I had to admire this hardy fisherman on Portugal’s windswept southwestern coast. I hope he was rewarded with a good supper.
White knuckle fishing
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Spectra over London
Spectra, by Rioji Ikeda, is one of several art installations in London at present to commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1. Certainly an imposing sight. You don’t have to go into London to see it as it is visible for many miles around. However, if you do want to see it for yourself, you will have to be quick – tonight’s the last night.
A century later
A century ago today, a state of war was declared between the UK and Germany. WW1 would claim 16 million lives in just over four years. I could hardly resist sharing one more poppy field tonight.
Turbulence
200mm, f4.5, 0.6″
I am currently working on a presentation that I have agreed to give at a group exhibition in Lyme Regis later this month. The topic is the coast. I thought I might share ideas here as I go. I have always had an ambivalent relationship with the sea. I was brought up in a seafaring family and a large chunk of the first eleven years of my life was spent at sea. Unfortunately, I never got over my chronic sea sickness. Without wanting to labour the point, this meant that I spent quite a lot of time staring over the side of the boat! I have found the sea’s motion fascinating ever since (but I still prefer to observe it from the shore).
200mm, f/16, 1/40
‘Dark-heaving – boundless, endless, and sublime,
The image of eternity.’
– Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
Focused Moments 