Tree in a Field

Three shots of a tree in a wheat field.  Fairly self-explanatory really.

 

Ramsey 40s Weekend

Last Saturday I visited the 1940s event in Ramsey.  I have  been several times before and it is always good value, with plenty of dedicated reenactors willing to pose.  Having said that, this year there seemed to be fewer than the last time I visited, 2 years ago.  It is possible the mixed weather forecast put off some.  Or maybe, the increasingly crowded 40s event calendar, there were at least two other events the same weekend, is diluting the numbers.

Butterflies & Bugs at Brampton

On Sunday afternoon I went out to shoot some long exposure pictures of swaying crops and moving clouds.  However, despite the breeze, the  clouds weren't moving.  So instead I spent a couple of hours in Brampton woods hunting for insects.  Because it was a bit blowy I wasn't hopeful of getting anything.  But with some perseverance and after a couple of hundreds shots I managed a few vaguley in focus.

Graffiti

A piece of stencil graffiti I found in the park in St Neots.  I offer no editorial comment.

An Evening In Cambridge

I am little behind on blog posts.  Ten days ago I met up with other members of the Abbey-Horizens group for an evening's photography in Cambridge.  There had been a mini 'Points of View' challenge set for the evening.  Four topics:

1. Silhouette or shadow.
2. Anything taken from ground-level.
3. Modern
4. Portrait. 

As with the real 'Points of View', I became obsessed with one topic and ignored another.  I also took many shots that have nothing to do with any of the topics.  I won't show the images I have selected for each topic until after the next Abbey group meeting (assuming I remember). But here are a few of the other shots I took.

I really did enjoy the ground level task and plan another night in Cambridge to explore this further.

A Walk Along The Southbank

On Saturday I met up with Ann and Phil in London for a photo walk along the Southbank.  The weather was a distinct break from the long hot sunny days of recent weeks, with the day starting grey and comparatively cool.  By the afternoon the weather had brightened and warmed up and kids were playing in the fountains.  Sadly though, the cloud never lifted.

Queens Walk Window Garden

On Saturday I headed into London, to the Southbank.  I wanted to see a couple of exhibitions, 'Press Photographer of the Year' at the National Theatre and Roger Hooper's 'Art in the Wild' at the Oxo Gallery, as well as do a little street photography.  Currently on the Southbank, as part of the 'Festival of the Neighbourhood' there is the 'Queen's Walk Window Garden'.  This is a window box themed garden allotment installation, made out of reclaimed wood and windows.  Some of the windows were glazed (some clear, some opaque), whilst others were just open frames.  The whole thing made a very interesting backdrop and I spent quite a bit of time wandering around the garden, framing people through the windows.