21 June 2010

The Longest Day

If you live in East Anglia and want to watch the sunset over the sea - then the closest vantage point is The Wash in Norfolk. Hunstanton has the added interest of the multicoloured chalk cliffs.

The perspective of this close-up of the beach is compressed by the telephoto lens. It gives a very graphical image with strong colours and shapes.

It is mid-Summer and the firey Sun eventually sets over Lincolnshire on the far side of The Wash at 9.20pm. But the Sun sets even later from June 22 to 28 - one minute at 9.21pm !

6 June 2010

San Francisco Skyline

Wishful thinking from the team down under

This B747 was painted in special colours to carry the Aussie football team to South Africa for the World Cup 2010. Good luck - you'll need it! You can see a time-lapse film of the paint job here.