Summer Flowers

Winter time comes, just a little too fast. Summer just flies by on impatient wings - Tommy Bolin

Already mid August and it seems like summer has only just begun; instead, winter is just around the corner. 

Not to worry, here's a splash of colour to brighten up the grey skies.

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American Hotrods

These were taken at a recent classic car event

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Some Cars

A few shots from last month.

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Street Art Again

Some interesting art from earlier this year.


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Goodbye Summer

Just a couple of shots of late-summer flowers I caught whilst on holiday in Norfolk

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Some Summer Classic Cars

Playing catchup with Blog posts.  Here's some form a few weeks back when I visited the American Classic Car Show

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Even More Street Photography

A few more images mostly with my ultrawide lens using the `Shooting from the hip' technique. I'll go back to my usual style, but this is just giving me another option.

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Street Photography - Bristol Centre - March 2014

A bright sunny day and few lenses. I used a combination of focal lengths: 17mm, 35mm & 135mm. I do find that the wider lenses are much better to get a sense of atmosphere, whereas the medium telephoto is goo for portraits.

Too much chat, on to the pics!

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Shooting from the Hip

Those that have been following will know that I'm not shy when it comes to street photography and have probably noticed that I favour wide angle lenses and the quirky perspective distortion that they give.  Well, I thought that I'd try some composition-free, point-and-shoot shots; I simply had the camera around my neck, pre-focused to 2m and clicked away whenever I saw something semi-interesting.  I've left the angles alone as I think they add something.


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Actor's Profile Shoot

Film maker & actor, Adam Morgan and myself have began working on some short films together. These images were shot in January (in one of the few dry & sunny days we had) for his acting profile.

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The Dog that Walked on Water

This is an old shot I found, but on revisiting it, I saw the amusing side.

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Classic Car Rally

These were captured on a recent classic car rally, featuring mostly VWs.  Not ideal lighting or positioning of vehicles, but what ya gonna do?

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The End of the Summer

These images were shot in October when the Summer seemed to be hanging on for an unusual amount of time.  Now mid-November, the sun & temperature already seem a distant memory.

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Street Art in Stokes Croft, Bristol

Art or vandalism?  I've no idea, but the people that do this, I feel, are talented if sometimes a little bizarre.  Either way, I enjoy the images and find they make interesting photographic subjects,especially the dark & quirky images.

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Kyshera at The Exchange, Bristol

Kyshera are a trio I discovered supporting the Daylight Fireworks a few years back.  Sound-wise, they remind me a bit of Rush but on steroids.

Being a bit further away in Cardiff, opportunities have been a bit limited and it was short notice but I didn't want to pass it up.

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Last Orders at Portishead Quayside Marina

A very hot day!!

The band came onstage just before the sun started to set.

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Uber Cute

A recent trip to a Bird of Prey centre and again, I found their Labradors photogenic; especially when it's a puppy chewing a twig.

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It's Spring, So Here's Some Flowers

A cliche but I like a splash of colour (at long last). Click the images for bigger sizes
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James May or Ian Gillan?

James May or Ian Gillan?, originally uploaded by martinsmith99.

This chap reminded me of Ian Gillan during the 80s or perhaps James May from a couple of years ago.

Either way, I did dig the Van Halen T-shirt

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Unconvincing

Unconvincing, originally uploaded by martinsmith99.

I saw this on my travels and couldn't resist shooting it.

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