Autumn Reflections (October 2024)

Autumn colours reflected in the rippling water of Stallon Pond...

City Abstracts (January 2023)

A chance free hour provided an opportunity for abstract photography in Nottingham city centre and some subjects both new and old. The new was provided by the renovated bus station and the steps outside Nottingham College followed by canal reflections, an ever changing subject, covered many times over the years.

The bus station exterior is clad in rich earthy tones which complements the blue sky on a sunny day. The framing for the shots needed to take account of the steep point of view and any perspective correction. These were some of the results:

The steps outside the new Nottingham College are designed more for outdoor seating and it was the shadows that particularly caught my eye:

Canal reflections are an engaging subject. It is hard not to end up with hundreds of images. Each canal side building reflects in a different way with a variety of shapes and colours. The resulting photos can look dull on the back of the camera but then come alive when processed with a simple curve or levels adjustment. These are some examples from the many taken on the day:

Colwick Park (September 2022)

I was inspired to restart my photography following a summer break by a quote from ‘Spring Cannot be Cancelled’ by David Hockney and Martin Gayford. Hockney says: 

“The world is very, very beautiful, but you’ve got to look hard and closely to notice that beauty”

Photography, I realised, doesn’t need to be more than that. Even on an overcast day in Colwick Park there is always something to see, something to capture, something beautiful: