Snapshots

... well, maybe snapshots isn't quite the right word. :-) The images have been edited quite heavily with textures shot at the same location.

Days out...

Mildenhall (church)
We went to visit Radio Zeta 105.3 in Mildenhall... and to pass the time I took some pictures. I also got a little tour of the church and a view from the roof:

This was a door near the church.

This was one of the entrances to the church, with a small graveyard in front of it.

 I had to climb 144 steps to get close to this... all the way up a narrow winding stairs with VERY steep steps....

Holme Beach
Yesterday's outing included both Holme Beach and Sheringham.

The view across the wash.

 The view towards the sea across the tide lines.

 Another view across to the sea.

 Sheringham
Sheringham is one pretty town.

View across the beach. It wasn't as deserted as it looks. With a little patience I managed to get a shot without people. :-)

I love the starkness of the breakers against the blue of the sea. :-) The day wasn't as sunny as it looks, but very hazy and overcast. The magic of editing and textures. :-)

 

This is actually a mix of four different shots - 3 seagull shots (the little beasts just vanished whenever I had my camera out), and a shot of the sea. Plus several textures. :-)

Click on each image to see more detail.

These are just a few of the (many) images I shot. Some will make it into my stock/textures gallery in my DeviantArt gallery, others will be available as prints.

With each of these images I've tried to capture the spirit of the place and how it made me feel rather than giving an 'exact' replication of what's there. 

My favourite ones are the last two. Which ones do you like best?

Trips, Number 1: Southwold - Summer

This is a new mini series - all about the trips I went on last year. The first one to be recounted here was to Southwold at the end of August.

I had my trusty camera with me and, of course, took a lot of pictures whilst collecting sea glass.
Here are (what I think) my best pictures.

The first one is of the lighthouse. I am pleased with the picture because it shows how high the thing really is!

Somebody had some fun taming a figurehead and wrestling it to a wall:

Couldn't resist sneaking this picture in. A lifesaver ring is just all about the sea/seaside, nothing says it better! :-)


The sea was quite wild at times that day as it was windy. I spent ages getting this picture whilst sandcastles were built and being torn down again:


And I spent even longer getting this one just how I wanted it.


This is quite tame compared to the other two, but I liked it because it looked like some giant creature's tail (a dragon?) dipping it's tail in the sea.

And here's one of a series of pictures I took of the sea and the boat. I messed around with it in Photoshop to give it this painterly feel.


The next instalment will be Autumn pictures of Wandlebury.....