https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/let-there-be-light-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5edcc586911f323b575d882d/1591526798934/ Let there be Light Gallery This image is of a popular subject, the pier and lighthouse at Roker, Sunderland, in the UK. It’s taken at first light in the summer when the sun rises north of east, allowing the outer edge of the pier to be lit like this for a few moments. It requires getting up at ouch o’clock. So early in fact that I was sharing the sea front with a few people still heading home from a good night out. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5edcc5d295d12324a31aad8a/1591526874938/ Let there be Light Gallery Taken at the sunset end of the day in Whitley Bay, UK. The lighthouse and associated buildings stand on a piece of land that becomes an island at high tide. At low tide, you can walk across a short causeway which is underwater on the right hand side of the image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda708d1764e65f07b4bfe0/1591383544926/ Let there be Light Gallery The same lighthouse as the previous image, this time well after the sun had set. Taken from some distance south using a long lens, and a long exposure, gives the painterly effect in the sea I was after. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda708d1764e65f07b4bfe3/1591383566430/ Let there be Light Gallery Tynemouth, UK, is the gateway to the historic shipyards of Newcastle upon Tyne, which are now largely disused. As such an important historical river entrance for shipping, there is a lighthouse on each of the two sea walls that stretch from the river to the North Sea. 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Even when the rooms had been completely stripped internally and the building facade removed, traces of the decor of each flat stubbornly remained. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2b5b0106b74183e75fc7/1592666976295/ La Belle France Gallery Another image of a Chandless Estate tower block in Gateshead UK, during its demolition. Even though it looks a little superimposed, the planes were there, honest! Its traditional to have a Red Arrows flypast during the Great North Run (half marathon) and I wanted an alternative and unique shot. To get this I had to anticipate the flightpath of the jets and point my camera at the sky hoping that my positioning was ok. You get literally a couple of seconds warning and no second chances with the flypast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2b6d7250ac3a2cd0dd41/1592666994319/ La Belle France Gallery An image of the chateau in Najac France, taken from a distance in the main street of the town. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d13f/1592667012933/ La Belle France Gallery I don't think the subject needs an introduction. A long exposure of a few seconds, timed correctly, can capture the lights of the passing traffic, in this case including a double decker bus. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d142/1591384164095/ La Belle France Gallery Making this image took some patience. Taken in Provence (the place to see lavender in France) I spent literally the whole day driving around the same region trying to capture the harvest in full swing. Having noticed machines standing idle earlier in the day, I returned to this spot as a last ditch attempt at the end of the day, and got lucky. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d145/1592667033402/ La Belle France Gallery This image is a small portion of the the astonishing fields of the Etang de Montady, a wetland drained by monks in the 13th century and when viewed from above is reminiscent of a bicycle wheel. The centre of the wheel is off the to the right of the image, and the boundaries between the fields form the spokes to the wheel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d148/1592667052934/ La Belle France Gallery The dark skies in the Languedoc, southern France, are wonderfully dark and especially good for star trails. The question then becomes what to shoot the star trails with?! Since this region of France is renowned for its wine, a vineyard seemed a good choice, and when we are in this area i am always drawn to this old building on the edge of rows on vines. A cold clear night is really good for this kind of photography but i did loose the last few frames from the sequence that makes of this shot when the lens fogged over in the increasingly cold temperature. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d14b/1592667077236/ La Belle France Gallery I don’t think the subject matter needs any introduction at all, so I won’t. You can get great sunset shots from the roof terrace on the top of the Montparnasse Tower. Look carefully beneath the Eiffel Tower, you can see the big screen showing live football from the Euro 2016 football tournament hosted by France in June/July 2016. The hosts ended up as beaten finalists to Portugal later in the month. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d14e/1592667091022/ La Belle France Gallery A fabulous momentary splash of sunrise lighting up the Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m / 12,605 ft), a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix in the valley below (where this image was taken from). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70c41764e65f07b4d151/1592667107863/ La Belle France Gallery A grab shot taken on my iPhone, taken through the window of the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train") travelling south between Paris and Bordeaux. 