Regular readers of this blog will know that I have been trying to put together a successful Grants for the Arts application. My first attempt was rejected in late October and today I submitted my second attempt for funding to shoot the extended Edgelands project, so 6 weeks from now I should know the second […]
An antidote to Black Friday
Yesterday I was in London. I had to go to take part in an analytical workshop for user experience of using a website. The outcomes were to create an improved experience with a new site yet to be developed. I wondered about time to grab some pictures but popped the P6000 into my bag. It […]
What is beauty?
I am making work for the East Anglian Contemporary Group of the RPS. The project is on the Wet Dock and environs in Ipswich. Over the last month or so I have been looking out for aspects of the dock that would make for a contemporary series of images and I discovered this old lady […]
I thought of Ian Moss
As I was cycling around this morning make pictorial notes of research sites for more in-depth studies I discovered this relic and immediately thought of Ian Moss, not that he is in any way a relic, but rather I think, this is something he might be drawn (sic) to. These are just pictorial notes. […]
Seagull watches over Searcher
In 1979 I was on the commissioning crew of HMRC Searcher. She was a 30m craft built in Lowestoft by Brooke Marine. I had a fabulous time on that shake down cruise circumnavigating Great Britain through a particularly stormy 4 months. This morning the current day Searcher and nothing remotely like what I served on […]
Yesterday I went to see Taylor Wessing 2014
I attended the Agile Business Awards on Thursday night in Bloomsbury Square. It was a lively affair and the lamb was cooked to perfection. No mean feat getting meat right for so many people. Anyway, somewhat tired as I was, I trudged down to the National Portrait Gallery and joined a queue of 3 people […]
A thing of beauty
The Taylor Wessing 2014 catalogue dropped through my letterbox on Saturday. In it, there is an article on Beauty written by Eamonn McCabe. It is a well written article and I believe I have seen some of the images before at one of Eamonn’s talks. I had certainly heard the stories before in small group […]
Today I saw the Princes Street Kingfisher
It has been weeks now since I sighted the regular Kingfisher near the Princes Street Bridge on the Gipping. I had wondered whether it had moved to open waters and a saltier environment rather than this mixed tidal and freshwater section. These delightful small predators raise my vibrations no matter what else is going on […]
Black and White request
Following a request about my recent post, I have recreated Maggi Hambling in Black and White. I’d say the ‘Jury’s out’ The eyes still have it.
The Jury’s out
I have not blogged much over the last two weeks as I have been on enforced jury service. I used to be exempt from sitting owing to previous employment but now anything goes. It was a real eye-opener on many levels. The first is the sheer amount of money and time wasted by poorly prepared […]