This time of year is always a little turbulent when it comes to the weather in the uk!

But this year it’s been or should I say the last couple of weeks it’s been crazy with very high winds heavy rain and wind chills that come, go and change by what feels like the minute.

So heading out with the camera isn’t always as simple as it sounds and with very expensive camera equipment it’s a do I or don’t I experience.

So with that in mind I left the camera gear on the table with the mind set and old school photography quote “the best camera is the one we have with us”

For me that means the iPhone 14 Pro Max. And it’s three camera lens options. And 12- 48mp sensor (depending on what’s lens is in use)

Now as I say the weather has been fun! And as I needed to pop to town I had a few images in mind.. the main one being, that I wanted to create something that could be used on a project I had in mind. every year i create a calendar and a Christmas card set that I sell. Of the local area Maldon.

And knowing that the Christmas lights had been switched on earlier this week was a perfect reason to capture a Christmas winter scene of the maldon town. I wanted to make sure that I got the maldon clock tower and the main road through the town and possibly a business or two with the best Christmas lights.

But then came the kicker! Before I even got a hundred yards from home the I could see the clouds setting in and the evening light was dwindling very quickly now I needed the light to go but was the clouds going to let me have time to take a few images before it let the rains come down on me!