
More steps, but this time in colour!

OK, this is what I get with my Holga – I think I need more practice.

My first attempt at film photography has had mixed results!

Different church, different country, but they both have steps to a door halfway up the wall – this is the Holy Trinity Church in Coventry.

I had photographed around here before, but not from this side of the water; as expected I got a totally different picture.
Yes, more steps, this being my favourite photo taken on a recent tweet-up in London.

Black and White or Colour – at first it seems obvious, but, on reflection…
Tourists, tourists everywhere – they definitely don’t aid some photos (she said somewhat hypocritically).

When is a lot of contrast too much contrast? And, am I becoming obsessed with steps.
No apologies for a tourist shot, it reminds me of the day I took it – short and simple.
Sometimes the reflections make a more interesting shot than the original subject.
There were lots of large doors and impressive stairways around the Palais des Papes in Avignon, but this one caught my eye.
Sometimes small sections of a scene can provide more interest than the whole picture.
I liked the contrast between the old and new and the dark and light, as well as the crisp lines of the modern balconies and their shadows.

Taking photos in a tourist city without including tourists and armed with a 50mm lens required a rethink of the type of pictures I should take. However, being a bit slow on the photographic uptake, this took some time and a lot of bad photos.
Quiet, peaceful relaxing, and full of life – just how a churchyard should be.
Colour, lines, shape, reflections, context… I think I got them all as well as capturing the feeling of the area.

Set subject competitions can be good, but there is a temptation to take an obvious shot.

A typical black and white, abandoned Britain, urban decay type shot – taken underneath Spaghetti Junction.

I am quite shy when it comes to showing my photos to actual, real-life photographers, particularly in their naked in-camera state. However, unless you are willing to show them, there is no chance of criticism and actual improvement – one comment resulted in me taking one of my favourite photos of the day and was the concept behind a few other shots I liked as well.

Sculptures can be taken again and again – by their very nature they are not likely to move anywhere (unless they are part of a temporary exhibition)

The camera club project this year is not overly inspiring, I do not have any intention of taking part, but, if I did…………

More lines, this time diagonal with reflections and a circle thrown in for good measure.
Two points in a photo should create some tension, but only if positioned correctly.

Vertical lines, horizontal lines, rectangles, they are all there in this incredibly neat industrial unit.

Finding something to photograph in an area that you think you know well can be difficult, but sometimes it pays to just start taking photos of things that might be interesting.

Trying to find inspiration for a Club Project on Architecture is proving something of a challenge.