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Afloat

A view through a circular, textured bronze sculpture, framing a calm sea and distant wind turbines on the horizon. — Doughnut Groyne, Brighton

A view through Afloat, commonly known as the Doughnut, in Brighton.

Chairs

Some chairs in the window of a fast-food restaurant, as seen through the lightly telescopic 60mm macro lens (90mm equivalent) with a reflection of the lens in the upright at the centre.

I was inspired by some pictures Laura El Tantawy showed us from In the Shadow of the Pyramids at her recent presentation at POST, to start shooting very close up. I got out my 60mm f/2.4 macro lens and started using it as a walking around lens in the street to see what I might come up with. This is an atypical way to use such a lens so I’m really just experimenting to see what I can learn about shooting this way.

Abstract textured surface featuring a mix of dark and light wood shavings against a muted background. — Old Steine, Brighton

A group photo featuring three men; one man in the center with glasses and a neutral expression, while the two others on either side have markings over their faces. — Castle Square, Brighton

Corrosion

Fleurs du Mal?

Autumn Leaves

Last of the 2006 reach-backs.

Chairs

Some more pattern abstraction from 2006.

Blue Bench

Remains

Paper Cut

At Owen Gildersleeve & Friends’ open studio we saw the work of cut paper artists (Owen Gildersleeve and Helen Ferry).

Studio Visit

Throughout May we visited Brighton artists’ open studios at the weekends. At Sarah Shaw‘s studio I was taken by all the collections of old paint tubes, brushes, palettes and other supplies and took several pictures. Sarah held up a window frame used as a palette for one of them.

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