Month: July 2020

  • Swimming Lines

    Swimming Lines

    I found this pair of somewhat abstract shots of a swimming pool, just waiting for me in my archive. What did these images teach me? I must be going through something of a Mondrian phase (I’m sure it won’t last)

  • Burrow Mump

    Burrow Mump

    As you will probably know already, this is perhaps my favourite location to photograph, and I having been visiting here for many years. What did this image teach me? This shot was originally taken seven years ago, and lost in the archive ever since; so it taught me to never stop searching through old photos…

  • The Clock Tower Over The Stables

    The Clock Tower Over The Stables

    This clock tower stands at Kingston Lacy, a National Trust property in Dorset. What did this image teach me? There’s a café under there, where the stables used to be.

  • The Curl of the Fern

    The Curl of the Fern

    Here’s another fern themed image, this time showing the plant in its curled up state. What did this image teach me? Last time I revealed the life cycle of the fern, this time I learned that ferns first appeared in the fossil record around 360 million years ago – which means that ferns have lived…

  • Green

    Green

    I have no idea what type of plant this is, but I really like the shape. What did this image teach me? Mother Nature knows how to create some beautiful shapes.

  • Dark Fern

    Dark Fern

    Ferns are an ancient type of plant, so old in fact that they pre-date the seed (they have spores instead). What did this image teach me? The life cycle of a fern, everybody… The life cycle of a typical fern proceeds as follows: A diploid sporophyte phase produces haploid spores by meiosis (a process of cell division which reduces…

  • Bright Marigold

    Bright Marigold

    This is the first of a small batch of floral based photos, today we have a bright and colourful marigold. What did this image teach me? Marigolds (tagetes) are actually part of the sunflower family! How amazing is that.

  • The Stained Window

    The Stained Window

    I find stained glass windows to be fascinating… they each contain so many stories, not just in the imagery depicted but also in the history of their creation. What did this image teach me? The oldest known stained glass still in place and visible is the image of the Prophet Daniel, at Augsburg Cathedral in…

  • The Dahlia

    The Dahlia

    This is one of the first flowering dahlias of the year, in our garden – and don’t worry there will be plenty more (colourful) photos to share. What did this image teach me? Dahlias are the national flower of Mexico.