Monthly Archives: February 2014

A photo a day – a peeled orange on a table

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Pete

Yesterday there was a discussion on Flickr regarding the issues around choosing to present images in colour or monochrome (link). Some people argue for the choice to be made before the shot – so its envisaged and worked toward from … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – creating serendipity

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Pete

A little while ago I shot this photo below. Some time after getting up and dressed I came into our bedroom to find the sun illuminating all the dust and aerosol spray in the room and made it like a … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – Greenwich Peninsula

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Pete

Today’s photo is if Sainsbury’s at Greenwich Peninsula. I know lots of people associate Greenwich with the Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory and Naval College – and they are truly wonderful places with lots to explore. Yet even though I live … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – film noir

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Pete

There are lots of great film noir movies. The atmosphere created by the approach is wonderful and I never tire of watching many of them. I thought about their style when shooting this image – it’s funny how the photographic … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – place, activity and identity

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Pete

So Sunday’s usually mean the following for me: get the papers, avoid buying sweets, then read the papers all morning with football punditry on the TV in the background;  enjoy a family roast dinner followed my more reading and football … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – intimate landscapes or still life?

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Pete

Lots of my photos could be called intimate landscapes because I focus attention on relatively small vistas. I like such imagery because it allows you to notice things – little details – that otherwise would pass you by. For example, … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – waiting

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Pete

Today’s image is of the inside of Lewisham Hospital. We – Karen and I – had gone their for a review of her shoulder surgery and she was signed off. But that’s only part of the story. Getting parked was … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – signs of Spring in suburbia

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Pete

It may only be February 20th but signs of Spring are appearing in mum’s garden. I say “garden” but in reality its a small strip of earth she has tended for the past 51 years, since they moved to this … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – a different emphasis

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Pete

Today’s photo is very similar in subject matter to an image I shot on January 9th but very different in terms of photographic approach and intension. Here I framed the chair’s tyre as the focal point rather than the TV … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – surreal workflows

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Pete

I had originally envisaged today’s photo to be surreal and graphic like this below. My aim was to use something – anything – that I use to manage my impairment and include it in a wholly unrelated context to see … Continue reading →

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