three sloping chairs....

Taken in the backstreets of Madrid whilst walking along countless antique shops and surrounded by old style restaurants and buildings the image on the right presented itself to me when walking past an old antique shop late afternoon. The vertical aspects of the photograph, the chairs, the building itself and the graffitti in the backround all lended itself to me taking the photograph in a portrait style to add to the vertical spect within the photograph. I decided to take it in black and white aslo because of the many black and white colours throughout the photo to enhance their colours. I took the photograph with the camera exactly flat, however if you look closely at the ground itself it is on a very heavy slope down to the left, adding to the quaint rurality and picturesque cobblestone roads that line the back streets of the magical capital.

take a weight of your feet, and have soup!

The photo on the right was taken during an intense day of wlaking and museum visiting around the city of Paris with our photography group on a recent trip to Paris and Madrid in order to take photos and extend our creativity to the haven that is Paris. The photo on the right depicts two long lines of trees either side of the gravel pathway, lined with quaint little patisseries and boulangeries with a small invitation on a chalk board for soup and wine. To me this is the image of France that I hold, and still hold after the trip, in my head as it is quiet, classy and typically French- wine and food.

old school d.moor

Whilst on a walk on Dartmoor with my brother we stumbled across these rocks pictured on the right, called Foxtor Rocks in the middle of the Dartmoor National Park. I took the photo with my Diana F+ a vintage 1940`s camera with medium format film, hence the 5x5 image. The camera produces a soft focus dreamy image with very differing colours throughout the image. The simpleness of the photograph and the low sunlight enabled me to photograph a scene on Dartmoor making it look like a back drop from a John Wayne western movie in Texas.

wish you were here...

Taken on a relatively cloudy, dark day the photo on the right contains strong blacks against strong whites contrasting the photograph brilliantly, from foreground to the backround, from the relaxed calm of the chairs to the hustle and bustle of the people in the backround. Furthermore the angle of the chairs are sloped back a long way, thus illustrating the peacefulness and serenity of the very fashionable city; and it opens the image out to the negative space on the left of the photo in the backround to the silhouetted trees and the people enjoying the culture and way of life in Paris.

THE chair

After much experimentation and much failure I have realised that when taking photographs with medium format film the subject that you are capturing must fit in a square. Now this may not seem like much of a difference but after years of photographing subjects rectangularly, it was extremely annoying realising that I had to change my photographic style to compliment medium format film. So when I came across this chair then I knew that it would compliment this type of film and format.

rural idyll

The photo on the right was also taken on the same day, late afternoon just before sun set in the middle of Dartmoor on my Diana F+.The soft focus image and the medium format film has enhanced the tones of the clouds and the sky in the backround and has created a slight vignetting around the edges and corners of the photo. This creates a wonderful effect that the viewr is concentrated on focussing in on the tree, th emain subject of the image because it is in focus and the clearest part of the photo. Furthermore the image has been divided into three parts, with the green grass in the foreground, the wall in the middle which divides the top part of the photo, the sky and the clouds at the top of the image breaking the photo into more manageable pieces for the viewer to comprehend.

good times with a merry go round

Taken in Madrid the photo on the right depicts a merry go round for all ages. The bright lights and the various abstract colours add another dimension to the image as the colours on the attraction focus the viewers attention onto this part of the merry go roun, keeping their attention on the movement of the meery go round. This movement and obvious freezing of the image is felt from the sudden staticness of the ponies and carriages.

the journey to school...

