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.
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.
The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
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.
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.
The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
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Thursday 29th February 2024 I have recently joined Halstead & District Photographic Society and was invited to jopin them in a Light Painting workshop at the Sudbury Arts Centreand was hosted by After Dark Photography. It was fascinating watching them swirl the coloured LED lights around not knowing what on earth they were creating until the image had rendered on the camera screen. From a photography point of view it was pretty straight forward to acheive. A sturdy tripod and a shutter release cable were essentialand being able to manually focus in 'Live View was helpful. With the shutter set to bulb and an aperture of arounf f8 it was a matter of standing holding the release cable. I'm really pleased with the reults and most impressed with the guys from After Dark's creativity.
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Sunday 2nd February 2024 After far too long I finally got out with my camera when we decided to clear the cobwebs and take a drive to Dovercourt for a bracing walk along the coast. I must admit it took me a while to get back in mode, but started to see the architecture and angles that I like to shoot. It was a dull overcast day which really lent itself to black and white photography, so I spent my time looking for suitable scenes. When I originally edited the images I wasn't overwhelmed with the way the black and white looked. I wanted more detail and contrast, so downloaded a trial version of Silver Efex and did them again. The difference is staggering and I'm most pleased with them It looks like I'll have to buy the full version when the trial expires.
