Apr 2013
More water
28/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
Higher than the last water post (26/03/13).
With the state of the weather this weekend you could be forgiven for not wanting to think about water, but it’s still a problem. Not only is shortage an issue, a surfeit also causes difficulties.
Here is a idea to reduce the risk of flooding.
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St George
23/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
After a short break (hours went missing from my days), I’m back with a little reflection on 23rd April in Catalonia.
What’s wrong with this photo?
Spring flowers
14/04/2013 Filed in: Nature
Storm clouds
12/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
Mammatus
10/04/2013 Filed in: Clouds
A relatively unusual cloud formation seen over Lleida in July.
If you would like to know more about clouds go to the Cloud Appreciation Society
Under a Blood Red Sky
09/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
Not really a reference the their last good record.
There’s a bit of everything here - from capillary, a nick while shaving, to spurting artery.
Maybe I should use it to illustrate the book of Revelation (there’s no moon, but you can’t have everything, can you?).
Nothing
08/04/2013 Filed in: Thought
The day finally came.
I feel nothing. No happiness, no sadness.
Twenty years ago, I would have celebrated. Now, it just doesn’t seem worth it.
There’s no need to vilify, most now have a clear picture.
Love and hate demonstrate feelings - I feel nothing.
I feel nothing. No happiness, no sadness.
Twenty years ago, I would have celebrated. Now, it just doesn’t seem worth it.
There’s no need to vilify, most now have a clear picture.
Love and hate demonstrate feelings - I feel nothing.
The past
07/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
One of the first photos that I ever took and still have.
It was taken at Llwyngwril, on the Welsh coast, in 1974. My dad had given me a 120 format camera, mostly plastic, which I took with me.
Some things have not changed, of the seven remaining images, five are landscapes!
Man & Nature
06/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
This is a common theme in my work. I like to observe how the man-made elements and the natural elements fit together. I usually show how man encroaches into nature, if possible, from a different viewpoint.
Typically, we don’t tend to notice nature when we are in a man-made environment. In contrast, when we are enjoying nature, concrete and steel intrude.
Next time you’re driving along the motorway, take a look around (while keeping an eye on the road!), nature will be there for you.
Salmon sky
05/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
Full moon
03/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
Lost
02/04/2013 Filed in: Thought
According to the Oxford English Dictionary: unable to find one’s way; not knowing one’s whereabouts
Twenty years ago in France, my friends and I didn’t know our whereabouts, but we weren't lost.
We were heading west and for no particular reason took a left turn off the main road.
We came to a small town or village, I can't remember.
In a square next to the road we found a dead tree.
However, dead is not the first adjective most would choose.
So the next time you're lost, think about adjectives.
Are you lost? Are not where you think you should be?
Perhaps you're where you're meant to be to discover something incredible.
Talking head
01/04/2013 Filed in: Photography
Due to direct natural light, and a complex set of reflections from a tiled, sloping windowsill, the speaker’s shadow was projected in an unusual way. The fact that there was a mantlepiece just at the right height was a bonus.