Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Modern Architecture in Hull 1

We chose Hull for our Christmas break partly because research showed it had some interesting architecture both traditional through the various periods but also some modern gems. Here a first set of buildings that took my eye taken in high key to give the feel of artistic architectural design plans though I would need to add a few 'model' people and trees etc

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Dorset 11 Lyme Regis

On the Tuesday of our trip, we visited Lyme Regis on a very hot bright day. I mainly concentrated on the people enjoying the location in the strong contrasty light. The artist was perfectly dressed for the location while the young provided entertainment leaping off the cob, canoeing, paddling etc. There was, of course, just sitting enjoying the view and sunshine or a gentle game of bowls.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Art at Botanic Gardens

 On our CCC trip to Cambridge Botanic Gardens, I was distracted from my initial ideas of leaf shapes etc to take images of the plants as they pushed up against the greenhouse windows and by participants on a Botanical Illustration Day. The first image has been processed through Color Effex; all the others are Lightroom-only adjustments. The Olympus 50mm f1.8 legacy lens makes a wonderful portrait lens - very sharp and yet with a softening effect on the skin tones.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Tate Britain - The Other Staircase

There seems to be very little written about Tate Britain's colorful staircase other than it is the work of David Tremlett who, in 2011, was asked to create a work for the entrance of the Manton Hall at Tate Britain titled 'Drawing for Free Thinking'. I greatly enjoyed photographing it both in wide view from various positions and some double exposures of the details.

 

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Tate Modern

We booked tickets for the Tate Modern yesterday where the Turbine Hall exhibit is an impressive installation of intelligent robot jelly fish and fungi by Anicka Yi called In Love with the World. The drone-controlled intelligent sculptures float around responding to human warmth so gather where people are, supposedly emitting smells though this was not apparent (https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/hyundai-commission-anicka-yi). They learn from each other much as fungi react in the natural world.
 It was ticket entrance with no queueing and the galleries were pleasantly empty giving great opportunities for the type of compositions that I enjoy.

Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so