Croak Us, Vernus

Time for the obligatory image of a spring flower.

Wellington Booted

A couple of weeks ago we took a trip to the Wellington Monument near, er, Wellington.

The place is an object lesson in the transient nature of fame and public approbation. The monument was supposed to be much taller and have an enormous bronze statue of the Duke on top. But funds, provided by public subscription, soon ran out and the work that was done was of a poor standard. That fence around the base is to keep visitors safe from falling masonry.

The Duke might have felt aggrieved at the contrast with Nelson's Column, but may also have reflected that Nelson had to died to earn it. In any case, the place has a somewhat bereft air to it, as the whole site is poorly maintained, despite being owned by the National Trust.

People, Watching

Another image from the Clevedon set, this time of the marine lake itself. One thing that I was reminded of during this shoot is that long exposures don't make much difference when nothing is moving, and when then evening is very still...you get the idea. I could have saved myself the bother of staying until sundown.

Anyway, I've only just noticed the people, but I think that they add something.

Going Postal II

During the recent trip to Clevedon, and whilst I was waiting for the sunset, I found these posts. There's nothing to explain their presence, overlooking the Severn Estuary - they're obviously of fairly recent origin though.

Pier Review Two

A slightly different framing of the previous scene - not sure which I prefer, so I've posted both.

Pier Review

A few weeks before the Scots trip, I was in Clevedon, around the Salthouse Bay marine lake, for the sunset. Having made this image of the pier, I was considering this sort of high key treatment, which is why the Clyde images came out as they did, despite the fact that they were processed first.

Off Clyde

This is probably the last image that I'll post from the Clyde set.

My Best Clyde

This is probably my favourite image of the Glasgow series. One or two more to go.