Number six on the hopscotch grid has one foot in the square but she’s going the wrong way not aware that’s there. A portent of summer has hit us with a fiery vengeance and with that people have come out to play in the sunshine here on Brighton Jetty. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Hopscotch’, 1/2000s f/11 […]
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Lenswork
Spending time with my 50mm lens is like learning to see all over again (not that I ever stopped). I think that I had become lazy with zoom lenses, enamored in the impact and drama of extreme wide angle and in many cases was relying on extreme perspective to draw attention to a scene. The […]
Read MoreIt’s Getting Nicer Now
Finally the winter gloom is beginning to fade, the days are getting longer and the temperature beginning to edge up. Little by little Spring is making its way into into our world giving tantalizing hints of a Summer to come. Not that you can tell any of this looking out into a Henley Beach sunset. […]
Read MoreWaiting for Summer
The days are getting longer now and the sun setting a little later which means more time in the evening to get down to the beach. There are more people out walking, more people out running and more people just hanging around on the jetty enjoying the evening. Even though winter is not quite over […]
Read MoreWinter Sunset
I could not help myself when that golden colour fills the sky my local beach calls. Now in the middle of winter there is no one to be seen. No one on the jetty and no one on the beach. A few die-hard joggers in full track gear and hoodies dot the esplanade but otherwise […]
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