Tucked up for the Night

I very rarely place more than one picture in my daily postings. For one thing there isn’t time and for another, all of my photos are edited, and that is time consuming. Some of my blogging friends manage to post sets of high quality images and they can be very impressive and these often provide a sweeping impression of distant places.

More and more I find blogs now that are swimming with images, often with little explanation or sequencing. These I find very confusing. I really don’t like being bombarded in this way and often just don’t know where to start looking. I tend to give up and try not to visit again. While I’m having a moan, my pet hate is loads of pictures of identical looking flowers where just one good one would have been enough (but only just).

What did you say? Bus shelters?

No, no, they’re not boring! They’re a fascinating challenge for those with an artistic bent.

Bent! How dare you…….

Tags: art photography, Black & White, Dumfries & Galloway, Fishing Boat, Harbour Scene, Kirkcudbright, monochrome, night time photograph, Photography, Scotland, Winter Photography

15 thoughts on “Tucked up for the Night”

seekraz on January 31, 2015 at 2:44 am said:

Well-titled, John…and what? No bus shelter nearby? 🙂 I am very fond of that series, by the way….

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- smithiesshutter on January 31, 2015 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  Yup, bus shelter about 30 yards away……and photos going into an exhibition in May. Just trying to explore a different photographic style or three.
  All the best my friend.
  
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  - seekraz on January 31, 2015 at 5:09 pm said:
    
    I wish you good luck/fortune with the exhibition…will stay tuned for news of how it goes.
    
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    - smithiesshutter on January 31, 2015 at 5:23 pm said:
      
      Thanks Scott. Have just made an initial selection of 127. Reducing that to about 70 is going to be tough.
      
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      - seekraz on January 31, 2015 at 5:25 pm said:
        
        You’re welcome, my friend…and that must be such a task, choosing the best from among so many. Will this be a solo exhibition, or will there be other photographers/artists showing with you?
        
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        smithiesshutter on January 31, 2015 at 5:35 pm said:
        
        My first solo. In the past have done two man shows, especially with my wife who’s a very fine painter.
        
        seekraz on January 31, 2015 at 5:36 pm said:
        
        Good for you…and congrats on the first solo….. I hope you’ll keep us updated and maybe give us a taste of what you’ll be showing.
streetpixels on January 31, 2015 at 10:44 am said:

I don’t know why, but somehow this sums up my mental picture of a scottish harbor pretty well 🙂

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- smithiesshutter on January 31, 2015 at 4:17 pm said:
  
  Yup, cold, very dark, and smelling of fish…..
  Thanks. 🙂
  
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Photographs by Peter Knight on February 2, 2015 at 12:05 pm said:

I really like this photo John and agree with streetpixels comment above!
I can imagine the crew wearing big wooly polo necks and heavy pea coats!

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- smithiesshutter on February 2, 2015 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  Thanks Peter, I took some more photos of them working on one of the boats and may dig them out. The harbour area is usually cluttered with bits of gear under repair and there’s always something of interest to see.
  
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Andy Townend on February 6, 2015 at 9:35 pm said:

Oh John…surely when a man is tired of bus shelters, he is tired of life 😉

http://belgianstreets.com/2014/12/14/shooting-people-waiting-for-a-bus/

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- smithiesshutter on February 6, 2015 at 9:59 pm said:
  
  Then we’re both in the same boat then….totally tiresome.
  I love your sequence……a very animated location……whereas here very little moves for hours and hours.
  
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  - Andy Townend on February 6, 2015 at 10:01 pm said:
    
    You make your world, and ours, move with your photos John!
    
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    - smithiesshutter on February 6, 2015 at 10:07 pm said:
      
      So the earth moved for you………he he……….bingo!
      
      Thanks Andy. 🙂
      
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