Tuesday, January 13, 2004

After The Storm

Okay, so the gales I mentioned in my last post as a no-show actually happened during last night ? there was the odd rumble of thunder and a grating of wood and metal throughout the night.

That meant today when the sun finally came out, it was with that clarity and freshness you only get after a storm, filling the clear blue sky with lovely dark clouds and strong contrasts.

I took the opportunity to get out for my first lunch break in over a week ? I?ve been so busy I?ve been eating at the PC in work and itching to get out snapping. It was my first time this year at the usual haunts, trying some different angles. To start with I was enjoying the big sky meets white walls and brick work trip.

On a similar theme ? I had a little play with the fill in flash, which gives the street sign that lovely glow and shows up some of the detail in the back of the statue against the strong contrasts of the lighter area of the image.

Meanwhile, down in the graveyard? Strong sun, crisp shadows and a nobbly tree that Tim Burton would be proud to have growing in his garden.

And finally, it?s the knobbly tree again, but if you look at this image through squinted eyes you should get the impression of a face. Completely unintentional mind, but hopefully it may appease the people who wind up here after Goggle searches for Arcimboldo ? despite it being via my misspelling of Arcimboldo.

Posted by Dio Bach at 22:47

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