Photos and occasional pomes

Tag: Photography

  • In a cave

    A cairn in a cave
    One stone laid upon the next,
    A balancing act

    Amazing what you find in the cliffs by the beach. I did not build it, I only found it and appreciated it.

  • Appear

    The pier would appear
    to be no longer found here.
    Where it stood is clear    .

    Possibly one of the most photographed piers in England. The old pier at Swanage. I took this whilst on a photo competition day with Digital Camera Magazine. Unfortunately the other person in the contest failed to show, so I won every round and had the magazine article to myself.

  • Under the Boardwalk

    Under The boardwalk
    When the tide has receded
    Beauty can be found

    Having spent a morning in the fog, I decided to explore under the pier at Newlyn in Cornwall. I left my phone on the ground, forgot it, and went back to rescue it as the incoming tide was less than 10cm away from disaster. Lady luck was smiling that day.

  • Alone again, naturally

    Taking in the view
    Loneliness is a mindset.
    Enjoy the silence.

    Another Place is an installation by Anthony Gormley on the beach at Crosby. There are 100 statues, and there are many more dotted around the UK, as well as other countries. Anthony Gormley is also responsible for the Angel of the North. A little Adamsky effect added to isolate the statue even more.

  • Island view

    Distant Isles beckon,
    Wreathed in cloud, shrouded from view,
    More rain on the way.

    One reason Ireland is so green is the predictably unpredictable weather. Just sitting and watching the weather is a perfect stress relief.

  • Matchstick men

    The scene looks serene.
    Matchstick people on the sands,
    Not swimming – too cold.

    Always amazing how eerily still it can feel, with a fog on the hills and an almost calm sea. A beach on the west coast of Ireland

  • View through a door

    Through the arched doorway
    Myths of legendary Kings,
    Arthurian legend.

    Tintagel in Cornwall is allegedly the seat of King Arthur, of round table and Merlin fame. The castle ruins are quite spectacular, but the way out through this particular door is not for the faint hearted.

  • King Canute

    Unstoppable force
    Set free by the wind and tide.
    Boy stands defiant

    Taken during a stormy day at Scarborough on the east coast. I was waiting for a decent wave to photograph, and saw King Canute here facing down the seas. Needless to say, a fraction of a second later he was totally soaked. Wave 1 : Boy 0

  • Surfers Paradise

    On the way back in.
    The sea is calm, I am leaving,
    Back when the surf’s up.

    Taken on a fairly deserted beach in Ireland, the sea didn’t look the best for surfing. This was also one of my first images where I have applied the Adamsky effect. Sometimes the image is what you see, and not what is there.

  • Remembering

    Remembering days
    When I braved the open seas.
    Now I sit and watch.

    The North Landing at Flamborough in North Yorkshire is a sheltered cove, home to many seabirds in the cliffs. The Springflower is an old fishing boat, looking out over the cove where it launched.