Thorpe Bay Sunrise

I spent last night at Thorpe Bay after speaking to Hadleigh Camera Club - thanks for your warm welcome. It was an ideal morning with low tide and full moon, though the latter was behind the town. Wonderful to see and hear Brent Geese and a Curlew. Once the sun was up the beach huts took my attention.

 

Autumn Fox Covert Royston

The beech trees are just about at their best now so we planned a visit to Fox Covert at Royston - the sun decided to disappear as we arrived but the colours still shone and there were sufficient fungi to keep the lenses (80mm macro and 10-24mm) happy. I did a bit of handheld focus stacking but really needed a tripod.

 

Details from the Cambridge Mosque

I took fewer pictures than  I might have done on Wednesday if I hadn't got intrigued by geometric art, much of it, as with other features of the mosque, based on 4. Sometimes this was 'simple' as with the third and fourth images with two squares, one inverted to form a star. The door decoration was more complex with an 8-star in the first and a 12-star in the second, each multiples of 4. These complex geometric designs create the impression of unending repetition, demonstrating that, in the small, you can find the infinite, reminding Muslims that Allah is infinite. Circles have no end and so are also present. Calligraphy is a major art form in Islam and the Mosque walls in many places, including the exterior, are decorated with calligraphy portrayed with bricks.

This ancient use of geometry and repeating patterns as the language of the universe is reflected in scientific studies on the crystalline structure of matter.

 

Cambridge Central Mosque

On Wednesday, members of CCC visited the new Cambridge Central Mosque, Europe's first eco-friendly mosque. It was opened to the public on 24 April 2019 and was inspired both by Islamic and English religious architectural traditions to give a calm oasis within a grove of trees.  The gardens enhance the feeling of an ‘oasis’. The entrance hall pictures were taken with the widest lens that I had with me - a 10 mm lens; image 4 is a single shot and image 5 a panoramic image of 6 images.

 

 

 

Cambridge Fireworks Plus Wind, Rain and Zoom Lens

The forecast had 'promised' rain at 7pm and, yes, as the display started so did the rain. It was difficult to keep the lens dry but, in some cases, I felt it added to the compositions. There was a fairly brisk breeze and, for some shots, I also zoomed my lens holding the wide or narrow position for a couple of seconds. (24-70mm equiv, iso 800, f11-f22, 1 sec to 7 secs)