It's all a bit of a Blur

If you travel back in time to a previous post way back in 2010 you'll see that for some while I have experimented with the idea of creating movement in some of my images. I love the effect this creates,  a surreal and ethereal quality that is both random and rather pleasing. I was inspired to try some more on the FujiFilm X100 the other day as I was walking through a forrest close to where i live. An uninteresting crop of trees for the most part transformed by blur.

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Lines in the Sand

Beautiful sand lines etched by wind and tide ... West Beach , Littlehampton , Sussex 

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Broken Fences

The bleak colours that still adorn the landscape make this image work beautifully for me. It won't be long before spring brings a completely new colour pallet. Whilst I can't wait for warm sunshine, in a funny way I'll miss these muted wintery tones. 

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70's Concrete

So, there I was, parking the car. You gotta love a bit of 70's concrete.

All Squared

Another shot from the awesome little Fujifilm X100.

Underground Overground

So, there I was, just hanging around...

All these images are taken with the fantastic fujifilm X100 : I now have a tumblr site for the images from this camera  the x100 files

Pottery in Motion

Here's a short film about designer ceramicist Jo Davda who's work features in top chef's cook books and is stocked in exclusive stores worldwide. You can find more of Jo's fabulous work here brickettdavda.com 

I shot this film on my Canon 5Dmk3 and edited in Premiere Pro CS6 for those of you that might be interested.

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Street Art is a Religion

I liked this bit of street art on a building site hoarding in Brighton. Clever use of popular language even though it is fundamentally flawed ... Shouldn't it read OMJ or JHC !



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Morning Glory

We've seen it a thousand times already, but some mornings the light is so glorious it just has to be done again: Here is yet another image of the marvellous old pier in Brighton.

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Beach Blizzard

Blowing a blizzard on the beachfront today , I think the only people mad enough to be out were fellow photographers !

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Fuji X-100

I've been taking the Fuji X-100 with me everywhere, it's been a constant companion over the last few weeks since it's arrival and I'm really enjoying using it. There are a couple of things to note with this camera: firstly, it's not a Leica, I know a lot of people are drawn by the design and hope that it'll perform like an M9 , it won't. Having said that though once you get used to it's quirks and have used it enough, it is a force to be reckoned with. The image quality is amazing, when you get the focus to work it is spot-on. It's light and easy to carry with you everywhere, it's discreet , agile and mostly affordable. I have always wanted a camera that's easy to carry and good enough to produce usable images and the Fuji X-100 seems to fit the bill very smartly. The true test will be an assignment in Venice next weekend, I intend to take only the X-100 ... 

'twas dark & stormy

Another shot from the X-100: i'm getting to like this little gem of a camera as much as i love a stormy seascape !

Winter is here

Cold & misty this morning , real feels like winter is here now ... I quite like it really !

Razor clam hunters

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Brighton west pier

west pier east sussex