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Series of Four #8 – English Landscapes in black and white

Series of Four

This is the eighth Blog in the “Series of Four” series. Each blog focuses on a different aspect of photography, either technical or creative.  To see the full set of “Series of Four” blogs, click here.

English Landscapes

These are four English landscapes taken in the ‘Home Counties’ – Surrey and Kent – within a 20 minute drive or so from my home.  You can see where the English masters such as Turner and Constable got their skies and clouds from.  Using black and white emphasises the contrast and drama of the images, as does using different portrait and landscape formats.

  • The top two images are from Penshurst in Kent, England.  They were taken in September 2011. 
  • The third was taken near Shere in Surrey, England shortly before a storm in September 2008.
  • The fourth shot is of a Post Office in Kent, England, taken in May 2009.

 

Series of Four # 2 – Horizons in Black & White

Series of Four

      This is the second Blog in the Series of Four series.  Each blog focuses on a different aspect of photography, either technical or creative.   To see the full set of “Series of Four” blogs, click here.

Horizons in Black & White

      Horizons make powerful compositions with an emphasis on depth.  Using monochrome emphasises the drama of the images which, in these beach scenes, highlights the sky and clouds.  A line of poles or a tidal beacon adds interest.

 

All the shots were taken at Wittering on the Sussex coast in England.