Contents
Eric Williams - ‘Cuban Streets’ Jenny Rees Mann - ‘From an Indian Train’ Maddy Pennock - ‘Sense of the Organic’ & ‘The Royal London Hospital’ Kaz Diller - ‘Once Upon a Time in London’ Paul Mann - ‘The Grande Arche de la Defence, Paris’ Ruth Bourne - ‘Changed World’ James Boardman-Woodend - ‘Infrared Images of Woodlands’ Tessa Mills - ‘Cliché-Comfort’ Stewart Bourne - ‘Frustration, Anger and Disappointment’ Tineke Morgan - ‘Worcester and Tibberton in Monochrome’ Clive Haynes - ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ Karen Dewson - ‘Impressions of Light and Shade’ Judy Knights - ‘Another Day, Another Churchyard’ Peter Young - ‘Blue and Yellow’ Charles Ashton - ‘Awakening’ Bob Oakley - ‘Sleepers’ Alex Isaacs - ‘Cuba’.
Eric Williams Cuban Streets
Candid street photography is a genre with which I am a little uncomfortable, but inspired by the work of club members such as Nigel Reader and Alex Isaacs, I decided to create a series of images of Cuban females to illustrate ageing in what is basically a third world country. I’m showing these images in a sequence of ascending age of subject to illustrate how these women move from one phase of life to another in a country that has been governed by idealism into near poverty over the past 50 years.
Eric Williams 01 Let Me Out
Eric Williams 02 My Model Pose
Eric Williams 03 Havana Style
Eric Williams 04 Just Chatting
Eric Williams 05 Deveining Tobacco
Eric Williams 06 Colourful Dress
Eric Williams 07 Sifting Rice
Eric Williams 08 Waiting
Eric Williams 09 Havana Living
Eric Williams 10 When Oldies Go Bad
Eric Williams 11 Farmer
Jenny Rees Mann
From an Indian Train
'As dawn breaks, I’m looking out of a train window. We sweep across the Indian countryside and I glimpse people’s lives. We stop at stations where I catch moments frozen in time; but without context to help me interpret them, I am left with questions. Who is that woman? Where is she going? What are those people waiting for?’
Jenny Mann 01 From a window
JennyMann 02 From a window 1
JennyMann 03 From a window 3
JennyMann 04 n passing
JennyMann 05 Man on station 5
JennyMann 06 Two ladies on a platform
JennyMann 07 Boy on a platform
JennyMann 08 Look away
jennyMann 09 Morning Pylon
Maddy Pennock
Sense of the Organic (Ongoing Series)
A few more from this series including an awareness of the changing landscape as Winter changes to Spring and the renewal of life is becoming apparent.
The Royal London Hospital (Ongoing Series)
This is an exploratory series of my emotional response to training as a nurse at this historical teaching hospital serving the East London community. There is a feeling of great pride but also my memories are also tinged with a sense of foreboding and anxiety as learnt my craft in this establishment. I have become part of the history of this hospital and it has made me the person I am. Two of my images (9 & 10) are work in progress as I blended my paintings with the decaying hospital giving a sense of the past, like a ghost inhabiting the wards that are crumbling before my eyes.
1_Maddy Pennock_Organic Takeover
2_Maddy Pennock_Morning Glory
3_Maddy Pennock_Morning has Broken
4_Maddy Pennock_Pixam Ferry
6_Maddy Pennock_Colour Returning to the Land
5_Maddy Pennock_Spring Awakening
7_Edith Cavell1_
8_Edith Cavell2_
9_Care & Compassion_
10_Drug Round_
11_Fusion_
Kaz Diller 00 London
Kaz Diller 01 London
Kaz Diller 02 London
Kaz Diller 03 London
Kaz Diller 04 London
Kaz Diller 05 London
Kaz Diller 06 London
Kaz Diller 07 London
Kaz Diller 08 London
Kaz Diller 09 London
Kaz Diller 10 London
Kaz Diller 11 London
Paul Mann
The Grande Arche de la Defence, Paris.
Have you ever thought how strange scale is? An object can look quite small when viewed from a distance, yet in reality it might be very large. We usually take it for granted as our brains have adjusted to it. A good example is the Grande Arche in Paris. Viewed from a distance it appears to be just an open box but as you approach it the box becomes enormous, all 30k tonnes of it. Built in 1985 -1989 to a design by Danish architect Johan Otto Speckelson & engineer Erik Reitzel, it is an office block. Despite its height the building forms an intimate enclosed square within the box with spectacular views down the Champs Elise to which it forms end block visually. It is not so friendly on a windy day!
