Fens at Risk

This weekend the RPS Contemporary Group are running 2 days on the Fens at Risk and yesterday afternoon we were asked to take images to illustrate this. Here my attempt to convey the gradual takeover of the land by the water as sea levels rise from global warming. It starts with some areas having higher water table than the norm for the time of year (as at the moment). Some vegetation is underwater but generally the water adds to the visual impact of the scenery. As the water gets deeper more of the vegetation is engulfed and the vegetation dies and rots.

A couple of extra Fenland scenes not part of story board!

Christmas Eve in Hull

A series of images taken on Christmas eve as the sun set over the Humber illuminating the Deep building and setting behind Waterloo Pier.

Greeting from Hull

The journey here took longer than we hoped with a crash on the A1 causing us to go across country and over the Humber Bridge though we couldn't see much of it as there was thick fog!! After finding the Premier Inn and unpacking, we crossed the adjacent footbridge into the Old Town so a few images of the river and buildings plus one of the very many old-fashioned pubs.

Welney Swans on Ice

We visited Welney on Wednesday in subzero temperature and misty conditions which made great backdrops for the Whooper Swans, Greylags and ducks. There is very little unfrozen water  for the swans so numbers for the roost were much lower than usual.

'Soft' Day at Paxton Pits

Paxton Pits show a dramatic rise in water level over the last couple of weeks with a lot of the islands now submerged. This has greatly reduced the numbers of birds to be seen but it certainly looked wonderful in the soft light with patches of mist over the water. Mostly shot at 1/500th except Herons at 1/60th - still experimenting with shutterspeeds and sharpness.