52 Photo Challenge: Week 21 – Isolation
I took this on the South Bank on a grim day a couple of weeks back. It hadly seems possible now looking at the weather but it poured down all afternoon. I was looking for something that said isolation (amongst a few other themes I was catching up on). This was the first shot I took on the day but it just seems right for it…hood up, lost in his own thoughts, writing whatever it is he’s writing, isolated from everyone else around him by distance and mind.
“Isolation”
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52 Photo Challenge: Weeks 19 & 20
More catching up to at the moment, not because of work this time but I just couldn’t think of an interesting way to represent ‘ingredients’. I’ve given up and have gone for the obvious shot of ‘ingredients. It’s a dull shot but technically I’m pretty happy with it.
“Ingredients”
I’m sure this one needs no explanation. I suspect this particular soldier hasn’t stopped anyone in years mind. Shot under the arch going between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade.
“Stop”
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52 Photo Challenge: Week 18 – Indulgence
I’m trying to stay away from the obvious on this challenge where I can and it sometimes results in entries that at first seem a little unobvious. This is one of those, another ’shoe-horn’ effort if you will, but what’s more indulgent than giving a sheep a house to live in? Yeah it’s derelict, but still…
“Indulgence”
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52 Photo Challenge: Week 17 – Peace
I’m playing my first ‘joker’ of the year as I actually took this almost a year ago but to me this is ‘peace’. It’s one of those shots that people tend not to go wow at because it’s not a big striking panorama. This is more about a ‘feeling’…warm days in late spring and light cooling breezes. And it says peace to me because it’s out in the country, walking through fields far away from everything and everyone…
“Peace”
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52 Photo Challenge: Week 15 & 16: Single and Stare
Two in one post this time round as I posted the fox cub photo last week. Not much to say about them really as they’re pretty self explanatory.
“Single”
“Stare”
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52 Photo Challenge: Week 14 – Shoot
I’m playing catchup over the next few days as I’ve fallen way behind with the 52. First up is shoot and typically I had a much better ’shoot’ image which I’ve already used in ‘play’. Ah well…This wasn’t an actual shoot, just what I observed of something that is often shot – a couple of pheasants in a field in the Cotswolds. Bit of a “shoe-horn” effort this one but it’s taken me long enough to get back on track so it’ll have to do.
The resizing on the web doesn’t really do it justice unfortunately.
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Fox Cubs
CUTE ANIMAL WARNING!
I’ve never pretended to be a wildlife photographer and I think these shots probably explain why – they’re hardly going to be appearing at the NHM this autumn – but I couldn’t resist photographing this little fella. I spotted three of them playing in the back garden early this evening after I saw one of the adults go off to find food.
I was watching them for about 15 minutes before they disappeared back into the bushes but a bit later when it was too dark to take photos another two even smaller cubs came out. I’m pleased they didn’t feel threatened by me in my makeshift hide poking my lens out the window so I’ll be looking out for them over the next few months. Hopefully they’ll come a little closer next time.
Two – The Raglan Players
I did my regular photo shoot for The Raglan Players on Sunday night for their upcoming play “Two” by Jim Cartwright. The Raglans are an amateur dramatics group based in Northolt and the play runs from Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th May. More details and tickets on their website.
Here’s a few of my favourites photos from the evening…
Danny & Karen Married
Danny & Karen were married on Easter Sunday at Great Hallingbury Manor in Bishop’s Stortford. I’ve known Dan since College but we’ve mostly only kept in touch through mutual friends so it was great to get back in touch properly and meet Karen when they asked me to photograph their wedding. Here are a few of my favourites from the day…
Ketan and May – Married
At the end of March I photographed Ketan and May’s wedding in Harrow and after the ceremony we headed up to Canon’s Park for a few portraits.
Thankfully the rain held off and although the skies were a blanket grey, from a photographer’s point of view it’s like working in an enormous soft box so no harsh shadows….lovely.
Here’s a few of my favourites from the day…