Whilst walking to school in the mornings, I stop off at a few friends houses as we walk to the bus stop. However this means waking up early in the morning and some people, josh pictured here on the right, dont really like that idea. His evident discomfort and pain in his face tells the viewer that he is clearly unhappy with the current situation, as he is pictured outside his house on a typical journey to school.

the journey to school part 2

Another journey to school and the image on the right shows my brother ready and prepared for a day at school. His evident joy and pleasure within his expression tells the reader clearly that he is happy and enjoys his time at school. What I really like about the photograph is the small shard of light that is just peeping through the top of the image creating this halo like effect around his huge barnet.

light at the end of the tunnel

Taken in Chudleigh in the middle of the night the image on the right depicts a lone light just shining through the pitch black darkness that covers the horizon and the surrounding area. Furthermore the way that the light is placed in the middle of the image creates a focussing point for the viewer, making it the most important factor in the entire photograph. But what I really love about the photo is the way that i have framed it creates a vanishing point for the viewer as the bridge takes them from the foreground back to the backround until the vanishing point in the darkness.

light vs dark

Also taken in Chudleigh the image on the right depicts a lampost on the far left of the photo fighting the edges of the darkness and what lies beneath this cloak that hides all. The path that takes the viewer from left to right is illuminated by the light however as the viewer moves their eyes to the right of the image they can see that the green bin and the rural postbox are being hidden by the darkness and create heavy shadows from the strong light on the left.

Parkway Road

This series of night photography in Chudleigh is one of my favourites from the village as not a lot of people have seen or even photographed for that matter Chudleigh at night. And so i feel that this photo on the right taken near to the chippy, one of the most central meeting place in Chudleigh, shows the subtle light and soft tones that the lampost offers in the middle of the night.And what I really like aboout the image is the way that the light in the top right of the image has split into many shards of light almost like the sun on a summers day.

The multi-coloured garages of Chudleigh

Taken slightly further up from the previous image on parkway road the photo on the right depicts a series of multi coloured garages going from left to right, and as a result, taking the viewer along this pathway and down to the many lamposts in the distance. The soft subtle lighting within the image just about illuminates the different colours of the garages, and without a tripod the image would have become blurred and rough. However because of the steady tripod the image remains soft calm and steady.

ghostly trails of the night

Photographed next to Chudleigh Hall, the car pictured in the photograph braking all the while is navigating through the twists and turns beside the memorial in Chudleigh and then out of the village towards Chudleigh Knighton. The long exposure was needed to illuminate the entire picture and believe it or not, this is the busiest part of Chudleigh, and so the car passing through here created these fantastic light trails in the night. I love how because of the obvious movement of the vehicle, that it is not actually pictured here as it is a ghost and has not remained still enough for the camera to capture it. This and the shadows on the right of the picture make this one of my favourites from the night series.

Chudleigh Hall

Pictured here on the right, under the cover of darkness but with obvious visitors inside as the lights are on. What I really like about the photograph is the way that I have set up the image is so that the small bollards run from the foreground in the right corner all the way to the edge of the image in the backround on the left. The differences in tones and the different shades of light and dark are another factor which I like about the image as the harsh lighting at the back contrasts brilliantly with the pitch black sky behind and then in the foreground the shaded bench and bollards provide another different element to the image as a whole.

Motorway Madness

If you almost walk out of the village Chudleigh offers a fantastic view of the A38 road below as it travels on its way towards Exeter, a major town and key to the South West. The amount of cars that pass below the bridge and towards Exeter are phenomenal and as the picture shows even in the middle of night there are still many coming back and some even travelling to work in the late hours of the night. The long exposure has created the light trails and has even managed to capture the neighbouring town of Chudleigh Knighton on the left of the image.

Motorway Madness part 2

Taken on the same bridge to the image above, however for this photo I decided to take it further down the bridge and landscape style. Now you dont normally see photographs like this over motorways landscape style as it simply does not compliment the road or the flow of traffic. But i took it this way as I felt it offered a wider view of the valley below and it even gives an insight to where the road is heading as it dissapears around the corner into the darkness.

Friday Football Funtime

These next series of photographs come from a set when I photographed my friends playing football at our local football pitch, every friday after school. About 14 of us play football of the same standard and ability and we play for around 2 hours on a normal size playing field. And the photo on the right depicts ed and thom running quicklytowards the ball in a blur of motion. Their extreme speed and franticness if portrayed brilliantly throughout the photograph as their arms and legs have been blurred, all making it extremely difficult to photograph; however I am happy with the result.

watch out!

