Stitched lights

When I was looking over my photos from the weekend, it really struck me how much some of the lines of light looked like stitches. I don't know why the photos turned out like this, with dashed lines, and I guess my embroidery background makes me tune in to things like this. The variations in colour, weight of line, density of the marks etc are all things that I would consider when drawing and stitching, and I think these photographs really lend themselves to the possibility of being recreated in fabric and thread. (That's not to say that I will... but the potential is definitely there!!)

Fuzzy light

It was getting pretty dark when I was out in the park at the weekend, so I started playing around with the light from all the residential areas around or near Kings Park. I think the trees give a sense of the scene in these photographs, but the movement of the light and the lack of focus add quite an eerie feeling. With the top two photos in particular, there is a painterly quality to them - I can imagine them being done in chalk pastels, brushing and smudging parts to achieve the haziness.

Kings Park

I was giving my studio a clear out today, saw a ray of sun outside so grabbed my camera and marched off to the park to get some exercise and photos. By the time I got to the park, the sun had pretty much disappeared again and light was fading very quickly. This made it dificult to get any good, in focus shots, but there were a few blog worthy ones in there.

Walking home from work

These aren't exactly the best quality photos I've ever taken, but they are a lot more spontaneous than usual. I particularly like the squiggly bits of light!

Tree outlines

Having decided to carry my camera around with me more often, I took these photos today on the way home from town. There is something a wee bit creepy about bare trees and the shapes of the branches, but also quite beautiful too.

Snow day

I've been itching to get out in the snow with my camera over the past week, but have been working most days. Apparently even outdoor clothing shops can have snow days though, so today I got out at last! The snow was fairly deep in places, and seems to have been causing chaos on the roads. Having spent over an hour digging my car out the other day only for it to be completely snowed back in this morning, I can certainly see the positives and negatives of this weather. There is a definite 'Narnia' look to this much snow - particularly in the trees. It was great to get out today and take some photos. One side of the sky was full of beautiful colours, while fog was setting in on the other - making for some more atmospheric scenes. Hopefully I will be able to get out again soon!

Early bird catches...the sunrise!

One advantage of getting up early for work is seeing some beautiful sunrises from my window! I like the bare trees and the phone wires, which make the images a bit more interesting than just the outline of the houses.

Pampas Grass

This pampas grass is great to photograph, as it is a very striking plant. I love being able to take a really sharp photo of something like this, capturing the texture and detail, but I equally love trying to create something more atmospheric by playing around with the focus and light. (Hope that doesn't sound too arty farty!)

Leaves

Autumn in Scotland doesn't have all that much going for it - with more rain, more wind and turning even colder than the summer. But days like today make it all worthwhile, with the sun shining and some great colours in the garden. I particularly love the various shades of red seen during Autumn (on leaves, conkers etc) and always feel inspired to dye my hair a similar colour around this time of year!

Fake Plastic Trees

Another beautifully frosty and sunny morning, so I pottered round the garden with my camera (and my dad's new camera, much nicer than mine) to see what I could find. Last year my mum cut out some squares of bright pink plastic from notebook covers and stapled them to some trellis down the bottom of the garden. The colour has now faded (although they're not totally see-through), making them ideal for multi-layered photographs. Shadows from a nearby tree merge with the real scene and vary the level of transparency.