Hello world.
Finally, a new blog post. Sorry for the ridiculous delay. I had two illnesses, the second one came right after the first. I'm still having treatment for the second. This is the 17th week of this illness, but I'm SO much better.
On with my October blog post. It's a varied mix of photo manipulation, photography, and one experimental photograph. The experimental one is a taster for some more of these in my next blog post. You will NOT have to wait a long time for that one, I already have it planned.
As always, if I don't feel an image needs me to say anything, then I won't!
OK, first images. Whilst I was unwell, I used the time to experiment with new ideas and learn new techniques. The last few months were quite painful but have not been wasted. One of the new ideas, (well, for me, that is) was to take some of my old photographs of buildings and try to redesign them. I created over 50 of these, the following are a small selection. The first one, is part of the stonework taken from a row of buildings called, Wainhouse Terrace. I'm very fond of this one.
Wainhouse Stonework 1
The next image was also created from one of my Wainhouse Terrace photos.
Impossible Building 1
Funhouse of Death
Fortifications
Double Trouble
Vertigo Attack
A few colour redesigned buildings now.
Control Tower
Office Blocks at Sunset
Shopping Precinct
Space Patrol Building
The last in "Redesigned Buildings", (in this post anyway) is another of my favourites.
I've mentioned Gasometers and their demise in a previous post. They really are such photogenic structures. I decided to rework some of my photos of them. The triptych below, is one example.
Huddersfield Gasometer Triptych
Now for a few arty photographs:
Fishing Boat Wreak
Coastal Diptych
Beach Marks
Seaweed on Pebble
Twisted Tree 1
Sheffield Fountain 2
George - isn't he
a handsome boy?
Two of my rock studies, both from Eve's Top quarry. Regular visitors to my blog will know that I've had a love of rocks, stone formations and boulders for many years. It comes from being brought up seeing them all around me since I was a baby.
Eve's top quarry was the very last rockface I ever climbed. A long time ago, someone told me that he liked climbing. I asked if he did Freestyle climbing, also called Free soloing, he said he did. Free soloing, is what it says, one climber on their own, without the aid of ropes or climbing equipment. I took him down to Eve's Top Quarry. It was about 8 minuets walk from where I lived. It's weathered Millstone Grit and 70 feet high, (a little over 21 m). The top of the quarry is very chossy. (A rock climbing term which describes a route or problem as dangerous, because of loose rock.) I chose the route and led the climb. At about 30 feet up (9 m) a rather nervous voice floated up. He was stuck, not only that, I could hear the rising edge in his voice. This is the start of what climbers call, "being gripped up", that is, so scared that you can't let go of the rock, or move at all. That's potentially very serious, as you realise. I told him how to get balanced and comfortable and NOT to look up or down, just breath slowly. After about five minutes of me "talking him down" (calming him) he was ready to get to the top. He never spoke of it again, neither did I. Obviously, even though I'd explained there would be no ropes, he didn't seem to understand. I didn't realise that at the time. There is a lesson to be learned here; ALWAYS be sure that the person with you, knows exactly what they are in for. You don't want to be ringing for an Air Ambulance.
After that primer, two photos of Eve's Top Quarry.
A small section of Eve's Top Quarry
Eve's Top study 1
Three final images.
Very Old Tree Stump
Sea Holly
This last one, is just in time for Halloween.
Evil in the Church
Happy Halloween everybody. Stay safe and watch out for Goblins.
Gordon.
