Perching Pigeons. 14th May.

I was in Stamford, Linconshire today as that is where my closest reliable film processing lab is. After dropping my film off to be processed I went for a little walk around the town, it is quite a beautiful town full or narrow cobbled alleyways, large church buildings, and relaxing green spaces. I spent some time walking round the meadows where I found these two pigeons perched on a fence which overlooked the meadows. I also found a great location for my current project, so watch this space!

Oblivious. 13th May.

Some of you may remember that I took a photo over the summer of a girl with her hands over her face (if you visit my website you'll see the photo: http://www.ruthjones.org,) I titled this photo Oblivious and always had the plan to go and shoot more in a similar style to create an interesting series of images which study how people can choose to stay "oblivious" of their surroundings whilst they are caught up in their day-to-day lives. I did a little spur-of-the-moment shoot for this today, it is a project I want to further, and I may be furthering it a little bit more in the near future!

Fotheringhay. 12th May.

I was in Fotheringhay today for a friend's wedding, it was such a beautiful day for a wedding and Fotheringhay was such a beautiful village for a wedding to be held. At bottom of the lawn of the reception venue there was this beautiful scene which I had to capture.

Tree Texture. 11th May.

The other day I realised that I can walk past trees and look at them vertically, but not horizontally.. so when I was out today I thought that I would look up for once, admire the structure and texture within a tree and really study it's beautiful and intricate design. I quickly snapped this photo on my iPhone to really capture a slight glimpse of the beauty which the structure of a simple tree can offer.

The Rowing Man. 10th May.

I was test shooting for my project on The English, at Peterborough City Rowing Club this evening and I decided to be a little bit experimental with some shots as the people were rowing up and down the lake repetitively. This shot was taken to show the movement of the lake and how a tranquil landscape can be suddenly be changed by the involvement of people within the landscape. I know a number of people who shoot at this lake and have taken beautiful landscapes of it, but made sure the rowers were not within the shot, are photographic landscapes really as they seem, or are they secretly filled with hidden people?

Motions of Life. 9th May.

Have you ever driven home and then realised that you can not remember your journey home? People go through the same motions day in, day out; these motions are so familiar to people that they stop thinking about them and just do them. I remember when my family moved house when I was younger, my parents sometimes automatically drove towards our old house before realising that we did not live there any more; my parents were so used to making that one journey. I wonder how many things we actually do in our day without thinking about them? If we videoed ourselves, how different would our lives look like to how we see them?

Nikon. 8th May.