Tag: Texture

Visiting the Queen

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I recently had the pleasure of spending a day in historic Windsor with my friend for my birthday. We had beautiful weather which meant the views were stunning and the light brought out all the gorgeous detail in the buildings and the Castle.

We spent some time on the river, exploring the bridges and islands up and down a small section of the Thames and then went on to explore the town and Castle.

I love the colours, the character and the texture of historic towns and Windsor is a prime example of this loveliness.

Wild Horses

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There is just something wonderful about photographing an animal in the great outdoors, it feels exciting, scary and right.

Exciting because you are desperate to get the right shot, knowing the animal could move at any second, scary as they are unpredictable and right because when it goes well it can be glorious.

I recently visited the New Forest and was lucky enough to stumble across a couple of herds of wild ponies. Whilst the ponies are not completely feral they arn’t your run of the mill riding ponies, so this was quite exciting.

The ponies were skittish with each other, but realitivly calm with me allowing me to get some beautiful movement shots. They all looked so different in colour to each other making the composition of the photos off balance and somehow more interesting. Combined with the beautiful, wild landscape it was an awesome afternoon.

San Francisco

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I had the good fortune of spending 5 days in the cool, laid back hub that is San Francisco. The city is alive with culture, colour and a vibrancy that I just hadn’t come across before. The feel was so different to the other cities I visited, it felt European with a Californian vibe. Healthy, modern and cool but fun and bohemian.

The light in the city and the surrounding areas is perfect for bringing out the colour and detail in photography and there is no shortage of sights to snap. From The traditional San Francisco city shots to the hidden gardens, wall art, Bay areas and iconic tourist attractions you will not be disappointed.

Over the 5 days we visited all the typical tourist spots Alcatraz, Fishermans Warf, The Cable Car Museum, the Japanese Tea Gardens, the Seven Sisters. We also indulged in a personal tour with  Silver Lion Tours  and Dirk our wonderful guide. Dirk knew the city extremely well and tailored our day to fit with what we wanted, primarily beautiful photo ops and bits of the city we would otherwise not get to see.

The day was spectacular, we visited all the areas we hadn’t got to, we got to see some stunning vistas and not only got loads of information about the city we got a local view of the city.

 

 

Hidden Gems

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There are some glorious sights hidden in our towns, cities and country sides. Things we take for granted and over look. I spend a lot of my time travelling round new places trying to look at things differently. It doesn’t often take long to find something special hidden beneith the everyday.

Often it is something simple and something hiding in plain sight. Everyone can find something beautiful to photograph.

Texture

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I love texture, it makes everything more interesting.  You can take something as ordinary as a wall at the side of the road and make it beautiful.

Texture adds depth and soul, it gives everything a history, a story.

 

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