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My 'proper job' is in engineering, but in my spare time I have a passion for outdoor photography, especially landscape and seascape. I do also enjoy shooting a wider range of subjects when the mood takes me. This is somewhat reflected in my image mix included here. I hope you enjoy browsing my galleries, and find the information about my images interesting. I am self taught, so there is much trial, experimentation and a healthy dose of learning by my mistakes too. Lots of hanging around, abortive trips, searching for the right light, weather and tides. I gained my Licentiateship with the Royal Photographic Society in 2011, and further developed my portfolio to gain Associate status in 2012. Having done all that work, I now simply make images for fun. I shoot primarily with Canon (5diii) but also use an Olympus micro four thirds body, an iPhone, and most recently a dji drone has been added into the mix. Please do keep coming back to my site when you have a moment, I will try and keep adding images and new galleries as my work continues to develop. Richard Peace ARPS https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/blue-hour-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d625/1592495311720/ Blue Hour Gallery The Selfridges building at the Bullring in Birmingham is clad in hundreds of large metallic disks. This image is shot from the street, looking up and across one of the facades. I was trying to create a space age look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d628/1592320456850/ Blue Hour Gallery Taken on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne looking towards Newcastle in England, UK. This is an iconic pedestrian bridge built at the turn of the Millennium. The deck and supporting arch tilt to allow boats to pass underneath. It takes about four minutes for the bridge to tilt from closed to open, so lends itself to a long exposure to capture the movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d62b/1592320456853/ Blue Hour Gallery Cudillero is a small village in Asturias, Spain. Taken after a sharp up the hill climb following dinner (with local cider) in the square below adjacent to the harbour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d62e/1592495674616/ Blue Hour Gallery The magical, fairytale, disneyesque walled city of Carcassone, France. I used a tripod to take this image so I could photobomb it and create a focal point. The apparently unreal blue of the sky was real, honest. Just good timing at the height of the blue hour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d631/1592495679992/ Blue Hour Gallery An image of the chateau in Najac France, taken from a distance in the main street of the town. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d634/1592495685167/ Blue Hour Gallery I don't think the subject needs an introduction. A long exposure of a few seconds, timed correctly, can capture the lights of the passing traffic, in this case including a double decker bus. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d637/1592495690097/ Blue Hour Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d63a/1592495695277/ Blue Hour Gallery A popular photo spot known as DUMBO, in New York City, USA. As this image was taken post 9/11, the new Freedom Tower captured with the tall mast on top.. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d63d/1592495700560/ Blue Hour Gallery Spanish City was a permanent funfair in Whitley Bay, a seaside town in North Tyneside, England, UK. It opened in 1910 as a concert hall, restaurant, roof garden and tearoom. A ballroom was added in 1920, and later the funfair. Located near the seafront, the Spanish City has a 180 ft-long (54.8 m) Renaissance-style frontage and became known for its distinctive dome, now a Grade II listed building. The lighting projected onto the facade was part of a temporary art installation celebrating the funfair history of the building. It’s normally plain old white in colour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d640/1592495705219/ Blue Hour Gallery Taken above the Central Motorway in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, this image is created from a stacked series to capture the traffic trails on the roads at twilight. Some of the structures in this scene have since been demolished, including most of the walkway on the right hand side. My wife was kind and patient enough to pose looking down on the cars from the walkway, to give a focal polnt and sense of scale to the image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70e21764e65f07b4d643/1592495710520/ Blue Hour Gallery The Nevis Range in the highlands of Scotland, UK, reflected after the sun had set in the Caledonian Canal near Fort William https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/home-and-image-series-index daily 1.0 2020-06-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d92f/1592317478594/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d932/1590766452887/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d935/1590917858235/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5edcc5fb6081415fb0108eb4/1592495992598/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d93b/1590702747167/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d93e/1590917901293/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d941/1590917937364/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d944/1590917980780/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d947/1592496231858/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d94a/1590831857480/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d94d/1590918048929/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d950/1590943093001/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d953/1590918079487/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d956/1590918115516/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d959/1590918144693/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d95c/1590918188225/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d95f/1590832884013/ Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d962/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d963/1589986302288/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d962/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d967/1589986302285/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Home and Image Series Index https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d962/5eda70ec1764e65f07b4d965/1589986302280/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Home and Image Series Index https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/bridge-to-nowhere-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70f71764e65f07b4dcc6/1592495006916/ Bridge to Nowhere Gallery This is created from an Image block. 