Aldeburgh

Some more from last weekend.  After our visit to Tunstall forest, Vic and I spent the rest of the day at Aldeburgh.  We bimbled around for the afternoon, taking some detail shots.  I also tried a couple of long exposures with my 10 stop filter.  Once the sun started to drop, we had some lovely low light and concentrated in the fishing boats against the shingle.

Heather and Sunflowers

My friend Vic came to visit for our annual beer festival trip last weekend.  Once we had recovered from the ale, we took a day-trip to the Suffolk cost.  Our first destination was the heathland that forms part of Tunstall Forest  to get some pictures of the flowering heather.  Sadly the purple of the heather quite wasn't as vivid as I had hoped.  We still managed to take a few landscapes and detail shots before moving on.

 As a bonus, just outside Tunstall we also found a field of sunflowers.

A Stroll Along The South Bank

Sorry, yet more street candids.  Last weekend I visited London again and took a leisurely stroll along the South Bank to soak up the Olympic atmosphere, and generally waste a day. 

 

 

I didn't encounter many foreign fans.  I guess that, unlike me, they must all have tickets.  Fortunately, there always seems to be a group of orange-clad Dutch fans when you need them.

 

Inside the South Bank Centre is a maze made of books, an art installation for the London 2012 Festival.  It was tricky to photograph with very mixed lighting conditions.  The first shot gives an idea of the general scene.  The second was probably my most successful attempt.  I particular liked the little girl.  Her stripy shirt and glasses made me think of 'Where's Wally'.  I have a similar shot of her by herself, but sadly it's not sharp.