Man distributing pamphlets in the street at Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk.
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Candid Camera
The iPhone and its photographic capabilities may have a lot of critics but as a candid street photography camera I think its pretty darn good.
The ability to take a photo in the blink of an eye is just one benefit to using a mobile phone as a image capturing device. The small size of a phone also helps you avoid attention. Critical when shooting candid street photos.
OK, the iPhone & other mobile phones are never going to replace the Nikons and Canons of this world but as a separate tool for capturing images quickly and quietly it’s ideal.
The Market
A walk through Fakenham Market. The town still retains a good and bustling market while other market towns around the UK struggle.
Black Boat
Took this image last night of a boat at Morston Quay, Norfolk. Rather like the tones I’m getting with certain b&w setting on the iPhone’s Hipstamatic app.
Overgrown
Yacht’s Return
On the Edge
Cliff erosion at East Runton, Norfolk, UK
Twelve Months
Holme beach, Norfolk, UK
It’s hard to believe but the Darker Skies blog has been online for a year. My initial idea for the blog’s role turned out to be a non-starter. Originally i had planned the blog to be more like my main photo blog. I just didn’t see the point of doubling up on websites though. Each must have its own distinct role and Darker Skies certainly has developed an important role for itself over the last year.
Really the blog acts as a satellite for my other online photographic endeavours and as my own photo blog. The podcast has its own page here and there are plans to expand the site even further. The page design changed again earlier this month and… finally i’m happy with the way the blog looks. It’s been quiet here so far this month, very little in the way of photo postings, but i ‘ll be adding an image everyday this week starting tomorrow.
Here’s to another year of Darker Skies.
Blakeney Boat
A ‘work in progress’ houseboat at Blakeney in Norfolk, UK
Shifting Sands
Tracks in the sand - Sea Palling, Norfolk, UK
I’m currently going through a phase of wanting to get ready for my Norfolk trip, even though I’m not doing it this year. Last year I made the decision to give Norfolk a break, the project would have a creative interlude for 2010, and come back fresh and reinvigorated for 2011. I will miss it though, which is not surprising considering that I’ve been doing it for five years on the trot. Time for a break me thinks. Last year, I got the feeling that I was becoming… er… too familiar with the place. Although it was hugely tempting to return this year, I’m going to stick by my decision of 2009 and do something else this year…. something very different - I’ll be helping film a vampire movie in Whitby.
My Norfolk project came about in 2004, influenced mainly by a photographic book called Northumberland by John Tordai. The book was part of a series, although I only recall ever seeing two books, where a photographer would pick a county they knew and photograph it. Tordai had been raised on Tyneside, so naturally, he chose the beautiful county of Northumberland. Sadly I can’t remember the name of the other photographer, or the exact county that the book was shot in. I do remember though that it was a county located in the south of England. I thought it a fantastic idea to do a long-term photographic project and that made me decide to shoot a project of my own.
My Norfolk project differs in one major respect to the books. I have no links to the county. I like the idea of coming to a subject fresh, just once a year for (and at) a certain period of time. I could do a similar type of project here in my home county of North Yorkshire, but for the moment I’ll stick to photographing the delights of Norfolk. How long will this project last? Initially when I started I thought ten years but I’ve decided to remove any time restrictions. It’s ongoing and ends when it ends. I’ll miss visiting this year but the break is needed.
