Walking Back

Walking back from lunch at Spitalfields Market, I came across this
table and chair.

I'm not sure which shop this belonged to though.

I am sitting on the train bored so thought I would blog this photo.

Leon Restaurant

I'm sitting at Leons Restaurant, my mouth burning from the lovely
chili in the Beef and Guinness stew.

The restaurant has some amazing food and is in Spitalfields, London.

What a great book

Hook Station

This is the station where "the commute" starts from.

Cold and grey in the winter and a lot better in the summer.

Baby Boy

This is Bailey my soft large lurched.

Rural Decay

I find it amazing how the rubbish just grows in the countryside. There
must be all kinds of spores in the air, like mushrooms.

Then, after a particularly windy night, followed by a humid and damp
day, the spores germinate and all kinds of things appear.

Empty Coke cans, John Smith Lager cans, Costa Coffee paper cups etc.

Why are these growths always empty though? Maybe it is to reflect the
mental state of the people who discarded them?

Titles and Words

I'm still reading the interview with Minor White and keep finding
things I really like.

Really really like!

He started writing poetry for a long time before he turned to
photography.

One of the things he said was that words enhance a photo and a photo
can enhance the words.

I love this!

So my words for this picture:

Title: Cattle Barn

Words:

There is a great contrast between this old barn and the different
light from the seasons and weather.

It can come across as great and cold and austere in Winter and warm
and reflective when the setting sun's last rays are painted on it in
Summer.

There is also the warm sweet smell of the cattle. Real lovely warm
country smells.

Dave the Cat

This is our cat Dave. He is actually a feral and free cat who has
adopted us.

We have no idea where he sleeps but he is now in the habit of coming
to us every morning for breakfast.

The chickens give him a hard time and eat his food so while we were in
SA he started jumping up on the window sill to eat. The dogs don't
mind him either anymore.

Interviews with master photographers

I can't quite remember where I got the reference to this book but it
is wonderful.

One of the photographers interviewed is Minor White and one of the
things he said is "Im always looking for the image that has spirit! I
don't give a damn how it got made."

Great words!

I hope to find and make these type of photos too.