Taken on the sidelines of the pitch, the photo on the right depicts bug pictured in yellow just nudging the ball around sam the defender, picutred in blue. He is in the middle of performing his slide tackle in an attempt to push the ball away from bug but as you can see bug is at full stretch to prevent this from happening. This shows how committed he is to the game as he wants to win so bad he will do anything to keep the ball.

They think its all over.... it is now!

And following on from the previous photograph it is obvious to see that Brendan did not save that previous shot from James and is pictured here on the right sitting down pondering where it all went wrong. The obvious dissapointment is evident from his expression and his hunched manner suggests a sense of defeat after a long epic game. The shoes in the foreground add an abstract sense to the image, something different and the colour as well compliments the mud in which Brendan is sitting in, making the picutre flow from foreground to backround easily.

Last Man Standing

The last defender, sam, has been beaten and its all left to brendan the goalkeeper to save the intense shot by james or the game is over. The angle in which I have taken the photograph adds another dimension to the photograph as the players on the right of the photo are running at an angle towrds the goal following the line of the ball. The intense blurring in the photo adds to the drama and motion of the photo to a brilliant effect.

Time for Reflection

Whilst working hard one day I got bored. And started to stare outside the window to what lies out there apart from boring Chudleigh, when I was suddenly joined by my friend here bailey. He is a wierd cat but the natural sunligh from the right illuminates his face and creates this wonderful photograph, so I dont mind.

pine cones and barbed wire

pine cones and barbed wire. I really like the barbed wire in this picture as it is not perfectly straight and curves from left to right, unlike the pristine almost perfect normal barbed wire. Also the way these cones are growing and blossoming like flowers next to the destructive and fierce barbed wire, it is conflicting and showing both sides to the forest.

the old bench

same bench, but i prefer this picture. I like how you can see more of the surroundings with the tree in the bacnround and the large rock just resting neatly behind the rickety old bench and the colours aswell. The colours of the bench make it seem very old, rickety and quite uncomfortable also the colours of he grass are very vivid and the path next to it seems worn and old just as the bench. Also i think that this picture is framed much better with negative space above the bench and room below the bench to put it in the middle level of the picture with space to the left of it for the eye to wonder........

take a seat...

On a walk somewhere near a forest and i found this bench covered in grass and very old. I really liked the colour of the bench as it much of the similar tones of the tree behind it, this makes it almost blend into its surroundings and many would not see it hidden here beneath the undergrowth. Also i like the lighting that day aswell as it creates a bit of mystery, the light is not illumintaing the entire picture, therefore it leaves the rest up to your imagination and adds to hidden mystery of this picture.

by the boats in dartmouth

Busy day in Dartmouth it was indees, and this picture demonstrates this fact to its entirety. All along the far left of the picture there was a competition for all ages to take part and draw drawings of whatever they desired in chalk in the pavements of dartmouth and you can see them all dotted along the edge of the photo clinging to the pavement for any space to show their artistic flair. I decided to take this photo in black and white as the day itself was very gloomy and didnt bode well towards colour photography and plus i like how it brings out the old style of the victorian house in the backround.

dartmouth carnival

In the midst of the frantic eating and the chaotic crabbing down at the Dartmouth regatta/carnival (you choose) was this old lady selling these bubble machines to the public. She did have many people buying them as many children were very much amused by her demonstations and felt no need to purchase the product! And this shows just one of the excited child by the bubbles, myself included, playing with the bubbles there at dartmouth. Also i like the contrast in activity in the picture. As there is a lot of activity in the backround of the picture, with many families argueing and rushing around, however there is a sort of serene in the foreground with the child playing quietely and happily in his own bubble oblivious to the problems that surround him.

sorry no eggs

shame.

my cat. (again)

a bit too close for this picture, but i managed to take it anyway, because it gives the effect that you are so close that it looooks quite big, almost like a bear. But it isnt.

my cat.

cat on lap+sunny day= this picture

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A view from an old window

Nearing the end of our travels in Portugal and we stayed in this very old medieval styley house, on the outskirts of Lisbon,for about 3 or 4 days. It was quite boring there as there was nothing to do at night so whilst daydreaming out the window i noticed how old and broken the window was and just took a picture of it really, and put it in black and white as it gave it the effect to be really old.

