A field of ripening barley with a small drift of poppies in the middle distance. Just a small strip missed by the herbicide spray, and the poppy seeds made the most of the opportunity – they had probably been lying there for 20 years or so, waiting for…
Category: photography
Naturally-occurring bubbles in a rock pool – although it looks as if I added some bubble bath, it is organic compounds from decaying seaweed that produce the froth. (The same that make the foam on beer!) Sometimes, a photo causes a small ripple of excitement when one sees it full-sized…
Boats and their reflections are a very hackneyed subject for the seaside photographer, but this example, riding high on a full tide in the harbour at Lyme, was irresistible.
A rather soft handheld shot taken just as I was leaving the beach on a brisk Spring day. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked the semi-abstract bands of colour in the sea.
In Lyme, there is a small estate of mobile homes at Monmouth Beach, which to me has a curious charm all of its own. I am intrigued by the contrasts of a wonderful natural setting and suburban accessories (the barbecue, the new car, the big boat, and lots…
A pair of flint pebbles on the beach at Axmouth, casting their shadows on a weathered piece of painted driftwood. Scouring the tideline was something to do on a very cold day, while I was waiting for a car tyre to be replaced!
Taken just a few minutes after, and about 100m from, Surf’s up, this shows the other face of the sea: calm water in the harbour at Lyme Regis at high tide, with reflections of the old lifeboat house (since demolished) in the sunshine. I found the clarity of…