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Taken looking up one of the three towers on this cable stayed bridge during construction (the crane has been subsequently removed) the white cables that support the bridge deck fanning out below. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70fd1764e65f07b4debb/1591383712993/ Bridging the Gap Gallery Taken from adjacent to the south tower of the new Queensferry Crossing, this image shows the new bridge’s older siblings. In the background is one of the most iconic engineering structures in the world, the Forth Bridge, carrying trains north of Edinburgh since its opening in 1890. In the foreground, and appearing to hover above the rail bridge is the 1964 Forth Road Bridge, which although pictured here with HGV traffic now carries public transport only following opening of the new Queensferry Crossing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda70fd1764e65f07b4debe/1591383741147/ Bridging the Gap Gallery This bridge is included here as a deliberate contrast to the form and scale of the Forth Bridges above. This is a scene that has changed radically due to the removal of many of the iconic (now diseased) trees that feature here, in common with many other lengths of the Canal du Midi in the Languedoc, southern France. This is one of my most treasured images, and not just because you can't see the scene like this anymore, but also because of the many hours I spent painstakingly removing intrusive telegraph wires, and their reflections, that originally spanned the foreground of the image. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/parallels-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71011764e65f07b4e010/1591383244934/ Parallels Gallery This image was taken traditionally as far as camera technique is concerned, from a beach on Tyneside in the UK. I took it with this post processing in mind, applying horizontal blur to simplify out the distracting details, thus allowing a focus on the colours and mood of the scene. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71011764e65f07b4e013/1591383265172/ Parallels Gallery Shot from Saltburn beach in the UK on a beautifully calm summer's day. I was taken by the gentle ripples. Here the lines were accentuated by shooting a long shutter speed and horizontally panning the camera. And in case you are think this kind of image is easy?! This is one of only a couple of successful frames from perhaps 100 or so attempts that day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71011764e65f07b4e016/1591383291265/ Parallels Gallery And now for something different. Taken on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, UK. The image is of the leading edge of our camper van window, opened out to a horizontal position, whilst we sat inside waiting for the rain to clear. Patience and perfect timing was necessary for this image, and similar to the ripples image above there are many other failed shots also captured that morning. Look carefully into the forming droplet and you can just make out the hillsides along the sea loch I was shooting towards. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71011764e65f07b4e02d/1591383313880/Mind+the+Gap.png Parallels Gallery Anyone who is familiar with travelling on the London Underground in the UK might just recognise the subject here. In the foreground are the parallel lines of the platform edge : yellow warning line, the ridged edge of the platform, and white edging line. Beyond the platform (mind the gap) there is the track, and beyond that along the back wall of the station are the multi coloured power and data wires. I applied a horizontal blur post processing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee299eefa3e3278d752092/1592666531948/Canal%2Bdu%2BMidi.jpg Parallels Gallery This images captures 7 trees at sunset along the side of the Canal du Midi in the Languedoc, southern France. The canal was calm (so the lower part of the image consists of the tree trunks reflected in the water) and the light was magical. The blurred effect was created by using a long shutter speed, but this time with a vertical pan of the camera. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71011764e65f07b4e034/1591383409060/ Parallels Gallery Not altered reality at all (although you could be forgiven for thinking it was), the image is a stacked series of frames shot from a tripod to capture star trails in the night sky. So no camera movement, or blur created in post processing. The series of frames was taken over a 15 minute or so period one evening in Whitley Bay in the UK. The coloured rainbow lines are real, part of a laser light installation, I framed them against a redundant telegraph pole to create the illusion of coloured telegraph wires. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71011764e65f07b4e037/1591383456602/After+Dark%2C+NYC.png Parallels Gallery Taken in New York City from a sightseeing boat on the East River. I figured the only way to get a useable image from a moving boat after dark was to improvise, so here is another taken as a vertical pan. You can make out the dominant green coloured Empire State Building in the centre, with the yellow Chrysler Building immediately to its right. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/bookends-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee29c1c493904cf7c6d784/1592666568764/ Bookends Gallery The Selfridges building at the Bullring in Birmingham is clad in hundreds of large metallic disks. This image is shot from the street, looking up and across one of the facades. I was trying to create a space age look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee29ecc34b01624f1aea35/1592666611787/ Bookends Gallery Taken on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne looking towards Newcastle in England, UK. This is an iconic pedestrian bridge conceived and built as a turn of the Millennium project. The bridge deck tilts to allow boats to pass underneath. It takes about four minutes for the bridge to tilt from closed to open, so lends itself to a long exposure of that length. