So here he is, the man you all know and love, but rarely see. Not so much a recluse, or extravert as simply a nice guy, and a talented photographer, obviously!. And probably without realising, he has become a kind of guru to many.

In my case I was lacking any photographic inspiration, it happens a fair few times in any one year in all honesty, but thats just down to my ‘seeing eye’ drying up.

Daves work is inspirational because he doesn’t make a big fuss, he doesnt shout too loud, or indeed get on anyones nerves. Instead the man just throws an image into the melting pot, and hopefully stokes up some interest and banter. This I can relate to.

Over the years I have tried on numerous occasions, and with a certain amount of success, to do the very same thing. Usually by having a trip to ‘Town’ to catch up with a few fellow photographers, we fling a few prints down on the table, drink a couple of beers and discuss the ins and outs of each image. Something I love doing. Problem being most of my photographer friends are disillusioned by having worked too hard at photography, that the last thing they want to talk about is photos. I guess thats where Dave fits in. His work is there on Chromasia when I need it, I know I can comment freely (or not) about those images which leave an impression on me, and I still enjoy the fact that there are like minded people out there. Anyway this was a shot of a moment, 2 weeks ago, ‘Frothy Coffee’, and a strong wind, just before we went beachcombing. Fantastic!. Mine blew over the top of my cup, check out the table.

• taken|15 september, 2007
• camera|Canon EOS 20D
• lens|17 – 40mm L
• focal length|17mm
• aperture|f/11
• shutter speed|1/250s
• shooting mode|Manual
• exposure bias|0 ev
• metering mode|pattern
• iso|100
• flash fired|no
• image quality|RAW
• raw converter|Photoshop CS2
• cropped|No
• location|Wyre, United Kingdom