The Victorian rowing boats at Keswick in the Lake District have been photographed by everyone and their mother………..and now I`m chucking my hat in the ring.
The White Stuff
November in London has taken hold – grey, wet and dull. So the chances of something even remotely approaching a winter wonderland seem slim to none. This is Rannoch Moor in the Scottish Highlands near Glencoe, from a while back. It certainly puts a different perspective on things when you`re standing there at 11.52 on a Thursday morning instead of waiting for the no.38 bus from Clapton Pond. The cold, the silence and the light can be a touch overwhelming – when you`re the only person there.
String to my Bow
A follow up to the last post – a slight left hand turn in my career. Oh yes, car photography! Is that Mercedes on the line? Tell `em I`m busy.
Eye Telephone
Ok, so I`m a little slow on the uptake but the world of possibilities that is the iphone camera, combined with picture processing apps has given me even more reason to stare at a small screen. So what to do with the most advanced technological breakthrough of the last 20 years? Go back to basics and look for something to do with it all. What did I come up with? Junk, all of it, not rubbish – just junk. All found on the streets not far from home. You`d be amazed how much there is!
All pictures are from the iphone and run through the vsco post processing app. Have a go – but be careful, it`s more addictive than crack.
Summer`s End
The nights are drawing in, the temperature is on the slide and the alarm calls are not so early. We are travelling head long in to Autumn.
Chicken Run
“What`s for dinner”?
“Dunno, have a look in the fridge”.
Pause.
“Chicken – big one”.
“Roast it”?
“OK”.
Pause
“Hang on, I`ve got an idea”.
Get chicken, prop chicken, style chicken, photograph chicken.
“When`s dinner ready”?
“When I`m finished with the chicken, that`s when”!
Cook chicken, rephotograph chicken.
The chicken is the star.
Eat chicken. Tidy up. Sit down.
“What`s for dessert”?
“You must be chicken lickin` joking”!
Water Fight
School`s out, the heat`s up and you live opposite a park. So what to do? Water fight – what else!
Summer Colour
I bought a new camera! I know what you`re thinking – photographers and their gadgets and you`d be almost right. Ever since I switched to digital, I`ve used Canon DSLR`s and although they work in every respect, you`d hardly call them discreet. You`re not likely to fit one in your pocket or carry it at all times of the day. With that in mind I went shopping and came home with a Fujifilm x100s, a fantastically small and high spec compact.
So on Saturday, I wandered out with the camera tucked in my pocket and bumped in a wedding party round the corner from home.
Re-Edit
I know this location has been done to death, not least by me, but hunting though the files, I found a different version of Neist Point in the Isle of Skye from late last year. I guess the rush to edit sometimes means you miss what`s under your nose. Ho hum, got it out there 9 months later than I should have!
Cars for Cash
Walking the streets of Hackney, I found this old motor in a parking lot. It made me think of The Long Good Friday……………………..only it was a Sunday.
