the orwell bridge
the orwell bridge
29th January 2020
Having worked in Ipswich in the late 1990's I became quite familiar with it on my daily journey. Opened in December 1982 it completed the much needed bypass around Ipswich and the relentless heavy traffic bound for Felixstowe docks no longer rumbled through the town centre.
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I needed a starting point for my project and this geographically being the furthest east seemed the natural place to start. I had never ventured off the well trodden path of the A14 and had no idea you could access the base of this majestic structure.
For some reason unknown to man, I am drawn to the delights of Brutalist Concrete Architecture and these pillars and posts really 'floated my boat' and form the main part of this set of photographs.
It was a bright and chilly winters afternoon when I visited this site just east of Wherstead in Suffolk and with the sun setting in the west a lovely golden glow was cast over the bridge brightening up the cold grey concrete and creating some warm reflections in the River Orwell.
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The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
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To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
29th January 2020
Having worked in Ipswich in the late 1990's I became quite familiar with it on my daily journey. Opened in December 1982 it completed the much needed bypass around Ipswich and the relentless heavy traffic bound for Felixstowe docks no longer rumbled through the town centre.
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I needed a starting point for my project and this geographically being the furthest east seemed the natural place to start. I had never ventured off the well trodden path of the A14 and had no idea you could access the base of this majestic structure.
For some reason unknown to man, I am drawn to the delights of Brutalist Concrete Architecture and these pillars and posts really 'floated my boat' and form the main part of this set of photographs.
It was a bright and chilly winters afternoon when I visited this site just east of Wherstead in Suffolk and with the sun setting in the west a lovely golden glow was cast over the bridge brightening up the cold grey concrete and creating some warm reflections in the River Orwell.
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The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
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To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
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CYPRUS
April 3rd - 24th 2023
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Have finally found the time to edit the rest of the photo's I took in Cyprus. I had to be quite ruthless as I had taken over 400, but here are a selection of my favourites.
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They're very much holiday photo's, a lot of them being taken because I was there at the time and not able to get there when the light was at it's best. I'd have loved to have been in the Troodos mountains in a car at daybreak or dusk, but it was on a coach stop at mid day. Despite this I'm quite pleased with my efforts.
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They're all hand held as I didn't take a tripod with me, but I did use a polariser filter to give them some oomph.
Hope you like them!
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MELFORD COUNTRY PARK
Tuesday 7th February 2023
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This morning and found myself at Melford Country Park. The fog was still hanging in the air and the River Stour looked quite mystical. I crossed the bridge and made my way along the Valley Walk (which is the disused Sudbury to Long Melford railway line) to Brundon Mill and back. Brundon Mill being re known for the many Swans that reside there. It was good to be out in the fresh air with just the birdsong for company. Apart from the odd annoying sound of a chainsaw coming from the woods. The fog had lifted by the time I arrived at Brundon and the Swans were enjoying the bright sunshine. One unusual sight was a Squirrel struggling up a tree with a rather large bread roll. I'd imagine that would last him a good few days.
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It was a most enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours and I'm most pleased with the images.
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