On the Rocks

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rich Flint

A visitor at the Minack Theatre near Porthcurno in Cornwall takes in the view.

A few refinements have been made to the blog recently. A tidy up. Some you may have noticed already. For a while i was only posting iPhone photographs which was getting a bit repetitive so I’ve decided to be a bit more proactive in submitting photographs to the blog, starting with the current Cornwall photographs.

This blog will, however, be the mobile blog i’ll use to post from my iPhone when out and about. One of the things I’ve had to do is define what the blog is about. What it is for? When i started it i thought i knew. I didn’t. Originally the blog was going to be purely about my b&w landscape photography, hence the title Darker Skies that refers to my landscape skies that are often dark and broody.

The blog has become more than that though. It’s a scrapbook, a mobile blog, a photo blog and a personal journal. The b&w landscapes are just part of that mix. It’s only taken me 18 months to work that out. Better late than never i suppose.

Closing the Book

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Rich Flint

I buried my Facebook pages today. Enough is enough. I never did like the interface or the sterile look of the pages. 47 followers in six months is pathetic even by my low standards.

So here we are… Long live the blogs because the Facebook update is dead! Or is it? I have a love/hate relationship with the social networking website. We argue, break up and then get back together again. I may return… maybe

Across the Dunes

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Rich Flint

Looking across towards St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall

Misty Moored Up

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Rich Flint

An anchored yacht at Beaumaris, Anglesey in North Wales.

I love the misty mountain of Snowdonia that feature in the background of this photo. To wake up on your yacht to that view must be fantastic. I would own a yacht if i could afford one. I adore the freedom you have to move around that a yacht offers. One day maybe…

At the time of writing, I’m packing to go down to Cornwall. When this post appears on the blog, i will be boarding the train for an eight hour journey down to the South West of England. So keep an eye on this blog, the main photoblog and the other websites over the next few days for tweets, photos, audioboos, podcasts, blogposts and more.

Three People

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Rich Flint

Three people enjoying the atmosphere of a harbour. Here is the first of the Agfapan 25 i promised… oh so long ago. It was taken along the harbour front at Conwy, North Wales in 1994. Slow 25 ISO film wasn’t exactly the best choice of film for street photography, but i managed to get away with it.

Yacht’s Return

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Rich Flint

Returning to harbour, Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, UK

On the Edge

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Rich Flint

Cliff erosion at East Runton, Norfolk, UK

Sun Down

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Rich Flint

End of the pier

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Rich Flint

Next Year…

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Rich Flint

Looking back towards Blakeney – Norfolk, UK

I’ve already started to formulate some plans for next year. After all, a year seems like a long time, but it soon goes, so I’m just thinking about where to take things next year. 2011, I think, will be a year in which I want to push my multimedia ideas to the next level - video, audio and photography. Heck yeah, that sounds like fun and a challenge too. I’ve started experimenting around with video recently, shooting and editing material I’ve done via my iPhone, however I really want to move to a much higher standard of work by this time next year. I think that the return to shooting in Norfolk next year will be a great place for developing a large-scale piece of multimedia work.

A couple of items needed to help me along. First is a compact digital HD camcorder, and second is software to produce professional photography slide shows with audio…. with the addition of video too. The camcorder will also be used for video podcasting, something I want to commence doing later this year. My only worry is the potential pitfalls of shooting video and still images at the same time. It rarely works well – both need different mindsets. I always remember a Larry Burrows (one of my photo heroes) remark that he would shoot black & white OR colour…. but NEVER both at the same time.

Ways of looking, ways of seeing and the visual interpretation of a scene – it depend to some degree on the medium you use and sometimes it’s just better to focus on one, than try to do several at the same time.