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12 Photos from My Photography Walk

This series of posts, Photos from My Photography Walk, is a series in which I hope to showcase some of my images taken during a morning walk.


The photographs will not be part of a theme, just images of random subjects that happened to catch my eye on that morning, with a short commentary on what drew me to them.


The series will challenge me to present photos that I might not normally show, but they are part of my photography journey and an important aspect of my progress.


On each of my regular photography walks I take one of several familiar routes close to my home. I start in my immediate neighbourhood and proceed either to one of the local parks, to a small woodland area or along a river bank.


My photographs range from 'ordinary' subjects, to woodland images, to anything interesting or unusual that crosses my path.


I love to capture the way light falls on a subject, interesting weather conditions such as fog or mist, raindrops after a shower or a splash of colour contrast.


Generally, I go out without any preconceived ideas and am happy to see what the morning brings.


I want to showcase my location in all its ordinariness.


Here are 12 Photos from My Photography Walk


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Since it was a wet, dark morning, in my first images of the day I was drawn to vehicles coming towards me with their lights shining on the wet roads.
Since it was a wet, dark morning, in my first images of the day I was drawn to vehicles coming towards me with their lights shining on the wet roads.
I liked the balance and contrast in this image - the red and white of the pillar and the stop sign diagonally opposite each other, the contrasting colours of yellow and black on the right and the white car providing interest in the background. Many dark coloured cars came past but I waited for white as I think white stands out more in this image.
I liked the balance and contrast in this image - the red and white of the pillar and the stop sign diagonally opposite each other, the contrasting colours of yellow and black on the right and the white car providing interest in the background. Many dark coloured cars came past but I waited for white as I think white stands out more in this image.
I tend to photograph leading lines a lot and on this occasion, in the absence of good light, I focused on the wet surface and the scattering of leaves that lead the eye further into the image to land on the figure coming towards us.
I tend to photograph leading lines a lot and on this occasion, in the absence of good light, I focused on the wet surface and the scattering of leaves that lead the eye further into the image to land on the figure coming towards us.
As the morning brightened I came upon this random scene. I just like the placement of the objects and the flashes of light in the background add a little interest. to the scene.
As the morning brightened I came upon this random scene. I just like the placement of the objects and the flashes of light in the background add a little interest. to the scene.

I waited for a white car and a red car to drive into the frame to add balance. I couldn't get the scene into the right perspective and not cut through the cars with the posts. At least I can see the mistake.


This is a shop in the courtyard area of the local park. Since there was no light shining on it I chose a tight crop and I edited to give a vintage look.
This is a shop in the courtyard area of the local park. Since there was no light shining on it I chose a tight crop and I edited to give a vintage look.
I like the lines, shapes and contrasting colours here.
I like the lines, shapes and contrasting colours here.
Although the image is rather dull, I do like the reflection of the outer landscape that we see through the window.
Although the image is rather dull, I do like the reflection of the outer landscape that we see through the window.
For this image, I moved around until I got all the bollards standing alone with no overlap. By taking random pictures on my photography walks I am able to work on composition techniques and learn how to spot and avoid simple mistakes.
For this image, I moved around until I got all the bollards standing alone with no overlap. By taking random pictures on my photography walks I am able to work on composition techniques and learn how to spot and avoid simple mistakes.

FINAL THOUGHTS


By putting together this random set of images, and adding notes on my thought process as I was taking them, I will begin to become more aware of why I take certain images and what I can learn from them. It gives me greater motivation to take my camera with me as often as possible and improve my shutter count, my skills and my enjoyment of photography.



 
 
 

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