Tuesday, December 05, 2006
leaving the beach
This keeps Rex' picture company: twelve miles up the coast at Beer in early Autumn. No doubt breaking all sorts of rules such as shooting up sun.
It's that flag again!
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I love the flag. You'll get chucked out of your local club with touches like that.
I keep looking at the foreground object and trying to resolve it into an animal. The exotic Welsh Cashmere beach slug.
This certainly jumped out of the screen at me when I opened it up.
The lines and triangles created by the objects in the picture make for an interesting eye path.
A hop, step and a jump and you're in that boat on the water. It's fun breaking the rules, especially the one about shooting in the sun. As rex says, there's some very strong use of lines in the shot.
Yes, very stong lines in this one John and lovely sun glinting on the water. A working beach is the feeling I get from it.
For some reason this reminds me of an illustration from a children's fantasy book. I'm not sure what it's about, but I'm sure it's a book I would have enjoyed reading.
And who ever said shooting into the sun was a bad idea?
Colin - definitely not Welsh, so you must be thinking of the Devon mutant. At first, I took the conventional view of the flag (having lost some more when straightening an errant horizon) but then realised that it didn't matter at all. But you're right about the average PAGB judge!
Johnjo - define working beach! It's an interesting concept: beaches are such a narrow and temporary entity, and so exposed, that work is normally not possible. Tourism is a form of work - for those selling the icecreams or walking the donkeys although the best beaches are not visited! But there is an added dimension on those beaches where people continue traditional occupations (echoed in other parts of the world).
Matt - I suppose one story could be that of the sustainable fisherman. Just over the horizon are large vessels hoovering up all they can get. I agree - who says don't shoot up sun? There is a lot of residual photo lore that gives that impression.
Underneath the beach shot you will see a crop from another picture looking along the beach. Beer is one of those picture postcard villages, all matching paint and hanging flower pots and with a population priding itself in its tradition. During the year (on the few occasions in England) I have taken pictures that include the 'other' flag. The original shot was more to do with deck chairs but the flag was an interesting observation on the village.
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I keep looking at the foreground object and trying to resolve it into an animal. The exotic Welsh Cashmere beach slug.
The lines and triangles created by the objects in the picture make for an interesting eye path.
And who ever said shooting into the sun was a bad idea?
Johnjo - define working beach! It's an interesting concept: beaches are such a narrow and temporary entity, and so exposed, that work is normally not possible. Tourism is a form of work - for those selling the icecreams or walking the donkeys although the best beaches are not visited! But there is an added dimension on those beaches where people continue traditional occupations (echoed in other parts of the world).
Matt - I suppose one story could be that of the sustainable fisherman. Just over the horizon are large vessels hoovering up all they can get. I agree - who says don't shoot up sun? There is a lot of residual photo lore that gives that impression.