David L Baker Photography

Tag: Photograph

  • Ignored

    The vast majority of images from Penmon Point seem to focus (no pun intended) on the lighthouse. However, as you will have noticed in a previous post, the lighthouse comes right up close to the rocky shoreline. This can make it tricky to isolate other than at a really high tide. Often overlooked, there is a marker buoy a little further out which lends itself a little better to the minimalist style of photography. Probably better seen on a bigger screen, and if I have done it right, you should get a larger view by clicking on the image.

  • Again…

    I haven’t finished with Penmon Lighthouse yet. There may be another, or I may move on to other images from our break in North Wales. Who knows…? The mist was a great help, meaning I did not have to blend the horizon to get a minimalist shot – there was no horizon visible. Result.

  • Penmon

    This image cost me. The seaweed is very slippery, and I was probably not wearing the correct footwear. The result, as you may have guessed, was that I slipped and cracked my elbow. I didn’t cry, and I kept the camera safe. So I was determined to get an image after all that.
    The worst of it was that my wife, who was sat in a chair watching, didn’t see me fall and therefore I had no sympathy when I returned. She was too busy watching a heron.
    So this is the lighthouse at Penmon Point on Anglesey, and you may see a couple of additional versions over the next few days…

  • Split

    Just back from a short break on Anglesey. On the way we stopped, as usual, at a National Trust property for a break. This time it was Penrhyn Castle. The castle itself is well preserved, as are so many in Wales, and this area of North Wales is renowned for its slate. Penrhyn has a slate splitting demonstration on site. Hopefully you can see from the photo, this guy managed the seemingly impossible, splitting a slate which was already only about 3mm thick.

  • Oh Deer

    Sometimes it is worth a play with an image to get somethnig different. This was one we used as a Christmas card a couple of years ago, one of the deer at Wollaton Park and a smattering of path blur from Photoshop. It almost looks natural – depending on your definition of natural I guess.

  • Chequered skies

    For those on the other side of the pond, that is checkered skies – only spelt correctly…
    As previously mentioned, the Miroir d’Eau in Bordeaux creates a really nice mirror (would you have guessed from the name?) once the spray stops and the majority of the water drains away. The Bourse creates the perfect backdrop for an ad hoc meeting of friends.

  • Bordeaux

    One of the attractions of Bordeaux is the Miroir d’Eau. It makes an interesting sight when the water spray creates a misty cloud, and a perfect mirror when the spray dies down. Add to that a fairground, just beyond, and you have to go for a walk at night. Daytime reflections also work, but you will have to wait for that image…

  • Empty

    Going back to the theme of minimalism, I took this image a few years ago whilst on a wine tour of Bordeaux. After the tasting, the empty wine glasses on a white tablecloth were irresistable. I have a couple of other images from Bordeaux that will find their way on to the blog until I get my backside in gear and go take some new ones.

  • More Shells

    I am annoyed with myself. One step to the left would have made a huge difference, but I am not sure it was possible. Anyhow, as mentioned in the previous post, at sunset there was an art display projected on to the Opera House. The display was called Water Light, by an artist called Badu Gili.

  • Shells

    An iconic location that I cannot believe I didn’t post before. On the evening we were at the Opera House there was a colourful display being projected to the structures. When I took this they had not started, and the dark sky and illuminated shells lent themselves to monochrome. One second, obviously hand-held – who needs a tripod when they have an OM Systems camera? I might post a colour image from the display. I might not…