Yearly Archives: 2018

Molten candle

The flickering candle

an experiment in image processing.

finished for the day

Tied up for the night, Sanur Beach, Bali

Paddle boats and boards are tied up for the night on Sanur Beach, Bali.

Tonle Sap

Mangroves, Tonle Sap.

The mangroves offer some interesting photos with the gently moving water surface providing constantly changing reflections of the vegetation and the light filtering through the canopy.

Young girl under umbrella

The little girl with the umbrella

sheltering under her umbrella, a young girl makes for a sweet but challenging portrait.

Tree roots, Ta Prohm 2

Tree roots, bas-reliefs, shadows, monochrome

tree roots, stone ruins, bas-reliefs and all their shadows, lend themselves beautifully to black and white.

Apsara, Ta Phrom in monochrome.

Changing light and the careful observer

We all like to think we understand and appreciate the quality of light we are working with but it’s worth taking the time to really look and study the scene intently.

carved stone doorway

Golden doorway, Ta Prohm

I was stopped in my tracks by the extraordinary light which transformed a grey stone doorway into a seemingly metallic surface

The yellow leaf, Ta Phrom

The yellow leaf, Ta Prohm

whilst this location lends itself beautifully to black and white, some subjects demand colour.

Sanur Beach, Bali. Low tide.

Low Tide, Sanur Beach, Bali

stranded high and dry by the falling tide.

walking in a plastic cocoon

The plastic cocoon

I was drawn to the abstract, anonymous, shapes of people moving through the installation and the metaphor of the plastic cocoon is an obvious one.