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2a034b64ad5a657a4ee6/1592666633936/ Bookends Gallery Cudillero is a small village in Asturias, Spain. Taken after a sharp up the hill climb following dinner (with local cider) in the square adjacent to the harbour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2a1be4aca13b3f6d9b3e/1592666655998/ Bookends Gallery The magical, fairytale, disneyesque walled city of Carcassone, France. I used a tripod to take this image so I could photobomb it and create a focal point. The apparently unreal blue of the sky was real, honest. Just good timing at the height of the blue hour. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/on-reflection-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2ce0b12bbf214bbbcadb/1592667364405/ On Reflection Gallery Taken from Friar’s Crag in Keswick in the English Lake District, UK, I remember this Easter Sunday shoot very clearly, not only for the sheer perfection of the conditions, but also the -10 deg C temperature! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2cf307f4ce09099ce1d6/1592667383781/ On Reflection Gallery Taken on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne looking towards Newcastle in England, UK. This is an iconic pedestrian bridge conceived and built as a turn of the Millennium project. The bridge deck tilts to allow boats to pass underneath. It takes about four minutes for the bridge to tilt from closed to open, so lends itself to a long exposure of that length. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2d03999dfc3709470f72/1592667398310/ On Reflection Gallery Cudillero is a small village in Asturias, Spain. Taken after a sharp up the hill climb following dinner (with local cider) in the square adjacent to the harbour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda710e1764e65f07b4e53c/1592667432516/ On Reflection Gallery The magical, fairytale, disneyesque walled city of Carcassone, France. I used a tripod to take this image so I could photobomb it and create a focal point. The apparently unreal blue of the sky was real, honest. Just good timing at the height of the blue hour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda710e1764e65f07b4e53f/1592667456460/ On Reflection Gallery An image of the chateau in Najac France, taken from a distance in the main street of the town. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda710e1764e65f07b4e542/1592667475276/ On Reflection Gallery I don't think the subject needs an introduction. A long exposure of a few seconds, timed correctly, can capture the lights of the passing traffic, in this case including a double decker bus. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2d650063ac270a4ee17a/1592667500101/ On Reflection Gallery The remarkable and beautiful French chateau in the Loire valley. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda710e1764e65f07b4e548/1592667518885/ On Reflection Gallery A popular photo spot known as DUMBO, in New York City, USA. As this image was taken post 9/11, the new Freedom Tower is towards the right hand edge of the image. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/just-add-water-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71181764e65f07b4eaa0/1592380155043/ Just Add Water Gallery Taken on the Dorset coast in England, UK. The water and sky colour that preceded the incoming storm was magical, so all I needed was, say, a bright red post to add a focal point. Oh, there’s one! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2944e567c00ae650ea9a/1592867045695/ Just Add Water Gallery Taken from the promenade in Blyth, England, UK, however the location is not important. I made this a long exposure image to simplify the sea and allow all the focus to be on the apparently abandoned pram. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71181764e65f07b4eaa6/1591383142289/ Just Add Water Gallery A misty morning at Ashness Jetty on Derwentwater in the English Lake District, UK. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee295d0106b74183e7247d/1592666465446/ Just Add Water Gallery Ullswater in the English Lakes, UK, adjacent to Howtown. Alas this pier has since been replaced, and no longer offers the same photo opportunity to capture the pier when the lake swells to its capacity and the water level rises dramatically. A long exposure was important here to smooth the water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71181764e65f07b4eaac/1591383164505/ Just Add Water Gallery Sometimes (ok, often) when you want to take photographs, the weather doesn’t play nicely. 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An image of a mural of an image (!) of a sailor and a girl taken at the end of WW2. I think in Times Square. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2762e567c00ae650b50a/1592665971009/ Another Place Gallery Chewing gum on the metal deck of a bridge over the Thames, cleverly painted. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee27d20a6da31edab44dd9/1592666072634/ Another Place Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee27f21280c61f32534e9f/1592666114663/ Another Place Gallery This is an image of a Banksy. What really drew me to make this image was the potential to sever the head and yet capture it in a small water puddle on the tarpaulin of the pickup truck parked in front. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/urban-ads-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71531764e65f07b4f838/1592668141955/ Urban Ads Gallery Naples in Italy is a fascinating place to visit. I looked down whilst crossing the street, and noticed this unintentional advert resulting from the crushing of a discarded bottle in the cobbles. