My friend showed me the main sights around London, including Big Ben and the London Bridge. I didn't take a ton of pictures, I chose to just enjoy the sights instead. Still, I couldn't resist a colorful carousel.
I intended to just take a snapshot of Big Ben, but I ended up taking the editing a bit further and liking the result.
I took a day trip out of London to Brighton. I didn't do any research beforehand, didn't have a map, list of things to see, anything. My friends told me it was beautiful and that it would be a great place to go and relax. I'm glad I took their word for it. I arrived at the train station with one goal, find the beach. I didn't ask anyone how to get there, I just went downhill. The city reminded me of the classic British tv shows my dad loves to watch on PBS. Lots of people were out walking, so I felt very safe and at home there. Eventually, I made it to the beach. Instead of sand, the beach is made of tons of tiny pebbles. I found a comfortable place to sit and people watch. The beach was scattered with pairs of people, friends, parents with children, couples. I saw an older man dressed in a suit and hat. His daughter and granddaughter played with toys in the rocks. He left them to wander closer to the waves, looking out at the ruins of a structure in the water.
Before leaving for Europe, I planned every bit of my first four weeks. Those four weeks passed, leaving me with two weeks in Europe, and no plan. I began taking suggestions from everyone who had ideas, and finally decided my next destination would be Scotland!
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It's mind boggling to consider the elements that go into a photograph. It's about the depth of field, the volume and focus, the angle and framing of view, the use of lines, contrast and colors, shapes and symmetry, the pattern and texture of choice and, most important, * Light, rightly timed. My favorite pictures you take are the ones that evoke deepest feelings, rapt me in awe, and haunts me with its story telling.
Nice you came to a pause, after Iceland. Pauses are indispensable moments of stillness when you renew and refresh in and with the motion of no motion, without expectations or intent, just standing there, paused and posed to capture the spontaneity of the next magical moment calling on you to be photographed.
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