Bridlington South Bay



South Bay groyne 1


Having got a new Nikon system recently I am learning it's nuances. So I took a trip down the coast to Bridlington where I tried to capture the vast expanse of the south bay beach, broken up by a groyne. It was a very windy day, as is often the case on the Yorkshire coast, and my largest Gitzo tripod needed the bag hung underneath it to keep the camera steady. I will live with these images a couple of weeks before I decide whether they will go into my collection.

South Bay groyne 2


South Bay groyne 3


Motivations and appreciation change

Cornelian Bay 1


Having set out as a bird photographer and moved through insects and to colour landscapes, a couple of years ago I moved into fine art monochrome photographs. Then I realised that monochrome images were much more my thing, with me defining an image as something that is created from a photograph and a photograph as something that is taken and minimally manipulated. I then moved back into pastel colour photographs, but now I realise that what really turns me on are monochrome images.

Cornelian Bay 2


 I love long exposures or dramatic skies, in monochrome squares. I love the 2:1 format and I love the 5:4 format. I am not that partial to the 3:2 format. I also realise that I love playing with the photograph trying to create my vision both in taking the photo and then manipulating it to create the image in my mind. So imminently I am removing all colour from my website and putting monochrome images on it. The colour photos will still be available to those who want them, but I take and display images for me.


Scarborough Spa





Monochrome North Bays

Scarborough North Bay
 Here are two of my latest monochromes. I really prefer monochromes to colour images, although I have recently been exploring the light using colour, especially pastel shades and twilight.

Bridlington North Bay

Sunset surfers

Sunset surfers
Surfing in Scarborough almost never ends. I have seen night surfing but not often, and I rarely see surfers at sunrise in summer.