Light and Dark
This is a section of the Montmorency Falls just outside Quebec. I
took a number of the falls as a whole but the image I kept coming
back to was this one. The contrasts are numerous, fluid and solid,
moving and still and of course, light and dark.
Niagara Rocks
About a mile down stream from the famous falls is a stretch of white water
that is often over looked, but can be just as beautiful in it's details as
it's more famous cousin is impressive in scale.
Drystone wall
All over the northern parts of England you will come across examples
of drystone walls. You can't avoid them. They are of course purely
functional in their purpose, but that doesn't stop them being monuments
to the craftsmen that created them, and things of beauty in their
own right.
Wood and stone
I had to look a number of times before I realised what it was I
was looking at. The tree that this stump came from had long since
died but I just had to marvel at the timescale that had allowed
it to grow around the rock and effectively absorb it into the root,
and wonder how many years had passed before the rock had been revealed
again.
Woodgrain flow
I was drawn to this image by the combination of line and colour.
So often we see the grain of wood as straight and uniform, but here,
left to it's own devices, nature adapts to suit itself and we see
a pattern that is truely organic in origin.
Tree rings
This is what happens when you let the sea wash over a tree for a
while. This stump is all that remains of a mooring pole I found
on a beach in Anglesey, North Wales. The combination of sun and
sea has created something that almost appears more mineral than
vegetable.
Rockface 2
I'm not a geologist so I can't tell you what you're looking at,
but as a photographer I am drawn to the way the rock formation displays
tension and upheaval in a substance we tend to think of as inert
and unmoving.
Rockface 1
This image shows a section of a fallen coastal cliff. Not only does
it suffer the usual elements of wind and rain, but it is also exposed
to the sea. A most inhospitable environment you might think, but
that hasn't stopped the little plant taking root bottom left. Now
that's determination!
Winter waterfall
This image was taken at Abbeystead Wier in the Forest of Bowland.
I felt the contrast of the bare branches against the wall of water
(we're talking a big weir by the way) worked so well I spent most
of my time experimenting with compositions around this idea, rather
than the weir itself. I will go back for that another day.
Alhambra mosaic
Part of one of the numerous mosaics found within the Nasrid Palaces
of the Alhambra in Spain, this section displays the remarkable skill
of the Moorish craftsmen working hundreds of years ago and with
basic tools. No matter what your religious beliefs these works of
art are still breathtaking.
Cloud and vapour trails
I really like the simplicity of this image. Just patterns of white
on blue. But I also like the way the vapour trails left by the jets
have formed clouds of their own. I know the debate rages over the
damage to the environment caused by jets but this image is still
beautiful to me despite that.
Reeds
I was taking shots across Esthwaite Water in the Cumbrian Lake District
when, between images, I glanced down at the reed bed I had up till
then been shooting over. There wasn't a breath of air meaning the
stems were perfectly still. So I took advantage.