Boats by the Port

On a sunny day when travelling through more quaint villages we stopped at this fishing village. So we went down to the port as the weather was glorious and i took this picture. I liked how many different colours there were in its entirerity with the strong orange in the foreground and the different shades of blue in the backround.

King of Diamonds

Bored one time in the small rural village of Monchique when it was raining so decided to play solitaire and this magical picture presented this wonderful opportunity. I liked how the entire room was flooooded with the light from a window on the left and after messing around with the camera and position of the cards i was happy with the result. i like how there are many shadows in the picture especially under the top card.

Glasses on the table

This close up of the wine glass on the table is also one of my favourites. I like how many of the things in the backround are very shiny and have caught the light from the surrounding light sources. Also the way some of the things in the backroundhave been slightly distorted from the glass in the foreground is kind of why i took the picture as it is different.

Mackerel on the BBQ

Fish is big in Portugal especially in the rural parts, like where we were staying and we decided to buy some!yay fish! we had to gut them and de-head them and then decided to put them on the BBQ, just a picture really of all the tails as i saw how they were all grouped at one end, like a school of fish but rather hot!( they were yummy)

Jus` chilling by the pool

We managed to stay in a villa in our time in Portugal, in a small village in the south called Monchique up in the hills where all the locals stare at you but are kind of friendly but not really. For most of the time we just sat by the pool and relaxed, absolute genius! This is my brother here, obviously, just sat here by the pool with a palm tree in the back just sums up our time in Portugal.

Black and white church

This is one of my favourite pictures from this album. I love taking pictures in blac and white and this shadow picture presented this unmissable opportunity for me. I like how the shape of the windows are portrayed on the floor as you cannot see them very well in the first place from where i have taken them from. Also the light in the middle of the picture at the end draws your eye right through the shadows and up to the end.

Portugese Roman Ruins

Went to visit the oldet roman ruins in Portugal and took many pictures that day, and this was my best. I really like how that because of the negative space, the sky as it is known to you and me, has made the picture seem very large because there is so much open space left at the top of the picture. Also i like the clouds in the sky and how wispy they are floating in the sky hehehe

The Door of Names

I managed to stumble across this door whilst in a Portugese village in the day. I liked how it was very light at the time and all the writing was in white with the contrasting black handles that is why i decided to take it in black and white. Furthermore i like how the line of hearts in the middle of the door are kind of demented and not perfect almost like the door itself.

Senor what an awesome tash you have

This local Portugese man just out for a smoke, thoroughly deserved a picture with handlebar tash like that!!

Skulls close-up

In the house of bones i really liked the orangey-yellowey mood lighting that was dotted in and around the skulls and the house itself. So i decided to get up close and personal with the lucky few on the walls and take a few pictures of a few of them with the light flooding in from the right to illuminate and present a crisp image from a dark and creepy house of bones.

House of Bones

In the South of Portugal now, i think, and as we were travelling thorugh a small little village on our way to our hotel we found this creepy church/cathedral-im not sure!, and this small house at the back was built as they were short on bricks. No actually it was built by the monks as a warning to all of those that death was always apparent and never far away!

The Cork Collectors of Portugal

Now because everyone is becoming more and more aware of how they are destroying the planet, through plastic bags etc organic wood corks are becoming more and more popular. So in many regions of Portugal (and im sure other places too) the collection of wood cork- the process of stripping the trees is ever more apparent. And here we can see some of the men at work who have the jog of stripping the trees half way round and then loading the small tractors with the bark and then shipping them away.

Q.E.2

Whilst visiting Portugal we managed to see the very famous Q.E 2. It was merely by chance that we managed to see it leaving and when we were on a high vantage point the wind nearly took away my mum`s hat. So i thought that her arms framed the boat beautifully but i had to wait a while for the boat to reach the perfect place when it was in the middle of the picture but i believe it works very well.

Candles At Night.

