprey Atmos 65 AG) making it much more comfortable all round to use and wear, it also has an adjustable back section and hip section meaning you can tailor it to your own shape and size perfectly. The back and hip sections are well ventilated so in the summer months there's absolutely no suffering from sweaty back syndrome thankfully! Being a 65 litre it has plenty of room for a good sized insert in which to keep all of my camera gear when I'm out shooting, and although there are loops for ice axes (nope I've never yet been in need of one!) and walking poles, these actually come in extremely handy for attaching your tripod to so that you don't have to carry it everywhere by hand. For all your other bits and bobs, of which I'll come on to a bit later on, there are numerous ample sized pockets to accommodate all of this.
The Insert - The insert that I use is a very simple generic camera backpack insert which I found on Ebay for only a few quid. It can easily hold my two camera bodies, four lenses, filters, holders, spare batteries, camera rain cover and much more as you can see in the photo below.
The Camera - The main camera body that I use for my photography is a Canon EOS 60D and I love it! It may not be full frame or the latest or newest model, and it may also a second hand body (let's face it, we can't all afford to keep updating what we have every couple of months), but it does absolutely everything that I need at present and when it comes to printing it produces the goods. It's a good all round workhorse that I personally find very user friendly. My second/backup body is my old Canon EOS 1100D. This stays in my insert for emergencies on the just in case anything should happen to my main body.
The Lenses - I have four lenses that I use. The Canon EF-S 10-22mm, the Canon EF 75-300mm, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm, and the Canon EF 50mm Prime. The 10-22mm is by far my favourite for landscapes. I love the super wide aspect and although it does give some distortion, which inevitably it will with it being so wide, it's a nice sharp lens, not very heavy either, that I find myself going back to use time and time again. The second favourite of the four would have to be the 50mm. A super sharp lens that's so versatile!
The Filters - I don't actually own many filters but the ones I use at present are Lee Filters 100mm System and I have the 0.45 (1.5 stops) ND Hard Grad, 0.9 (3 stops) ND Hard Grad, and the Big Stopper (10 stops) for those much longer exposures. I also like to use a Sigma Circular Polarising Filter which I have on my 10-22mm, and I have a generic polariser on my 50mm also. The polariser's cut out reflections and they also increase the contrast a little more.
Tripod - I usually use and have with me my trusty Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB tripod which I absolutely love, but have been recently using in order to do a review for Vanguard UK the Alta Pro 2+ 264CT carbon fibre tripod with my own ball head on. I'll be posting this review fairly soon, so if you're interested at all keep your eyes peeled.
Other Gubbins - I also carry with me a set of different sized filter holder adapter rings to fit each of my lenses plus a holder, a shutter release cord/intervalometer for long exposures and times when I want to capture lots of shots at intervals, a head torch for those dark mornings and evenings when out walking around on the moors and the coast (also handy for searching for your gear in your bag), lens wipes and cloths, lens caps, spare batteries for both bodies and memory cards, my LensCoat rain cover for my camera, a spare intervalometer in case the other goes down, and a spare mobile phone and recharge battery pack for emergencies.
There are also some other items that I always keep in my backpack, mostly on the just in case but you never know if and when you're going to need them.
Sensible Extras - I have a warm hat, gloves, neck tube and headband with me for when the temperature drops or weather changes (it's the worst thing to be caught out and not have enough warm clothing with you, plus can also be dangerous at times), in the summer months I also carry a midge hat because sometimes out on the Tors when there's no wind (it doesn't happen very often) the little blighters love to pop out and have a munch. A compass and pen are always handy to have in your bag, accompanied by a map of the area you're walking in. I also have a little zip bag that I take with me in my main bag in case of trips, falls, scrapes and other eventualities. In this little bag I keep handy things like two sizes of tick removers (ticks are everywhere and these little tools are brilliant!), paracetamol, ibuprofen, and Jungle Formula insect repellent (brilliant stuff). There's glucose tablets for energy, blister plasters, regular plasters of varying sizes, small bandages, safety pins in case of quick repairs to tears in things, an extra plastic bag (you never know when you're going to need one), tiger balm muscle rub (I swear by this stuff for soothing aches, pains, strains and alike although it can dye your clothes!), and antiseptic cream with local anesthetic in for insect bites, scratches etc.
Thanks for taking the time to have a read and I hope that you found it of interest, Phil.