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71531764e65f07b4f83b/1592668157964/ Urban Ads Gallery Taken on the forecourt of a fuel filling station a couple of miles from where I live in Gateshead, UK. Layer upon layer of adverts gloriously peeling to reveal snippets of a whole raft of ads, strangely artistic in its own right. I couldn't resist this shot, so went home to get may camera especially to capture it. Of course the following week, it was gone. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71531764e65f07b4f83e/1592668169143/ Urban Ads Gallery Taken after dark near the Hydro in Glasgow, UK, this bus stand caught my attention and raised a smile. At the time, Fifty Shades of Grey was reputed to be the hottest, spiciest film around. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71531764e65f07b4f841/1592668184445/ Urban Ads Gallery Taken on the east coast of the Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. I'm not sure Shonnie will get much work advertising outside his house like this. I was interested to see this house again more recently, and years later. Shonnie and his van were clearly long gone, but the remains of the house battle on against the elements. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/urban-art-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71581764e65f07b4f92c/1591382862073/ Urban Art Gallery Taken from the Highline, NYC. An image of a mural of an image (!) of a sailor and a girl taken at the end of WW2. I think in Times Square. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71581764e65f07b4f92f/1592495191539/ Urban Art Gallery Chewing gum on the metal deck of a bridge over the Thames, cleverly painted. Measures probably no more than an inch across. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71581764e65f07b4f932/1592495183407/ Urban Art Gallery This is an image of a Banksy. What really drew me to make this image was the potential to “sever” the head and yet capture it in a small water puddle on the tarpaulin of the pickup truck parked in front. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71581764e65f07b4f935/1592495176274/ Urban Art Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71581764e65f07b4f938/1592495168892/ Urban Art Gallery Caption 5 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71581764e65f07b4f93b/1592495160134/ Urban Art Gallery Thanks to the guy who just happened to be walking by and was happy to lend me his dog for a minute! https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/beast-from-the-east-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2844999dfc3709468b6a/1592666192816/ Beast from the East Gallery Taken early in the morning, during a briefly sunny break in the weather, this image captures the rare phenomenon of snow settling on the beach, extending all the way down to the shoreline. The footprints were kindly provided by an unknown contributor. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2861c34b01624f1ac6a4/1592666215857/ Beast from the East Gallery I sprang into action when I saw the developing drama in the sky over the beach as evening approached. We had already had a fall of snow whilst the water was at low tide, which unusually settled on the beach. A surreal scene. Whilst I recall the scene vividly, it may prove to be a tricky image to read. The dark patch to the left is a crown on the beach where for some reason the snow didn’t settle, and the middle ground is dominated by the freshwater burn which enters the sea across this part of the beach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2876c34b01624f1ac7f8/1592666239763/ Beast from the East Gallery A classic “grab” shot. This one captures a single hardy soul on the snow covered beach braving the cold weather and perishing wind. For me this image really captures the essence of the weather that evening. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/urban-art-slideshow daily 0.75 2020-06-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fad0/1591439379362/The%2BKiss.jpg Urban Art Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac8/1590915025598/Gum.png Urban Art Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac6/1590915025592/Losing+Her+Head.png Urban Art Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac5/5eda71621764e65f07b4facc/1590915025607/Music+Man.png Urban Art Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac5/5eda71621764e65f07b4faca/1590915025603/Angel.png Urban Art Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71621764e65f07b4fac5/5eda71621764e65f07b4face/1590915025611/Woof.png Urban Art Slideshow https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/bridging-the-gap-slideshow daily 0.75 2020-06-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71691764e65f07b4fd7a/5eda71691764e65f07b4fd7b/1590940729183/New+Forth+Crossing.png Bridging the Gap Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71691764e65f07b4fd7a/5eda71691764e65f07b4fd7d/1590940729188/Old%2C+and+Very+Old%2C+Forth+Crossings.png Bridging the Gap Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda71691764e65f07b4fd7a/5eda71691764e65f07b4fd7f/1590940729191/Bridging+the+Canal+du+Midi.png Bridging the Gap Slideshow https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/built-environment-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2a759f71275e5829b98f/1592666753176/ Built Environment Gallery Two iconic structures on the banks of the Clyde, in Glasgow, UK. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2a8f0a6da31edab49bda/1592666776928/ Built Environment Gallery Another image of the Hydro (concert Arena) in Glasgow, UK https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4feac/1591383834739/ Built Environment Gallery Taken during the gradual demolition of the Chandless Estate tower blocks in Gateshead, UK. Even when the rooms had been completely stripped internally and the building facade removed, traces of the decor of each flat stubbornly remained. