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Wind Swept

The photo below was taken underneath Saltburn Pier on a particularly dry but windy August afternoon. The sand was being blown down the beach at a tremendous speed which made for some interesting photo opportunities. Obviously not wanting to get sand in my camera I sought refuge underneath the pier and noticed that sand blowing past resulted in unusual shapes and textures on the sand. Cropping to 16:9, converting to B&W and ramping up the contrast gives the final image a kind of surreal, almost out of this world look and feel to it!


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As we move forward lets take time to look back…

I thought I would kick off the New Year by posting a few shots taken during an albeit brief, but fantastic trip to Tokyo in February 2008. I can’t remember the name of the tower that these photos were taken from, but one thing is for sure and that is the views of Tokyo and Mount Fuji are fantastic. Enjoy!

Happy New Year and I hope 2012 is a good year for you all.


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Winter on Merseyside

Winter Storm
Sefton Park

A couple of shots taken a few years ago shows the contrast between two British winters. Since we moved back from New York in 2006, the British winters have been getting gradually worse year by year. For the last few years we have had freezing temperatures and snow by the start of December, which then typically lasts until February/March. Many of you might ask what the problem with this might be? Well, the problem is that even after being caught out the year before, the UK, whether it be local or central Government, have a distinct inability to plan a head for this kind of event, which ultimately results in the whole country grinding to a halt! However, things are getting better and throughout the year during my daily commute I have seen a rock salt pile gradually getting bigger in anticipation of brutal weather in 2011/2012.  The funny thing about this is that so far the temperatures in the UK have been unseasonably warm!

However, that being said, our winters fade dramatically in comparison to those we experienced during our time in NY. Check out these shots taken the morning after a brutal Nor’easter slammed through NYC dumping close to 20″ of snow!

A heavily pregnant Louise attempting to wade through a foot or so of snow!

Tenbroeck Avenue, Bronx, NY

The photographs above were taken in the Morris Park area of the Bronx, NY.


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Capturing a Kodak moment

Whilst waiting in Grand Central Terminal for Mummy and Mia, Ben and I decided to take some shots of the station. We found the escalators that go from GCT up into the lobby of the Met Life Building and thought it would be a good spot to slow things down and capture the hustle and bustle of the daily grind! It didn’t take long before Ben got bored and started to wander around during the shots, after all, all he was interested in was the picture once it was taken, not the processes used to get there. Just as I was pressing the shutter who should stumble across the frame…yep, you guessed it, little old Benny!

Now, normally I would bin this photo as it doesn’t portray what I originally set out to capture. However, looking at it again many months after it was taken, I now like it a lot and think it captures perfectly, a time in our lives that we have all experienced – being a child and not having a care in this world! Ben sums this up perfectly by not only walking in front of the camera at the exact moment I press the shutter, but also by the expression on his face created by blowing air out of his cheeks (most likely accompanied with a tune being hummed under his breath!).

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