Last picture from the church and another experiment with the lights!I made sure i found a dark place with these candles as it just illuminates the whole picture and makes the lights seem brighter. Once again you can tell the direction in which i moved the camera, as the candles have moved in that direction as well.

The Ceiling (from below)

Another picture of the ceiling, yes it was amazing wasn`t it?!!yea but um this time i decided to use a different setting on my digital camera as it meant that it gave it a slightly more skin tone feel and not as warm tones. But i feel that it has given it a better style and you can see the detail of the 6 shields more clearly and the tiling because it has been taken in this way.

Light at the End of the Church?

Another from this spectactular chruch and when i was walking around, now at the other end of the church, noticed that the amazing ceiling and how it lead neatly to this circle of light at the end of the ceiling, and how it illuminated the entire church. Furthermore i liked how i managed to take the picture with the light right in the middle of the picture and not at an angle as i thought that would not have had the same effect.

Sitting in the Pews

Whilst sitting in the pews of the church i decided to take this picture as it showed simply the beautiful ornate surroundings and how many people like i were just sitting quietly and admiring the beauty of this old relic.

Messing With The Lights

Going into the church where the great vasco De Garma is buried and took this picture whilst walking around the place. I usually like doing this sort of thing with the lights, putting a slow shutter speed and waving the camera around like a loon and hopefully achieiving something worth showing!But you can tell which direction i waved the camera around as the lights of the candles have reflected this direction.

Pine Trees in the Sun

I took this photo whilst taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the city when in one of many of Lisbon`s local parks. I liked how the sun broke through the pine trees through the almost web like branches that covered us from the sun one afternoon.

Got Your Nose!

This very weathered stone face caught my eye and deserved a picture. I liked how loud it seemed to shout as the mouth is very large and opened very wide,but then again it was only stone, Or was it???No it was stone. Also i like how there are many different colours in this photo even though it is in black and white as you have the very dark shadows of the mouth and around the eyes but then you have the very bright light side of the face from the left where the sun is flooding in from. And how it was not in very good condition...... got your nose!

Black and White Tree

I really liked how very old this piece of wood looked in this light and so decided to accentuate this factor by taking it in black and white and not in colour as i felt it gave it too much life. Furthermore i like how the wood is shaped and the few holes that are placed around this piece. Also the way that it seems to have wrinkles from the little cracks, like an old lady reacher her latter years of life it too has aged aswell.

The Local Paper

As we were in Portgual at the time the Madeline McCann case was big news everywhere but especially there in Portugal and the local paper shows this.

Hotel at Night

A picture of the hotel, it used to be a cinema as you might have noticed by the circular windows on the right of the building, we stayed at for a few nights whilst staying in Lisbon, on the left, on our first night. I decided to take it from here as it was the only place in which i could set it up resting on something as i do not have a tripod and it needed a very slow shutter speed to capture the blurred lights of the cars passing from left to right and most importantly enough light so that you could actually see the image.

The City Down Below

After staying far too long in the tower my final picture from this place, honest!I managed to spot the image of the city down below in my mum`s sunglasses and decided that it would make a good photo as it shows her obvious boredom at looking at the city, as good as it is, as you can see in the reflection of her sunglasses.

Oranges

This picture taken from the tower of Lisbon, depcits the rolling hills of the city and the many houses that are well housed here and there oranged tiles on them. That is one of the main reasons i took this photo as i saw a lot of orange in this photo, the tiles and slates on the houses in the backround the oranges in the foreground and the slightly orange face of this tourist!

Spiralling Staircase Shadows

Taken now from the top of the tower of Lisbon, it does have a name but i dont know it, and i liked this spiralling staircase and how the shadows of the blistering sun had left some parts in perfect light and others to the imagination that this could lead you down to a fairytale world maybe? Who knows;looks good though.

Same Angle- Same Picture?

Another from the same waiting line for the same tourist attraction when i noticed these two people taking the same photo but there differences in camera made me laugh. The man on the left has a very small digital camera whereas the woman on the left has a much more expensive digital SLR but both are drawn to the obvious attraction and good angle from this side. Furthermore the height difference aswell made me laugh as i would have liked to have seen if the small lady had any large shadows on her picture from the almost tourist-like towering man above her.