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4feaf/1591383872415/ Built Environment Gallery Another image of a Chandless Estate tower block in Gateshead UK, during its demolition. Even though it looks a little superimposed, the planes were there, honest! It’s traditional to have a Red Arrows flypast during the Great North Run (half marathon) and I wanted an alternative and unique shot of them. To get this I had to anticipate the flightpath of the jets and point my camera at the sky hoping that my positioning was ok. You get literally a couple of seconds warning and no second chances with the flypast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4feb2/1591383901394/ Built Environment Gallery An image of the chateau in Najac France, taken from a distance in the main street of the town. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2aabca32b95668c65fb0/1592666805755/ Built Environment Gallery I don't think the subject needs an introduction. A long exposure of a few seconds, timed correctly, can capture the lights of the passing traffic, in this case including a double decker bus. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4feb8/1592666830211/ Built Environment Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4febb/1591383976200/ Built Environment Gallery “i have an awful feeling we’re not going to get our fees on this job” is a quote from the film Get Carter starring Michael Caine. Another star of the film is the multi storey car park in Gateshead, UK in which a classic and violent scene was filmed, with that quote coming at the end of the scene. An iconic structure on the Gateshead skyline from its completion in 1969 to it’s eventual demolition in 2010, the car park is a classic example of brutalist concrete architecture, designed by Owen Luder. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4febe/1592666863080/ Built Environment Gallery Spanish City was a permanent funfair in Whitley Bay, a seaside town in North Tyneside, England, UK. Erected as a smaller version of Blackpool's Pleasure Beach, it opened in 1910 as a concert hall, restaurant, roof garden and tearoom. A ballroom was added in 1920, and later the funfair. Located near the seafront, the Spanish City has a 180 ft-long (54.8 m) Renaissance-style frontage and became known for its distinctive dome, now a Grade II listed building. The lighting projected onto the facade was part of a temporary art installation celebrating the funfair history of the building. Its normally plain old white in colour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4fec1/1592666883702/ Built Environment Gallery Taken above the Central Motorway in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, this image is created from a stacked series to capture the traffic trails on the roads at twilight. Some of the structures in this scene have since been demolished, including most of the walkway on the right hand side. My wife was kind and patient enough to pose looking down on the cars from the walkway, to give a focal polnt and sense of scale to the image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda716c1764e65f07b4fec4/1591383984852/ Built Environment Gallery The wonderfully faded and weathered seats at the now demolished Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, UK. The stadium was built to host the Commonwealth Games in 1970, and it re-hosted the games in 1986. The seats reminded me of the scales of a fish. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/2012-summer-of-sport-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2eb3c34b01624f1b7c1d/1592667834341/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery Heat rising above the incredible structure that held the Olympic flame - designed by Thomas Heatherwick. Each of the 204 copper "petals" represented a competing nation at the event. As such, at the opening ceremony each nation carried in their own petal, and they were assembled and drawn together to form this remarkable centrepiece to the stadium. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2ecd0063ac270a4f026b/1592667857594/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery This shot was taken in the closing stages of the 5000m final, when Farah added to his 10,000m victory by adding gold again, roared on by the incredible and wonderfully biased home crowd. Mo ran a clever race, keeping a close eye on his key rivals before simply blowing them away in the final lap. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71761764e65f07b5030b/1592667875225/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery Mo Farah's now iconic celebration after securing the gold, his American competitor perhaps not overly impressed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eee2ef367efe237122704aa/1592667896821/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery As the title suggests, this happy shot is taken during Brigetta Barrett's lap of honour after her silver medal winning high jump. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71761764e65f07b50311/1592667914709/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery In contrast to the previous image of joy. Trell Kimmons and Ryan Bailey from the USA 4 x 100m relay team cannot hide their disappointment despite securing a silver medal. The USA team missed out on gold which was secured by the Jamaican team anchored by Usain Bolt. The Jamaican time of 36.84 seconds was a new world record. I understand years after this image was taken the USA sprinters were stripped of their silver medal as a result of a drug test anomaly from one of the squad. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71771764e65f07b50314/1592667930241/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery Taken immediately after the end of the world record and gold medal winning 4 x 100m final, and just before i was sent back to my seat by the stadium stewards, this image and the next one capture the well documented moment when the officials tried to take the winning baton from Usain Bolt. It was apparently prised away from him after a few moments, but the officials are reported to have eventually relented and returned his golden souvenir. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71771764e65f07b50317/1592667943920/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery … baton negotiations ongoing ….. