Taking a gamble

It's grey and miserable today. It actually rained quite heavily and I got drenched on my bicycle coming back from the Lido :)

I wasn't going to rush out again in a hurry. No, cup of tea in hand I made my way up to the office and started to look through all the photos taken over the weekend. There are some really interesting ones that I took on our walks along the Beach. one of which I posted in yesterday's blog.

Today, I'd like to share a shot I still took in London on Saturday on my way to Hastings. I took it from the moving train. Leaving Charing Cross the train headed over the Thames past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Cables either side of the bridge made it difficult to get a clear shot of those landmarks.

What I did however manage to capture is an interesting and unusual shot of the London eye.

It looks as if the photo was taken in black and white, but it was actually shot in colour. Just goes to show what a grim morning it had been.

The wires on the bridge we were travelling over work really well in this photo. I had to be fast though as the distance between the cables and empty space was very short. Taking a gamble and shooting out of a moving train can sometimes pay off and produce a rare image.

Guess what?

I stayed in Hastings! I only came back to London this evening... late!

I hadn't seen my Buddy for such along time so I just had to spend some time with her :) Lots to catch up on.

Walking along the beach I tried my hand at "arty shots"!

The weather wasn't too pleasant. Very windy and rather grey. So I played around with slow shutter settings. You may have noticed by now that I like the effect one can achieve using a slow shutter :)

For me a photos has to either be pin sharp or show some movement! It has to create a mood.

In this shot I used an 8/s and moved the camera slightly while releasing the shutter.

I love the results I get using this technique.

People often say about my images that they are like paintings. I never know whether this is meant as a compliment?!

I have also noticed that sometimes people say about painting that they look like photographs... strange that!

For me, what matters most is that whatever art form one chooses, it is seen as a form of expression. No matter what medium and, as long as the artist has created what he/she had in mind to achieve, everything goes!