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I couldn’t resist another Tolkien reference. This is the first thought that came to mind when I reviewed this image. Not that it’s much of a haven any more. Ships now pass on by up river to Tilbury, or out towards the European ports. I like this so much I might post the original colour edition in a day or two. There’s the greens, browns and reds to enjoy. Decisions decisions…
River Thames, East Tilbury, Essex UK
Under the ancient trees there's a light breeze gently swaying the bluebells. We can't quite let them go without a closer look. The 2 shots today will signal my 2024 Bluebell Season Finale.
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, SOOC, no crop.
Northlands Wood, Nr Corringham, Essex UK
Agony is related to Captivity and I think everything I needed to say about that is in there.
Artist: Robert Koenig, 2006
Ashwellthorpe Wood. Link for this very ancient wood. www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/lower-wood-...
Now here’s a thing, taken from exactly the same spot as my last photo I had a dilemma about it’s colouration, I have no problems here with leaving it in colour, but why. It’s all to do with the dynamics of the waves, the movement in the water. As with all my seascapes I look for the interaction of the sea, and from that I choose my aspect ratio. Here I’ve decide it suited a 16:9 as this image is all about the wispy waves just beyond the rocks as such the bottom of the photo did nothing for the images as opposed to the last photo where I felt that other photo was all about the sweep of the wave up the beach. Now the foreground sea suited the split toning I was going for in the last photo so it was a no brainer to stay with it.
When the weather forecast is for early fog set your alarm and grab a camera.
A series of 3 shots from fields near my home.
Corringham, Essex UK
A rowans colourful view. A photo from last November. I posted a landscape mono of this tree back them but I do feel like this portrait composition deserves to be viewed. It took some balancing to get this close up on the steep side of Gray crag.
"Canvey Boys". Or girls for that matter. Distinguishing them is a matter of proportion. The attitude is the same, especially around here. Some of the litter bins had been ransacked early this morning and the finger of suspicion points in their direction...
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Canvey Island Seafront, Essex, England
I've been enjoying myself recently with a new macro lens, looking for interesting (and tiny) subjects to photograph in the back garden.
Whilst initially concentrating on a fly, I noticed a small, green blob on leaf - when I looked at that blob through the viewfinder, I realised it was a small spider, just settling down for it's meal!
I used a diffused flash to brighten the subject and allow for a smaller aperture to get enough of the spider in focus.
There aren't many elevated "view points" in the New Forest, it mostly being relatively flat, but this scene is one of my favourites although I'm always tweaking the composition. Conditions on this morning were ideal with a bit of mist floating about and the heather in lovely condition. I have one winter version of this too but would love to add to that when condiitons allow.
A quick shot while sheltering at a bus stop in Manchester. A city that's known for it's wet weather! This photo works well in b&w, but I originally took it because I liked the warm tones of the building... so I've gone with the colour version instead :-)
I might try something like this shot again. But don't wait up. Doing that stuff will drive you crazy...
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Single flash on OC cable from overhead.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One
Shedding wood. A close shave. Lead in the pencil. Making a point. (Ok, I'll stop with the puns.)
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, raw file into Affinity Photo for development, EL-100 Speedlite off camera to rear of subject, 10:8 crop.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One.
Yellow buoys, before the tide. 07:18 am, Viking Bay beach, Broadstairs, Kent UK
SOOC exposure, small 3:2 crop.
Nacreous clouds over Morston Quay at low tide. Could have gotten a better composition here but thought I'd share anyway just because of the clouds
Have you had yours...?
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Thus (in the UK at least) runs the advertising tag line for a popular brand of breakfast wheat biscuit. I had mine earlier. Meanwhile, this wholesome vintage look appeals to me whilst I think about lunch.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any wild Snake's Head Fritillary local to me, so I decided to buy one. A bit of a cheat, but a good excuse to try out my new macro lens. As a true photographer, I sprayed some water on the flower to add to the macro goodness. I was relatively pleased with the results, but wanted something a bit more, so I decided to fire off some shots whilst spraying and play around with the shutter speed. I chose this shot because I really like how the water is bouncing off the flower and the soft bokeh it creates in the background.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. Single shot. Raw File into Affinity Photo. SooC except for 11x8 crop.
Low ambient light. 2 Canon EL-100 Speedlites. One on camera as wireless sender only, second to upper right on low power.
Along the Mardyke in South Essex, the lazy little river I occasionally spend time with. Here taking us further to the north but inevitably the time comes to turn and head back. Following all 11 miles of its course seems a very pleasant way to spend a day but there’s no hurry. You’d miss too much…
Easter, schools closed and lockdown...this play area would normally be teeming with kids, screaming, shouting, laughing.. now it has the hallmarks of a post apocalyptic event.