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71771764e65f07b5031a/1592667965715/ 2012 Summer of Sport Gallery A popular photo spot known as DUMBO, in New York City, USA. As this image was taken post 9/11, the new Freedom Tower is towards the right hand edge of the image. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/la-belle-france-slideshow daily 0.75 2020-06-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50615/1590943687334/Canigou+%231.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50617/1590943689594/Canigou+%232.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b5061b/1590943739374/Arc+en+Ciel.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b5061d/1590943776073/La+Liviniere.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50629/1590943990285/Sunrise+in+Languedoc.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50623/1590943871778/Moulin+a+Vent.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50621/1590943827839/Harvest+Time.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50625/1590943911286/Opidum.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b5061f/1590943828157/Night+at+the+Vineyard.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b50627/1590943956448/Paris+from+Montparnasse.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b5062b/1590944042701/Sunrise+Splash.png La Belle France Slideshow https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/5eda717f1764e65f07b50614/5eda717f1764e65f07b5062d/1590944061660/TGV.png La Belle France Slideshow https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/not-quite-as-it-seems-gallery daily 0.75 2020-06-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b50911/1591384343206/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery Inside the Aldgate East London Underground station, I was taken by the almost perfect symmetry of the scene, and the choice of exits. My wife Sam obliged as the main subject here. Shot from the opposite platform, we had to do a number of pre-choreographed takes to get a suitable pair of images, as passing tube trains and many other passengers tended to get in the way. Once captured, the handheld image layers could be aligned in post processing, to reveal a figure apparently heading to each exit. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b50914/1592667249173/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery I earned this image - three hours waiting in a roadside drainage ditch in July 2016 enabled me to capture the Tour de France peloton in the way I wanted. I was lucky that the yellow jersey wearer (the leader and eventual winner of the 2016 race), Chris Froome, happened to pass on my side of the road. He was closely chaperoned by his Sky sponsored team mates, riders so organised in a protective line around him that they are often referred to as the Sky Train. In post processing I added some additional interest to the image by creating a horizontal reflection of the original photo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b50917/1592667267415/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery This image is not of a tree on an island. It’s actually based on the image I took of a tree on the shores of Lake Bassenthwaite, in The English Lake District. The image has been horizontally reflected down the trunk of the tree in post processing, and then offset from centre. The intention is for it to look like a tree on an island on very first glance. Hope it works! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b5091a/1592667287104/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery How do you produce a different image of one of the most famous sights in Rome, Italy? And how do you fit it all in a single frame? Lots of individual images taken, overlapping and at different angles, to allow a reconstruction of the fountain in post processing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b5091d/1592667309080/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery Most famously photographed by the legendary Ansel Adams, the mighty Yosemite National Park in California, USA, is a real draw for landscape photographers. Half dome is a much photographed subject, so again how to capture something different? I mounted my camera on a tripod and shot a series of images at c 2 minute intervals as sunset developed, came, and went. In post processing I was able to demonstrate the progression of the sunset over the scene by splicing together the image slices I had recorded. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b50920/1591384372285/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery I entered this image into a competition at my local photography club, and was delighted that the judge dismissed its credentials out of hand, concluding “anyone can take a photo of an old poster”. It was actually created from a “straight”photo, post processed in a similar style to the old railway posters, with text added and then finished with an ageing effect to give the impression of some deterioration and water damage. Saltburn cliff lift is the oldest operating water-balance cliff lift in the UK. Construction began in 1883, the lift becoming operational the following year. It has a height of 120 feet (37 m) and a track length of 207 feet (63 m), resulting in a 71 per cent incline. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda708c1764e65f07b4bfa5/t/5eda71891764e65f07b50923/1591384400953/ Not Quite as it Seems Gallery The wonderfully retro Rendezvous Cafe sits on the promenade above the beach, just north of Whitley Bay in England, UK. The building has been around since the 1930s, and has a traditional tea, sandwiches and ice cream menu. I took a series of images at opening up time over the space of five minutes or so whilst the one guy went through his opening up routine. I overlaid them in post processing and used a gentle old film effect filter to add a slight retro feel. https://www.richardpeacephotography.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2020-06-07