A way out.

Another in my series of Photography or Art.

A short walk through quite dense coniferous forest in North Wales, led to this view of the way down into the valley below.

"Let's Dance" A TV for 2 short film, by John Alan Thompson.

A really delightful short film that I came across on Vimeo. Hope you like it.

"The everyday distractions of work, bills and technology inflict a thousand cuts on the most important thing in our lives: love. Filmed in stop-motion with live actors in a world made entirely of paper, Let's Dance is the story of one couple, as their connection struggles to survive the mundane and chaotic forces of the modern world". 

"A bunch of us came together to try to make something special and we were fortunate enough to be sponsored by Playboy TV's "TV for 2" for film festivals. I hope you enjoy the film"!

Through the trees.

Even on a dull, rainy day, there can be a beautiful, almost mysterious quality to the light.

skyʎʞs

Avenue of Dreams.

Another of my photographs, originally posted on Instagram. I wanted to create a slightly surreal, dreamy feel with this image.

Photography or Art, continued.

Another two images, in what appears to be becoming a series.

VERGING ON MONOCHROME

OAK LEAVES IN THE SUN

Photography or Art?

I’m posting a couple of images today, both of them taken from almost the same location, but very different in their treatment.

Photography purists will probably be horrified by what may be considered over-manipulation. Fortunately, I’m not a photography purist. My background is in both design and photography, and I like to experiment.

St. Paul's Cathedral from Waterloo Bridge, London.

After writing about this photograph yesterday, it only seems right to show it.

Porthleven, Cornwall.

I'm sure this photograph will draw mixed opinions. It started as a colour shot, captured on a rather dull and dreary day. There was little to be gained from the colour content of the shot so I converted it to monochrome, upped the contrast and added a fair amount of grain, which I think works quite well.

Many years ago I took a photograph in London, looking across the River Thames towards St. Paul's Cathedral. It was shot on Kodak Tri-X film, pushed to 800 ASA (As it was then). It was then slightly over developed in Paranol developer, which produced a really contrasty, grainy negative; then printed on a hard paper. This digital shot of Porthleven harbour captures some of the feel of that shot, which I have always liked.

Llandudno, North Wales.

This photograph was originally posted on Instagram in a square cropped format. I'm going to start posting regular photographs here on the front page of the Disjointed Reality site and also build them into a collection, in the galleries section.

Hope you like them.