A recent commission was to photograph of new-to-me stretch of the Test in Fullerton. A few visits were topped by an evening shoot brightening from a dull start as the sun broke through thinning clouds.

Is is not often that I am able to find new locations on the Test to photograph. With the bulk of the waters under private / club ownership, permissions to photograph are cherished. A main reason being that the best times of year to photograph clash with the paying fishermen.

The calm waters that evening led to lovely reflections of both riverside trees and the clouds. The river is generally hard to photograph from the banks - the bridges often give the best viewpoints. At this beat though the curve of the river enables lovely shape and leading lines.

I like both the light-popping images and the one below taken just after the sun had dropped behind the cloud again. A wider view captures the green of the scene in its summer-green glory.

A scene I hope to re-visit at the end of the season for early Autumn colour…