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Saturday street walk

Jun 5, 2016 Dave Wares

(7 pictures)

Went for a long walk around town yesterday with the camera to do a bit of photography. Took the slr and a couple of lenses instead of taking my trusty compact Fuji for a change, but ended up just using my 18-50mm f2.8 set at f4 for the whole shoot. Definitely my favourite aperture currently for street photography with this lens.

Loved this chap in the hat. For a brief moment he seemed to fit in perfectly with the background. Looks like it could’ve been taken 50 years ago.

The great part about walking the backstreets in a town steeped in so much history, is that you can find areas that give you the feeling of having stepped back in time. Albeit for the briefest of moments.

Of course there’s always the odd element that spoil that nostalgic moment.

Spotted!

‘Opinion’

A fine walk and some shots I’m pleased with too.

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Fishing boats

Jun 4, 2016 Dave Wares

Walked along Eastbourne seafront on Wednesday with my son after visiting the swimming pool.

Took some photographs and ate chips.

Then some green tea and a chocolate gateaux at Patisserie Valerie.

Nice.

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Cigarettes & Alcohol

Jun 3, 2016Jun 4, 2016 Dave Wares

I was looking for some action

But all I found was…

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More shots from this week

May 31, 2016 Dave Wares

As usual, getting out most days to get something for my daily photo means I end up with a few more that I don’t put up. So here is another weekly catch up post.

A number of these shots were taken while walking off the beaten track. I often prefer to walk around the back and side streets as I currently find them more interesting.

The graffiti shot of the baby with the digger can be found along the beach at St.Leonards-on-sea, right were the Banksy Tesco piece is.

I’ve definitely been more obsessed with grungy street scenes of late but I wouldn’t mind getting out to do some landscape stuff again. We’ll have to see if I can muster the energy to get out early.

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On the Stade

May 28, 2016 Dave Wares

A few shots taken around the fishing fleet on the Stade at Hastings beach.

There’s so much to take in. A feast for the photographers eye.

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Impressions in rain

May 21, 2016 Dave Wares

‘Impression in rain’

Taken while I was sitting in the car waiting for my son to finish Saturday art club.

The rain started to come down, so I thought I’d get some impressionistic shots through the wet car window of people passing by.

To get the look I wanted I set the focus manually to about 4ft. This way the camera was neither focused on the window nor the people and buildings, giving a sort of swirly paint look.

Best viewed at a slight distance. Or for some, maybe not at all hehe.

Nonetheless, it’s fun to experiment.