A Smile Maybe?

Whilst in a very long line for a tourist attraction thing, i think it was a tower not really sure, made use of a very long wait by taking pictures of the many "happy" security guards in the area. he just seemed to me to be the perfect picture when you think of a security guard, maybe a little overweight great tash! shades and a shiny badge, NICE!

The Yellow Trams of Lisboa

This very first picture of many from an album taken from my most recent family holiday to Portugal, and we start the journey in Lisbon or Lisboa if you like. This picture shows one of many yellow trams that run through the city up very steep hills for the small price of one euro, definetely worth it!

And i like how many things in this photo are very upright and vertical the old woman in the backround, the many small pillars the lampost and the building create the same underlying theme or pattern throughout the picture.

Bastille Day Celebrations

Every year on the 14th of July in France evryone celebrates the day when the peasants stormed the Bastille to overthrow the ruling classes with fireworks! So on this night i went down to the beach and celebrated this magical day with the locals and enjoyed the fireworks till the late hours of the night!

Sunglass Reflection

Another photo that i took when styaing with the same family, and this was taken just before going out when the sun was still shining, hence the sunglasses and the evening dress in the backround!I really like how the light has been reflected from the natural sunlight flooding in from the left and is enough room for the frantic rushing to get ready before we leave!

Pia Pia Piano

I took this photo when staying with a family in Sables D`Olonne for two weeks. I really like how this came out in black and white and taken at a slightly different angle makes it more interesting. Furthermore i like how the keys dissapear off into the distance from large to small like the scale of a......................piano!

Sun Tan Soltan

This close-up picture of my sun cream came out really well, thanks to the magic of macro. And i really like how the deep colour of blue in the backround is conflicting with the bright colour of orange in the foreground. Also i like how the sand has stuck to the suncream it make it seem like it is quick sand and this lotion is about to be absorbed into the sand in an instant!

Relaxing in the Sun

Right, before you ask yes i did know this person, im not that sort of person alright?!!No i decided to take this photo because it showed how relaxed and chilled she was to lie in the blistering heat. I like how you can see where the sun is as it is the brightest on her body even though it is in b+w . And that is why i took it in b+w as her skin looks much smoother and softer than in colour, and her bikini was black so this highlighted this factor. And i took it at her level as looked better rather than taken from a higher level, almost looking down on her, i dont think it would have looked the same.

Blue Skies on the Beach

Now i know that this picture is out of focus and many will ask "what on earth is that?" but i really like it. But when i first took it i was not happy as it had not focused properly, so did not have the desired effect which i wanted. Then after a few minutes looking at it i decided that it was a keeper! I like how u cant see things as clearly as you may be able to, but you can clearly make out all the things evident at the beach, eg. the sunburnt tourists, the cloudless sky and the scorching sand, you just have to look slightly closer and take a few minutes to see what is actually going on.

Coffee Morning

These coffee beans, in the reataurants coffee machine was worth a picture i thought. I like how they are so tightly packed in that they have taken the shape of the actual machine as they are slightly sloped at the backround of the picture. I decided to take it in b+w as it represented the coffee beans a little better in this way. Also i like how i managed, not on purpose, but to take it at a slight angle as it feels very different. However when i was taking it i got a lot of funny looks from onlookers with my head burried in the coffee machine, not a lot of people had coffee after that im sure!

Mischievous Meerkats

These very inquisitive and mischievous meerkats presented me with this very nice and cute photo of themselves. However it took maky attempts to get these guys to stay still as they are very nervous and on edge all of the time look and sniffing for any potential enemy! But i finally managed to capture them with at least two of them still but the other blurred-typical. But after sniffing and looking at me very closely and after they had sussed out what i was they quickly scurried off and burried underground not to be seen for another few minutes. So this photo was very lucky to get but i do like how is eyes are illuminated and looking straight down the camera.

