Landscape

Eclipse’s End

Walking down the pier as the eclipse ended, I grabbed this westward snapshot of the setting sun and West Pier, unencumbered by the moon.

We happened to be viewing Hockney’s iPad-drawn mural at the Serpentine Gallery North in London the very day he lay dying elsewhere in London. This tree-house painting was in the garden outside behind the coffee shop and I crouched down to include the flora growing in front of it to make it fit into the scene more organically.

Victory

A wooden fence post surrounded by dense green foliage and plants. — St Anne’s Well Gardens, Hove

Gull

The Brighton and Hove u3a camera photography group went shooting in the Gardens last month and this is one I shot while we were there.

Off the Grid

A barbed wire fence in a grassy field with wooden posts and a cloudy sky in the background. — South Downs, UK

From the South Downs to the Sea

A panoramic view of lush green hills and valleys, with a distant town on the horizon under a partly cloudy sky. — South Downs, UK

A scenic view of rolling green hills with trees and a few cows grazing, under a bright blue sky. — South Downs, UK

Are You Looking at Me?

A flock of sheep grazing in a green field, with lambs lying nearby and hills in the background. — South Downs, UK

South Downs

We took another walk to The Chattri, past sheep and cows.

Under a Cloud

A landscape featuring dark, layered clouds hovering over lush greenery and trees, with a hint of an overpass in the background. — Dora’s Green, Farnham

Treetop Turbines

A serene coastal view featuring a clear blue sky, calm sea, and multiple offshore wind turbines visible in the distance, framed by lush green trees in the foreground. — Brunswick Place, Hove

Dividing the Frame

A serene view of the ocean with shimmering water reflecting sunlight under a clear blue sky. — English Channel from Brighton

An exercise in dividing the frame, using the specular highlights on the water to place the brighter part below the dividing line instead of above

Sailboat

Another image from my recce for “dividing the frame” photographs.

Flight of the Langoustine

View of a decorative metal structure along the seaside, with the ocean in the background and a seagull flying above. — Hove Plinth (Grand Ave)

I’ve photographed Hove Plinth before, but now from a different angle with more sea and the flight of a seagull. I was scouting the viability of this path for a “dividing the frame” group shoot.

Pheasant

Fond Pond Reflections

A tranquil pond surrounded by lush greenery and reflecting trees and foliage in the water. — Wakehurst Botanic Garden, UK

Shadow and Reflection

A tranquil pond covered with green algae, reflecting the blue sky and the shadows of nearby trees. — Wakehurst Botanic Garden, UK

Hide Out

A serene view of a calm lake surrounded by lush greenery and trees under a clear blue sky. — Wakehurst Botanic Garden, UK

We sat in a hide and gazed through the window slots at this peaceful pond or lake. As a gentl breeze blew across the top of the water, specular highlights shimmered towards us. Impossible to capture the movement in a still photograph, I still attempted to get the magic of the scene.

A tranquil river scene with shimmering sunlight reflecting off the water's surface, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.

Category: Landscape

Memento Mori