01 Grand Arche
02 Grand Arche
03 Grand Arche
04 Grand Arche
05 Grand Arche
06 Grand Arche
07 Grand Arche
08 Grand Arche
09 Grand Arche
10 Grand Arche
11 Grand Arche
Ruth Bourne Changed World
The acquisition of a Photoshop Camera app for the phone gave me an opportunity to have a quick play with the theme of a changed world. We find ourselves currently in a very different reality, some of which feels as if we have slipped into a science fiction or dystopian universe. These were all deliberately taken from inside the house and this was an attempt to take images of very familiar, mundane and usually comforting surroundings, and convey the feeling of having twisted somehow through 90 degrees to confront something strangely different and often threatening. Things get out of proportion in lockdown; even shopping looms out of proportion as a task. It was also a bit of fun, which we very much need right now! I’ve deliberately left them as from the app so maybe not technically perfect, but the app is worth a look!
Ruth Bourne 01 Strange new dawn
Ruth Bourne 02 Looming
Ruth Bourne 03 Tangerine skies
Ruth Bourne 04 Abandon ship
Ruth Bourne 05 It’s all out of proportion
Ruth Bourne 06 Bumbling along
Ruth Bourne 07 Where next
James Boardman-Woodend
Infrared Images of Woodlands
I use a converted second hand Fuji XT-10 & shoot in Black & White mode with minimal post processing. I'm fortunate to live a stone's throw from the wonderful Wyre Forest. If you keep away from the main paths (which can be fairly crowded) and follow the narrow side routes you can easily spend a couple of hours deep in the forest & not encounter a single other person. I particularly like the thick deciduous wooded area that surrounds the Rocket Testing Research Station which the Government has until very recently stopped all maps from showing its location. This is somewhat surprising as all locals know where it is, due to the very large bangs and whooshing sounds that occasionally emanate from deep within the forest. Summer is a great time for using an IR camera - the dappled light produced by bright sunlight penetrating into thick, leafy, woodland is truly magical. I hope you can appreciate my love of the local woodlands from my images.
James B-Woodend 01
James B-Woodend 02
James B-Woodend 03
James B-Woodend 04
James B-Woodend 05
James B-Woodend 06
James B-Woodend 07
James B-Woodend 08
James B-Woodend 09
James B-Woodend 10
James B-Woodend 11
Tessa Mills ClichĂŠ-Comfort
The comfort of a known effect, or a previously explored topic or an easily seen image. My walk along the canal was exactly this, I was seeking comfort and predictability. Like Vivian Maier, I was not searching for an image to please others, or to exhibit. It was to be quietly of the moment, for its own sake. Now on review I can recall the peaceful feelings of a lack of challenge, with no decisions to make. Simple pleasures . All very necessary for me at the moment. As they say ''Dance like no-one is watching''. I suggest ''Take pictures like no-body will see them''.
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05. Tessa Mills 526
06. Tessa Mills 539
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11. Tessa Mills 591
Stewart Bourne
These few images are really just an expression of frustration, anger and disappointment.
Stewart Bourne 01 Darwin award hopeful_
Stewart Bourne 02 Sitting in my study
Stewart Bourne 03 Current politics
Stewart Bourne 04 Covid picnic
Stewart Bourne 05 Toilet roll entity
Stewart Bourne 06 lockdown
Stewart Bourne 07 Sitting in my study
Stewart Bourne 08 The last rose
Stewart Bourne 09 See ya
Tineke Morgan
Worcester and Tibberton in Monochrome
During the lockdown, my favourite places for my daily walks are along the Diglis Waterside in Worcester and along the canal in Tibberton. The Cathedral in Worcester, the Waterside combines modern living with some of the timeless original buildings in the heart of Royal Worcester, the Diglis Basin Marina, the River Severn, the Diglis locks, the Boathouses, the nature, the panoramic views of the marina are blended together beautifully and in harmony. It is my intention to capture this as much as possible. The following images were taken on a bright sunny day and are presented in Monochrome.
Tineke Morgan 01 Diglis Waterside Worcester
Tineke Morgan 02 View from the Diglis Marina Worcester
Tineke Morgan 03 Diglis Waterside Worcester
Tineke Morgan 04 View in the afternoon Worcester
Tineke Morgan 05 View in the afternoon Worcester
Tineke Morgan 06 Worcester
Tineke Morgan 07 Trees in Tibberton
Tineke Morgan 08 Dancing Tree Worcester
Tineke Morgan 09 Trees in Tibberton
Tineke Morgan 10 Train track Tibberton
Tineke Morgan 11 Social distancing Tibberton
Clive Haynes
Cabinet of Curiosities
Humans are naturally curious. This innate sense is not only how we advance but also how we get into trouble! As photographers we reveal our fascination with ‘the curious’ through pictures and as ‘social animals’ we share this intrigue with others. Here’s a set of largely non-related images which aroused my curiosity. In a church porch I found a small poster deftly changed by one word to reflect the time we live in. Scratched upon the sea wall at Sea Palling were numerous ‘lines’ as if written as punishment for misbehaviour. A set of small monkeys and a window crammed full with teddy bears causes us to wonder about the people and children who once owned them. Similarly, a once treasured doll is for sale whilst an old framed picture with a label attached asks, somewhat tongue in cheek, ‘can you identify this delectable Gt. Witchinghay resident?’ Amidst a library of gilded tomes, a stuffed bird remains forever perched within a glass dome. A double-exposure creates surreal perspectives for the ‘mirror room’. The set concludes with the enigma of words hastily scribed upon whitewashed windows, a mysterious street sign and the ‘eviction’ of a large furry toy. We wonder why?
