Song Lyrics #296

I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine. Oh I heard it through the grapevine, Oh and I'm just about to lose my mind. Honey, honey yeah. Marvin Gaye

Dragonfly Revisited

Maybe it's the cooler weather but the dragonflies seem to have more patience.

Backlighting #19

I backlit my favourite model with some borrowed gear... the sun and lake. The line of the wharf was pointing to a patch of red so I boosted the saturation a little to bring out the changes in the leaves.

Playground #236

After a day of subbing I find the deserted playground strangely relaxing.

Distorted #78

After spending years trying to hold the camera steady it's kind of fun to set the shutter speed at 1/2 second and just wave the camera around.

Inspiration #159

Last night I attended an interesting presentation by Stephen Patterson and I couldn't wait to go out hunting for patterns . This morning, I found an old rusting car body and shot it so that the lines were horizontal.

Hands #139

I wanted to share some more pictures from the Port Medway cemetary. In the 1800's the literacy rate wasn't that high so it was popular to put symbols on the headstones. One often sees clasped hands or a hand pointing to heaven. I noticed a number of hands pointing sideways. These seemed to be the headstones of wives . The fingers were all pointing to the husbands tombstone. Victorian wives must not have had a direct connection. I probably should say no more on this topic.

I did however notice another hand which stopped me in my tracks. This one was pointing downward.....