Framedlight

I, along with a group of great enthusiasts, participated in a weekend photo workshop, Fast and Furious, in the historic market town of Ludlow. Our tutors were the talented and passionate Paul Hill and Maria Falconer. We were set various challenges of topics to photograph, given usually only half an hour to take the pictures and little time to process them, hence 'Fast and Furious'. We normally had to present one image from each topic for projection and critique from Paul, Maria and the group. There was also a group challenge where 5 of us had to think and take a picture to illustrate the premise 'Fast and Furious'. I will not be showing this picture in this blog. Although we were usually allowed only one photo to present, I am a lousy editor of my own work, and on reflection would probably chosen a different image to show. So I am giving my alternatives as well here. On the Sunday morning we went to see Paul's exhibition of his early Ludlow photographs and ...

The reason why Alan left Harris earlier than I, was that he was going home and I was going on a photographic workshop with Lizzie Shepherd and Alex Hare. I got to stay in the Harris Hotel for a few days and fly home. Alan, generously, drove the van back with Hettie, which took him a couple of days. All of the workshop participants met up with Lizzie and Alex in the afternoon and then we were driven out to a rocky cove just north of Borve. Here we caught the remainder of the afternoon sun and stayed until the moon was up. Most of the clouds from the previous couple of days had evaporated leaving a clear sky.

I went to Lathkill Dale with two cameras, intending to use the infrared one on the way down and the 'normal' one on the way back. As it came on to rain heavily the infrared camera got more use. In the stormy weather the clouds were very dramatic, an effect exaggerated by infrared. The glen is very pretty and widens and narrows again on the way down. Piles of stones were left on the valley side where quarrying took place and these made for some interesting pictures when contrasted with the foliage which goes to white in infrared. The Ricklow Quarry which lies at the top of the dale extracted stone known as 'Derbyshire marble' which was used in decorative work. Hominus Photographicus and Hominus Ramblus were in evidence.