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Tag Archives: pattern
Imperfect beauty
I learned a new term yesterday, thanks to my good friend Scott in New York, who commented on yesterday’s image and introduced me to the Japanese phrase wabi-sabi. According to Wikipedia, this refers to an aesthetic of beauty which is … Continue reading
Reflecting windows
At first glance, today’s image looks very neat and symmetrical, but on careful examination it’s full of untidy disruptions to that sense of order. One of the columns of windows sits slightly recessed from the others, carving a deeper line … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Photography
Tagged Architecture, black and white, light, order, pattern, photograph, Photography, reflection, rule of thirds, sky, symmetry, tree, windows
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Textured surface
When I’m teaching new photographers, one of the things which seems to excite people most is the move from Auto to Aperture-Priority function, allowing the photographer to control the depth of field in their image. In basic principle, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Photography
Tagged aperture, Architecture, brick, depth of field, detail, pattern, perspective, photograph, Photography, red, teaching, texture, tuition, wall
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Sunset
I promised landscape after the last few days of abstract meanderings, so here we go. Sunset pictures are often considered to be principally about the colours, but I think that’s only part of the story – the shape of the … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged colour, dusk, Essex, Landscape, nature, pattern, photograph, Photography, sky, sunset, tree
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Just noticing
As you will no doubt have spotted, things catching my eye are a regular feature of these posts. For me, a key part of photography is “just noticing” what is around you. That’s not to say it’s artless, as there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged chair, detail, fork, garden, garden fork, noticing, observation, pattern, photograph, Photography, shape, texture
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Pattern in the sky
I recently caught part of a TV programme my partner was watching about the architecture of new houses. One of the architects was explaining how he had been inspired by a photograph taken looking up at the sky through the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Architecture, colour, Hertfordshire, nature, pattern, photograph, Photography, River Lea, sky, tree
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Garden walk
In the course of my work on the First World War, I am starting to learn a fair amount about Rudyard Kipling who not only lost his son in the conflict, but also helped the Imperial War Graves Commission (as … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Batemans, flower, frame, garden, history, Imperial War Graves Commission, Kipling, path, pattern, photograph, Photography, Rudyard Kipling, shape, texture, WW1
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A peaceful lakeland view
I am in the middle of a rather busy April, so today I have deliberately chosen a photo which (for me at least) feels intrinsically restful. Taken a few years ago on a spring trip to the Lake District, I … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Cumbria, lake, Lake District, light, pattern, peace, photograph, Photography, reflection, spring, swan, the Lake District, water
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Street scene
I love exploring the bits of London which are off the tourist trail – in fact this scene is very close to my home in south London. It was part of a project I did a few years ago with … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, black and white, line, London, pattern, photograph, Photography, south London, Stockwell, street
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