Just Freezing Moments

It’s the day before Mother’s Day, and the shops are abuzz with last-minute shoppers buying gifts and cards.  I had my first cuppa at about 9h45 this morning; it was a chill-out day for us as we only had to arrive at 12h30 for a luncheon appointment.

Yesterday I devoured my new “Digital Camera World” magazine, and amongst other things I read an article by Julian Calverley, a commercial photographer who takes unbelievably amazing landscape photographs with his Smartphone, travelling to remote spots where he usually shoots stormy skies for a new book titled #iPhoneonly.  

When I finally stepped outside, I was excited to capture the day's mood through my lens, despite the gloomy weather.

The bonus of living in a beautiful, quaint, famous, and unique coastal town is that the inhabitants are very cosmopolitan, exciting, and adventurous, and a lot happens outdoors.  We happened upon 9 paragliders, which I could capture as they came in to land, and a few whilst they were still in the skies.

Some people watch sport on the telly; others are out on the waves watching the sunsets and taking the occasional ride. I was there too; beautiful pink skies touched the breakers as they rolled in.  Everyone was out walking, sitting, having sundowners on the rocks, or standing sentinel.

Here are today’s pickings.  Sunsets can be quite cheesy, so I thought I'd ring the changes.  And I sat on my hands not to include another autumn vine on a wall!  The trees I couldn't resist.

Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.”— Anonymous.

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