Seeing The World Through A Lens

From the last post I am going to jump forward a few years to these next images.
They were actually shot at Lake Bled in Slovenia just a few weeks ago. I went on a 10 day trip basing myself in the capital, Ljubljana. From here I went on many different trips to different parts of Slovenia.

The most beautiful destination within Slovenia was most definitely Lake Bled. Situated in the North East of the small country it took only a short bus ride to be amongst the Julian Alps and at the side of this fantastically pristine lake.

The first image shows a reflective view of the Bled Island Church. The Island is placed neatly within the centre of the northen end of the lake and can be reached by rowing boat (which can be hired at €10 per hour), by pletna (with which prices vary by owner, from €10 to €20 per person) or even by swimming.
There are designated swimming areas situated around the lake and a summers day can easily pass by relaxing on the shores and paddling around the lake.

The second image here shows one of the Pletna boats crossing the lake with Bled Castle towering over all. Bled offers such a wide variety of views within such a small area. Walking up to the castle provides a great aerial view of the lake and the island offering a tranquil and relaxing experience.

Taking a stroll around the lake is a great way to take everything in or it is possible to hire bikes from just outside the bus station. The other option of getting around the lake is to take the Tourist Train which actually takes you up around the road route in which you see some of the local culture and get a general feel of the relaxed lifestyle the Slovenians lead.

Overall Lake Bled is a place that should defiantly be on any European Travellers list of places to go. Even if its just a quick visit upon passing through its defiantly worth at least a few hours to appreciate the pure natural beauty of the area.

I thought I would start this blog off with just a short post and with just two of my earliest images.

I became interested in photography after doing a short black and white leisure photography course as a part of my Duke of Edinburgh award. From then onwards I always had to have a camera in my hand.

However I have been interested in travel ever since I could walk. From a young age my dad would pack us all up in the car and take us on a three week adventure to every corner of the UK. In and out of a tent every night and back on the road again by 9 o clock gave me the urge to see more than the UK and travel further afield to mainland Europe and later on the USA, South America and Africa.

So here I show you two of my images from a World Challenge trip to Ecuador I undertook with a group of my classmates. We traveled across the country for four weeks, stoping along the way to spend a week volunteering, a week rain forest trekking and a week on the Quilitoa trail, along side some more relaxing days and a short stop in the capital Quito taking in the city culture.

These images show the result of the first time I ever help a DSLR camera and the first time I had ever adventured abroad without my parents. They also show the start of my current enthusiasm towards travel and my current addiction to getting getting out there and seeing the world through a lens!!