Playing with fire

Street entertainer, Winchester, 28 January 2006.

 

shopping

signs above shops in Winchester

 

Keystone

brickwork detail above a door in Winchester this afternoon.

 

Woods near Swanmore

A sunny weekend, but fairly cold. A woodland scene, late afternoon.

 

My prize winning photo

Last year, I entered this photo of the moon through trees in a competition my company was running for staff. The staff magazine wanted the best creative photograph taken over the Christmas and New Year break 2004/5. I won, the prize being a Fuji Finepix A-120 digital camera, which I have given to my son Richard.

The last time I won a photography competition was at the Muswell Hill Scouts show, in about 1973 or 1974.

This photo was taken with a long exposure - naturally - but entirely hand held. I had no tripod and braced myself against a wall. It's still a bit shaky.

 

cornish tree (3)

this time, at the end of a pleasant day.

 

Cornish tree (2)

Taken the following evening.

 

Cornish tree (1)

While I wait for the chance to take more photos in interesting light conditions, I am going to post three images of the same scene, taken late evening on three different days. The view is from our holiday cottage just outside Truro, looking approximately south west. Our holiday was one week at the end of July and beginning of August 2005.

 

Statue of Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth Hoe

This is from my archives. The photograph was taken on a gloomy evening at the end of July 2005, the first day of our family summer holiday.

 

teazels

I was pleased with the overall effect of this photo, again taken on New Year's Day.

 

Sunset

Another shot taken at Titchfield Haven on New Year's Day.

 

New Year's Day

or "Boat with Ducks"

taken at about 3.45 pm on New Year's Day at Titchfield Haven.