Posts Tagged ‘still life’

Forgotten

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008


This crumbling Welsh cottage was only accessible by climbing through ivy and a partly collapsed doorway. Well worth the liberal covering of dust I left with.

Fisherman’s Blues

Friday, August 22nd, 2008


I would need to search deeper into my psyche than I care to tread this lunchtime, looking for an answer to where this idea came from, and more alarmingly why I carried it through. I should write something meaningful about depleting fish stocks or UK fish quotas. All I really know is that the fishmongers is definitely not going to route through their bins finding fish heads for a 3rd time. This shot was taken in the barn below.

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Cherries, wooden plate

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I might try something like this again, but using a more diffuse light and a spray of water on the fruit. I also think a wider depth of field could be beneficial.

I am getting a bit tired doing of these ‘filler shots’. These are really only taken, and always in a hurry, to fill up all the blog days out in this 356 photo project. Time for a change of concept I think…

17th March

Monday, March 17th, 2008


Frosty oak leaves, Winter is back today.

29th Febuary, 2008

Friday, February 29th, 2008


Fabric #4 – silk scalf from Vietnam

28th Febuary, 2008

Thursday, February 28th, 2008


Fabric #3 – cushion detail

These images show detail of a handmade cushion by Scotish artist Jo Gallant. She is based in Kirkcudbright and you can see her work [here]. I have never dared to put this cushion anywhere near a chair though, it’s far too precious.

27 Febuary, 2008

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


Fabric #2 – homemade felt vase

I made this not-so-waterproof felt vase on a feltmaking weekend hosted by a cumbrian artist Dianne Standen.

13th Febuary

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008


Week day filler shots, local park.

10th Febuary 2008

Sunday, February 10th, 2008


Warm early morning light pooring into an disused outbuilding, adjoining the Hendre Isaf Basecamp bunkhouse, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales


Snowdon from Llynau Mymbyr. This is much used road-side photography spot, lazily captured in mid-morning light. At sunrise though, Snowdon glows bright orange from this location. I must go back.

8th Febuary 2008

Friday, February 8th, 2008


Not so much time today, therefore, a leaf.