This blog has been going now for about a year, albeit with some interruptions. One of the problems for an old codger like me, is remembering whether I have already posted photos and then, having forgotten that I have, post them again. I guess that the safest remedy for this is to always post new material. Well I’m sorry, but I have a lot of old material that I would like to share, so the risk continues.
However, for today’s post I will roll out some that were actually taken today.
Today we were promised some sun, so we thought that a trip to the coast was in order. In fact, the sun was still in short supply until we had been there for a while, but it did brighten up in the end. We had decided to potter down to Portland, and since it juts out into the English Channel a bit, it does often see different weather from the rest of the mainland. So it was this afternoon.
For this post I have chosen some images of St George’s Church on the Isle of Portland.
Services are now only held twice a year, on St George’s Day and on Christmas Day. The church yard is gloriously unkempt and a haven for insects and butterflies. It is also rather photogenic.
Sometimes I get the feeling that a monochrome treatment might be worth a try and so, here goes for a couple of these.
I like the last one. Which do you prefer?
Dave's Photo Musings 
I agree for the last one! 🙂
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Thank you HJ. I wasn’t completely sure.
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All of them are nice. I like the middle one. The sky is cool.
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Thanks Cocomino. I’m glad I included it. I thought that maybe there was a bit too much sky, but we haven’t seen much ‘blue sky’ in recent months so put it in for the novelty value. In truth, it was it was to show the extent of the church’s graveyard.
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As usual your pictures are worthy of thought and comment, you ask a question? I prefer the two coloured shots in preference to the mono simply because I think photography is primarily about what you see. The importance then depends on the viewpoint you choose and the story you wish to communicate.
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Thanks Terry. Sometimes we use B&W just to salvage a dodgy shot, but sometimes I think it can actually add to an image, or at least present it in a manner that makes the viewer look at it in a different way. I don’t disagree with your basic sentiment though.
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Us old codgers have to stick together, Dave! Second last for me, please.
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Thank you Jo. Four different preferences so far. That makes it all worthwhile.
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Love the Balck and white Dave
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Thanks Helen. Sometimes I wonder whether I do B&W conversions too often. Maybe I don’t.
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For some reason the last photo puts me in mind of the opening scene of Daivd Lean’s Great Expectations where Pip is surprised by Magwich in the graveyard. great photo
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Thank you. I’m afraid I can’t claim to have had that in mind when I pressed the shutter.
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Having had a look at your recent post, it must be the leaning headstone.
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Nice series Dave. I think the last of the two mono photos is the better one. It has foreground interest then the eye is led through the grasses to the church in the distance. Plenty of depth to the image.
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Thank you David. Your comment is appreciated.
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I guess that makes me a codger too (or codgerette??) b/c I sometimes can’t remember either…. My favorite is the last one. Cheers, Lauren
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Thanks Lauren. The last one is doing pretty well for votes. My ‘old codger’ reference was purely a reference to my advancing years, which seem to be advancing ever faster. Dave
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Super images Dave. I love the colour ones and that beautiful sky – it’s wonderful to see! I also like the B&W versions but – like you – I’m in need of Summer colour at present!
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Thanks. It really was good to see some blue sky for a change.
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All fabulous images Dave – I do have a preference for the second colour shot of the graveyard. I really like the lines of the grass and the contrast of colours brings out the gravestone
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Thank you Suzanne. It may still be my favourite, even though I also like the B&W version, which I think is quite ‘graveyardy’.
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