Keith Burton's photos

Taken yesterday in Southsea, Hampshire. This one is by the artist Sadie Were. Made as part of "Lady Jam" which was a gathering of female street artists a week or so ago. There is another piece in the PiP by the artist Roo Arbrook, also made as part of "Lady Jam", entitled Queen of Southsea. I have a few more to post in due course.

I'm not certain, but I think this is Pampas Grass. I spotted it in a recreation ground adjacent to the River Tamar in Saltash, Cornwall. It's very impressive (and high). It was looking good in the November sunshine!

Viewed from Broadmarsh Coastal Park on a hazy morning in January. This was cropped to 16;9 format, so probably best viewed large!

An unknown artist leaves his easel and painting with a note saying he will be "back in a mo"...............and a passer-by stops to examine the unfinished painting. Captured in Chichester, West Sussex back in December las year. Better viewed large.

This a shot of the bow section of the wreck of a wooden boat that has been lying in Dell Quay, Hampshire for many years. I have taken quite a few photos of this wreck previously but have been unable to determine any history of it. Recently I discovered that it had been here since at least 1986 when it was being worked on by a local fisherman. He told people it was a working boat from the Netherlands and that he was going to renovate it. Sadly, it seems that didn't happen. It is moored near the boat yard, and seems to be fairly watertight, but no one knows who owns it or why it is still there. A proper mystery! Check out the links below for a couple of my earlier photos if you feel like it: www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/45534076 www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/34291001

I was stuck indoors most of yesterday waiting for our boiler to be be repaired, so I thought a bit of table top photography would pass the time. I decided to keep it simple, just a plain piece of card as a background, a nicely shaped vase and the flowers (actually from my garden this time) and plenty of negative space. Natural light from the window supplemented by an LED light panel. A portrait crop in the PiP if you fancy a look.

This was taken in a small shopping arcade in Wickham, Hampshire. The lady had such a lovely smile and I liked the background as well, so I asked permission to take her photo......and she agreed. It was quite dark in the shop so I used f2.8 and upped the iso a little. In hindsight I should probably have used around f5.6 to get the writing on the bottles in focus, but I'm still pretty happy with how it came out. I've sent her a copy already, so I hope she likes it.

Another find in the small boatyard at Dell Quay, West Sussex.

Taken on a lovely warm, sunny day back in May last year!

I spotted this bit of driftwood that someone had propped up against the sea wall in Dell Quay. I thought it had the most marvellous shapes and textures, so decided to grab a photo to share! I've added a couple of notes to indicate the shapes I see in the wood..!! Best viewed large for detail.

Dell Quay is a small coastal hamlet near the City of Chichester in West Sussex...........it consists of a few houses, a pub, a sailing club and a boatyard and moorings. The sun actually came out briefly yesterday, so we took the chance for a quick drive out for lunch at a place nearby and stopped here on the way to grab a couple photos. I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

I thought I'd post an extra photo today.........and why not? In the garden this morning, and noticed that the fairy cakes we planted late last year have come up and started to flower already. Much more colourful than snowdrops.........and edible as well :-)) Must go now, there seem to be some men in white coats at the door.....................

A sign on the wall outside a pub/restaurant in Emsworth, Hampshire.

The Queens Hotel is a luxury hotel in Southsea, Hampshire built in 1903, and still in use today. Although the frontage of the hotel looks very impressive, if you walk round to the side you can see that his once splendid facade looks very neglected. I think it's very photogenic though..!! Best viewed large for detail. Thank you.

Sunrise over the rooftops at the end of my street. Taken on Monday this week, from the pavement at the front of my house. (There's another image in the PiP, if you feel like checking it out).

I found this bird feeder behind a hedge on the banks of the River Tamar in Cornwall and was lucky enough to be visited by this beautiful little bird.

Taken in a small nature reserved near Emsworth, Hampshire.

Taken back in December last year on my tabletop, in natural window light.