Clive Haynes-1 A Sign of the Times
Clive Haynes-2 Lines Upon the Sea Wall
Clive Haynes-3 Lines Upon the Sea Wall
Clive Haynes-4 Monkey Business
Clive Haynes-5 Captives
Clive Haynes-6 Lost Souls
Clive Haynes-7 Cabinet of Curiousity
Clive Haynes-8 Words on Whitewash
Clive Haynes-9 Mirror Room
Clive Haynes-10 Mystery Tour
Clive Haynes-11 Eviction
Karen Dewson
Impressions of Light and Shade
Once our garden was all shiny and new, but time has not been kind and decay has set in - the deck is crumbling, weeds have taken over, the lawn is no longer lush. So I avoid the overall picture and focus on the details; the flowers that come back year after year, thriving from neglect and a few favourites that receive unfair attention. Although splashes of colour are welcome, it’s the light that catches my eye. The morning sun beams through the leaves of the Crocosmia, glinting off dew drops clinging to its flowers. Shadows at midday form silhouettes of ‘Katrina Thompsen’ while the variegated Athyrium lurks in the shadows. Finding these little impressions of light and shade brings delight to a less than perfect garden.
Karen Dewson 01 Dew Drops on Crocosmia
Karen Dewson 02 Fuschia
Karen Dewson 03 Nasturtium
Karen Dewson 04 Fern
Karen Dewson 05 Fuschia
Karen Dewson 06 Nasturtium
Karen Dewson 07 Fern
Karen Dewson 08 Morning Dew on Crocosmia
Karen Dewson 09 Crocosmia Infected
Karen Dewson 10 Morning Dew
Karen Dewson 11 Crocosmia Infected
Judy Knights
Another day – Another Churchyard
Not quite so wild as the last one but I did have my infrared camera with me! I hadn’t realised until I read it in a newspaper that churches have been encouraged to let some areas go ‘natural’ - I think this one could be described as a ‘tamed wild’! I did take some shots in colour but they seemed too sharp and lacked atmosphere. The IR processing gave the place an ‘other worldly’ feeling which was much more interesting. The church was built in Victorian times so the area surounding it contains the oldest memorials, but over the railings you can look into the vast area of the later and much tidier cemetry – even cutting the grass with a ride-on mower!
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Peter Young Blue and Yellow Steps
Blue and Yellow The Blue of the Sky and the Yellow of the Sun. A popular combination of primary colours. A decisive moment, Followed by several juxtapositions.
Peter Young 01 Friar Street Bicycle 200721
Peter Young 02 Crowngate Stickers 200612
Peter Young 03 Gheluvelt Park Splash Pad 200719 1
Peter Young 04 High Street Couple 200725 3
Peter Young 05 Bus Station Couple 200727
Peter Young 06 Blockhouse Door 200725
Peter Young 07 Church Street Tunnel 200527
Peter Young 08 Sardine Tin 200725
Peter Young 09 Padlock 200731
Dr. Charles Ashton
Awakening
On the 4th of July 2020 the Pubs and restaurants were brought back to life as a milestone in reopening. I put on my mask and headed to London. I saw the adaptations to try to make the environment Covid safe in the streets and the Underground and although compliance was generally good it was not universal.
Charles Ashton 01
Charles Ashton 02
Charles Ashton 03
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Charles Ashton 11
Bob Oakley
Sleepers
Many miles of railway track were abandoned in the years following the Beeching Report. In most cases the track was taken up and there is now no sign that a railway was ever there. In a few cases like this line in Staffordshire the track remains for at least for part of the way. The track rusts, weeds proliferate, bushes and trees grow amongst what is left of the line and the wooden sleepers rot. Silently they sleep, ever hopeful that one day the line may be re-opened.
Bob Oakley 01 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 02 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 03 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 04 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 05 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 06 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 07 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 08 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 09 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 10 Sleepers
Bob Oakley 11 Sleepers
Alex Isaacs
Cuba
This is a set of images that sum up Cuba for me. They were taken four years ago but only chosen from my files a few days ago. They haven’t been seen before and aren’t necessarily the ones I would have chosen at the time of taking for a set about Cuba. However, I feel that these are more representative of how I feel now.
Alex Isaacs 01 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 02 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 03 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 04 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 05 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 06 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 07 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 08 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 09 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 10 Cuba
Alex Isaacs 11 Cuba
Worcestershire Camera Club Contemporary Photography Group ‘Viewpoint’ © August 2020