Staring out to Sea // February 13, 2005
This was taken on the pebble beach at Aldeburgh. It feels like months since I've seen a blue sky. The English weather was true to form though; it started snowing about 30 minutes after I took this shot.
Early Morning on the Backs // February 07, 2005
A picture of Clare Bridge taken from Trinity Bridge. This is an area of Cambridge called 'The Backs' that runs along the River Cam.
I got up early on Sunday hoping for some mist on the river but got drizzly rain instead. I thought I'd put this up anyway, but I'm definitely coming back when the weather improves. Some dawn shots around this area would be great.
No Cycling // January 22, 2005
I took this picture on the sea front at Southwold. It was taken only about an hour after this previous shot, but the quality of the light has completely changed giving a sombre out-of-season feel to the picture. I've tried to enhance this by slightly desaturating the image.
It's a shame I didn't notice the people on the far left when I took the picture and wait for them to move on. They're standing right at the important compositional point where the horizontal of the pier meets the diagonal of the sea wall.
Adrift // January 21, 2005
I found this decaying hulk of a boat just along the coast from yesterday's picture. I've given it a similar treatment in terms of contrast adjustment so the two go together as a pair.
Driftwood // January 20, 2005
Along the Orwell Estuary in Suffolk are the remains of trees that have fallen as the shoreline has been eroded. They create weird natural sculptures along the shingle beach.
I've blown out the sky in this shot so that I could increase the contrast in the interesting parts of the image and emphasise the texture of the wood. The sky was a typical featureless English grey so I thought I could lose it.
Last Stand // January 19, 2005
Thanks for all your comments on yesterday's tree. Here's another one for you taken near the same spot. The treatment is a bit different from yesterday's shot (and I confess, it was actually taken last June).
Oh for balmy summer evenings - they seem so far away in deepest, darkest January.
Tree in Silhouette // January 18, 2005
This was taken early in the evening where I walk with my dog. Charlie got bored while I was setting up the shot and decided to roll in fox crap instead. Nice.
Elements // December 20, 2004
We took a trip to Suffolk on the east coast of England for my birthday. This picture was taken at a place called Southwold.
There is something really raw about the seaside in winter. I think it is a much more interesting time to see it than in the Summer, especially in the late afternoon on a crisp sunny day like here.
Geodesic // December 17, 2004
This piece of civic sculpture sits in a park near my home. I love taking pictures at dusk, it really makes you appreciate the fabulous light - something that you can often take for granted otherwise.
I decided to fill the frame with the sculpture so that you look through it rather than at it. I think this makes for a more interesting image.
Last Dip // December 08, 2004
Taken in San Sebastian (or Donostia if you're a Basque separatist) after everyone had packed up and gone home.
Picos de Europa // December 05, 2004
This shot was taken on a recent tour of Northern Spain. The Picos de Europa national park is situated on the border of Asturias and Cantabria and contains the highest point in Spain.
We disturbed a wild boar in the woods just after taking this picture - a very scary experience.
