Durham, boats on the River Wear

Originally uploaded by briburt

More boats on the River Wear in Durham. I think I like this one a bit better than the one that only has the wooden boats that I posted earlier.

Again this was just taken as a quick snapshot with a point-and-shoot Sony Cybershot digicam. I saw the boats, leaned over the railing of the Elvet Bridge and took the shot. Not much conscious thought involved.

North Sea from Bamburgh Castle

Originally uploaded by briburt

I wish I could achieve the simplicity of this composition more often.

The funny thing about this shot was that it was taken as more of a snapshot in just a moment of time. I didn’t think about composing it first. I just ducked my head through an archway as we were wandering around the castle grounds, and I just took a quick shot, and moved on.

I do notice that the less I think consciously about composition, the better my shots turn out (for the most part).

Wall & Sky, Northumberland, England
Originally uploaded by briburt

This one makes a very nice iPhone wallpaper. I have got to get back to northern England again soon!

Northern England had the most dramatic skies. I tried to capture this drama as best I could when we were there last year, and I am just now getting around to sorting out the best photos. This is one of them, I think.

North Sea, Near Bamburgh Castle
Originally uploaded by briburt

Yet another attempt to capture the dramatic sky and landscape around Bamburgh castle in Northeastern England when we were there last year.

Durham, boats on the River Wear,
originally uploaded by briburt.

Just took this with my point-and-shoot Sony digicam without thinking about it very much. I just pointed the camera and got the shot. Funny how sometimes the best “compositions” are just sitting there waiting to be captured in a photo.

Fiddled with the color and contrast a bit in Photoshop, but other than that I didn’t do anything to deliberately “compose” this photo. The scene felt as tranquil as it looked, and I just managed to capture it.