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Leaning willows…

Willow trees by a stream that has eroded the banks enough to render them unstable and thus, prone to start leaning over at odd angles. Even though they lean, they still appear to be thriving. Nature always finds a way:)

Three bridges…

One over a brook, one carrying a railway bridge over a lane and one carrying the A4 main road over the same lane. Three very different structures. The one over the brook is boringly utilitarian and also, badly in need of some tender loving care. The one carrying the railway over a lane is classic 19th century civil engineering. Last but by no means least, the one carrying the A4 over the same lane is for the fans of concrete brutalism, particularly when it comes to weathering and stains:)

A shady walk:)

On account of the hot weather we're experiencing, I haven't been out much with the camera this month. A long walk carrying a heavy camera in the heat is a pretty uncomfortable experience, trust me on that one!

Yesterday was the first time in almost a fortnight that I've been out with a camera. As you can see from the images, as far as was possible, I was seeking the shade which provided some relief from the burning sun. Somehow I thought that counterintuitively rendering these images in black and white better conveyed the mood of a summer afternoon…

Over and under

A tale of two bridges. One very unassuming bridge going over a stream gently making it's way down towards the Avon. The other being a concrete brutalist structure taking the Keynsham Bypass over Durley Lane. Both rendered in glorious black and white as befits the subject matter:)

Bridges revisited…

…with a LOMO effect applied:) One that enhances the grittiness I saw in each of these locations. It's the way I'm rolling at the moment…

Looking back in sepia vision…

This is me looking back at the photos I've shot so far this month to see which ones would work cropped square and sepia toned. The aim being to convey a sense of nostalgia and also, an uneasy feeling of impending loss…

Back and forth

Looking both ways along a path and also, across a bridge. These shots were an exercise in giving a thirteen year old digital single lens reflex camera a long overdue run out to see if it was still working after some water ingress a few months ago. To say I'm glad it is still working, is an understatement:)

The weather was overcast with a chilly breeze. The calendar might well say it's April and therefore it's Spring but, it didn't feel like it. There was an uneasy, moody feel to this short walk which you can probably sense in these images.

The last of the bare branches

We're coming towards the middle of April. Spring is well under way, albeit there are days when we're 'gifted' with grey cloud and a chill in the breeze. Yesterday was such a day. These images are me shooting what will pretty much be my last bare branch shots until November. I was making the most of it, that's for sure! Thinking about the prevailing light and weather conditions when I was taking these images, I concluded that they were best rendered in black and white.