Beach Side Lights

Turns out i found playing around with the lights quite fun! And yea another photo here (yes it is the last one like it) but this time by the beach and the faint glow of the beach huts beside the sea just invited me to take this experimental photo with the lights. I like how the contrast of the very dark nights sky is very conflicting and very different to the light shining beacons of the beach huts.

Merry`s Go Round and Round

This picture of a merry go round at night was also taken with a slow shutter speed to create the same effect. I really like how the lights have been slowed down from them being slightly blurred because fo the speed in which it was spinning, furthermore i like how the lights have been slightly reflected on the carousel aswell. And they are pretty fun!

Physcadelic Lights Man

I took this picture at night of the lighthouse and was just sort of experimenting with the light to be honest. I do not have a tripod so taking decent photos in the night can be extremely diificult as they can be very blurry and distorted. However i decided to play with this fact and thought that this bright green lighthouse could make for an interesting photo. The way i managed to do it is put the camera on a very slow shutter speed so that it can capture all the possible light and then move it in the direction you can see the light has been refracted whislt taking the photo, and hey presto wierd lights dude!!!

Any Fish Love??

I took this picture by the green lighthouse and in the backround you can just about make out the othere lighthouse but red this time, and um anyway decided to take it as this french couple were "debating" more like arguing about which bait would catch the most fish!!! I placed the camera on the wall as the wall seemed to follow them around. Also i like how you can see the bags of very small fish which they had caught-appertifs??

Le Petit Phare

Next to the port is this extended walkway out to the green shining beaken that is the the phare, or lighthouse to you and me! The very large lighthouse gave me an idea to make it look very small, and putting this small pillar infront of it does exactly that. (i hope)

Mystical moss

This picture shows the bench i was sitting on when watching a few tennis games in a lunch break beside the clay courts. i liked how this moss was a very yellow colour and seeed to be almost like a blossoming flower compared to the boring grey normal moss you see everywhere. But behind it out of focus is the old metal seats you could sit on if u wanted to watch a very popular game, and a few of the courts behind it aswell.

Clay in Sables

Whilst we were working at the zoo we managed to stumble across these fabulous clay tennis courts right next to the zoo irself!!It was a magical find and whilst on a lunch break we signed ourselves up for a tennis tournament for the ages 15-18. For me it was a joke because i hardly play any tennis at all however rob plays a bit of tennis and he was doing really well, and we were kind of like the wild cards of the tournament especially cos we were english as well! But as rob was getting ready for his 5th game (which he won) i took this picture as the light and clay looked fabulous in the scorching sunshine and the large range of colours aswell made for this nice picture.

Singing by the Ivy

After taking a break from looking at all the sleeping animals at the zoo i decided to take a break, relax and see what pictures i could take from the position i was in. And i really like how this picture came out, sitting beside the ivy flowers this little girl singing in french from this sheet of paper made it easier for me to frame her completely next to the ivys. I decided to take the photo in a sepia tone as it lightened the picture and made it seem very old, and much better than in colour anyway!

Enjoying the Meerkats

I took this picture on the first look around the zoo and i liked how these people look upon the meerkat were very enquistive and very quiet alomst the same as the meerkat itself who seemed to be on tenderhooks all the time. Furthermore i like how many things in this photo are very vertical as the meerkat itslef is standing upright just like the people and the trees as well, it creates this underlying pattern which you can distinguish thorughout the photo.

The Remblai

This picture just gives you a sense of the atmosphere and the type of place we were staying. We wern`t staying in these appartments but just behind them, very close to the beach. And i took this quite early in the morning so i managed to venture out into the middle of the road without being hit by any loony french drivers!! And the red pavement you can see on the right of the picture is the "remblai" as its known and stretches for ocver 3 miles alongside the beach and is used by all and is a really nice place to just chill out and enjoy the beach as was often the case!