Sleeklens Landscape Adventure Collection Review.
I was kindly asked by the folks at the Danish company Sleeklens whether I would do a review of their Landscape Adventure Actions for Photoshop. These actions have been designed by Sleeklens to make the photographers workflow quicker and easier when it comes to post production of their images. They state on their website that there are fifty six actions available but there are in fact sixty four in total, and these can be easily installed by following their online guide. These actions can be used both on JPEG and RAW files, however the lists are based on using RAW images and this should be kept in mind.
To the actions themselves: There are eight different sets of actions within the whole collection. These are Exposure, Base, Tone, All In One, Enhance, Speciality, Temperature and Web File Preparations. Each of these sets have a number of presets within them and can be adjusted by using the opacity slider once applied.
Exposure - I have to say after going through every one of these actions I don't think that I'd be inclined to use any of them, purely because I tend to make preliminary adjustments in Camera RAW before opening in Photoshop anyway. I also found that I could fine tune my exposure adjustments much better in Photoshop in comparison to using the Sleeklens actions, and to be honest, using the action was not any faster than the way I would normally do it.
Base - As with the exposure actions, I found that some of the base actions were pretty much pointless as these adjustments could be made in Camera Raw before opening in Photoshop. However, I can see how the Autumn Colours, Retro, and Desaturated could be applied effectively if you were going for a certain look in your images. It's not really up my street though.
Tone - Once again, if you want fine tuning, Photoshop is much better. However, if you wanted to play about and give an overall effect to your image then some of these like the Cinematic and Warm Highlights actions could be quite fun.
All In One Actions - Once again, not my thing. Personally for me they're a bit in your face and seem to take a lot to tone down. The black and white actions irritated me because as I used the opacity slider to take back the impact, it also completely reduced the black and white effect taking it back to colour. Seems a little pointless really.
With All In One Action Black And White At 100% Opacity.
With All In One Action Black And White At 61% Opacity.
Enhance - Out of all of the actions within this set I really liked the Warm Highlights. The fact that I could brush in exactly where I wanted to warm up certain areas of the image was very appealing. Even at 100% opacity it still wasn't completely overpowering. This action I probably could, and would, make use of. I think the fact that you can brush in on the Enhance set as a whole means that more people would find it useful than some of the other sets in the Landscape Adventure Collection.
Without Enhance Warm Highlights Action.
With Enhance Warm Highlights Action Brushed In At 100% Opacity.
Speciality - I've never been one for dreamy images previously, however, after trying out the Dreamy Landscapes and Dark Dreams actions I got quite hooked! I can see how both of these could be applied effectively to specific scenes giving a magical atmosphere to images. It's one that I may well consider using in the future.
With Speciality Dreamy Landscapes Action At 58% Opacity.
With Speciality Dark Dreams Action At 90% Opacity.
Temperature - I can see how these actions could be useful but for me personally I will be sticking to fine tuning in Photoshop.
Web File Preparation - Quick, easy and probably useful for some, however I already have my own resizing action in Photoshop.
Overall I think that the majority of these actions are not for professionals because they will have already formed their own routines for speed, efficiency and personal style with regards to processing their images. However, I do think there are a few creative actions within the collection that may appeal.
There are a huge number of actions; I think this possibly needs to be scaled down somewhat and also the ability to be able to brush in on actions needs to be increased within the collection.
For the £37 you would pay for the package at present, it would be a useful tool certainly for non professionals who aren't so familiar with using Photoshop, and the collection could make their life easier and make image processing a little less daunting perhaps.
To find out more about Sleeklens and their variety of different photography actions and overlays for both Lightroom and Photoshop please follow the links below.
Recently I had the pleasure of working for Cornwall Councillor for Falmouth Penwerris, and Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Truro and Falmouth, Cllr Hanna Toms. My brief was to provide her with images for publicity usage in her 2015 political campaign. Some of these images were more informal than others and were to include local landmarks, public demonstrations, public speaking, and also doorstep canvassing. It was quite a challenge in several ways. Not only on most occasions did I have to shoot in bright harsh sunlight, but there were times when I was running backwards along pavements and roads trying to avoid crowds of people, cars, and tripping up! I have to say that I really enjoyed all aspects of this job, and I hope that there will be more opportunities in the future to do similar.
Below are a few examples of the images that will be used.


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