Work Experience in the South of France

These next set of photo`s are all taken from when i travelled to the South of France for Work Experience for two weeks. Rob and myself had managed to sort out accomodation ( 3 mins from the beach!!!) and work in the local zoo in Sables D`Olonne in the South of France for two weeks. The weather was absolutely fantastic for this time with not a cloud in the sky and blistering heat for two weeks, the people were so friendly and so accepting (especially at the zoo) and just had an overall magical time, so umm yea i just hope u enjoy the pictures and the update as i haven`t blogged in so long! (sorry fiona i was thinking of blogging all the time i was out there, honest!!!!)

Under The Bridge

This view of Postbridges bridge was taken some time ago on the moors. i decided to take from an unconventional angle, below another footbridge as it shows it from a different perspective, one very few people will have. I like how the clear water has managed to reflect the bridge and its curves because it was very sunny. Q

Sheep Rescue2

Sheep Rescue-final attempt!

Sheep Rescue1

Sheep Rescue attempt number one on the moors!

Shadows

I took this picture of my cat in the kitchen on another sunny day as this is when its shadow was the longest and most defined. I decided to take it in black and white as the cat is mainly black and white and its shadow was also black and it made the picture better. I like how also the shadow of the window frame has been reflected onto the floor as well, I feel that this frames its shadow as well keeping it all detailed and good. E

Open Wide!

This picture taken in my garden on a very sunny day shows my cat yawning in the sun. I really like this picture as i was very lucky to capture it just as it was yawning an almost Henri-Cartier Bresson-esque type photo. Furthermore i like the whiskers shining in the sun and the grass in the foreground. As it frames and makes sure that the cat is in the middle of the picture and so the centre of attention.H

Daisies at night

This picture that i managed to take when waiting for a bus late at night depicts a daisy amongst other shrubbery when it was dark. I took many photos of this at the time and found that from using many different flashes and macro that this seemed to work the best as it both lightens the picture so you can see what i have taken it of and you can see the intricate detail on the actual flower itself. E

Lonely Old Dog

This dog that i photographed in the streets of Krakow has amazing character and a very relaxed temperament to it allowing me to take this close-up picture of this dog on the street. I like how that as i have left some space in the picture you imagine to what the dog is staring into, in this almost trance that it has adopted, as without this space then I feel it would not have created the same effect.

The Road of Prague

This photo of a typical street in Prague from a large hill is one of my favourites. I really like because it was taken in black and white this has created this amazing light and shadow throughout the picture from the overcast trees on both the left and the right. Furthermore I like how the very long and straight street just disappears off into the distance and into the light from the dark foreground and is central in the picture almost dividing the two sides of the city the slight rurality of the trees on the right and the urbanised left side all separated by this one long road..

Sweeping view of Auschwitz

Another photo from the Auschwitz camp, but this time from a much higher perspective of the camp with the infamous train tracks which the prisoners were greeted to when entering the camp. I struggled for a perfect shot of the train tracks below, but when i decided to take a step back and take a different picture to what everyone was taking i was presented with this magical photo of this person's hair being swept across the tracks by the wind. A strange coincidence to those prisoners who lost not only their hair on the tracks, but their lives and freedom aswell. S

Auswich Chimneys

This photo depicts the many chimneys inside the Auswich camp protected by the many unforgiving barbed wire fences in which i have left out of focus until 3 or 4 notches down as it draws your eye across the page from left to right. I decided also to put in b+w as i felt it shows how grey, bleak and eerily quiet it was both inside and out of this very emotional visit to the Auswich camp. F 

Cycle Frame

I took this photo behind the Berlin Wall when we were taking a quick break i found this lovely old local bike in which i thought it framed other students perfectly. I decided to take it in b+w as the bike seems to have more character. I also like the way how i have left a few people to the left ofd the bike, so you can see what the people are shouting at!! h

Trash that skyscraper MAN!!!

ooooohhhhh first picture on the blog, and an absolute scorcher taken in Berlin from the ground in a local park on a sunny day. Taken when we went on the Berlin Krakow and Prague trip  with the school in Fevrier.  I

A2 Photography

WAAAAAHHHHH!!!! I LOVE TO BLOG!!!!.Hi, um this is my A2 photography page where you can see all of my majestic pictures, so have a gander, leave a comment (better be good) and enjoy my pictures.