A few weeks ago on our wedding anniversary, my wife and I decided to take a day trip to Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast of England. Now, my wife’s idea of a day trip to the seaside is to spend time in the amusement arcades, and mine is to wander around taking photos. So we compromised and spent time in the amusement arcades! I did however see these lonely deck chairs on the beach whilst walking between the arcades and just had to snap!
The West Yorkshire Metro, despite its name, does spread into some more rural areas!
I was there early to get a photo of the Twisted Chicks, 5.38am to be precise, and without a tripod with me, that meant a shutter speed of 0.5s.
This photo was taken on an industrial estate in Manchester, and being a Sunday afternoon this area was deserted. As a result the man made noises, which you would normally associate with industrial activity, were almost completely absent. However, this area is quite close to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium which had an event on, and as a result there was the eerie distant noise of people cheering.
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West Yorkshire in Colour is a series that I’ve been working on since 2014. In fact, it was the start of this series that really kicked of my passion for urban minimalism
Positioning to get the right image is one of the more challenging parts of urban photography. Stand too close and lens distortion may be a problem. Stand too far away and irritating distractions such as lamp posts or trees get in the way. Continue reading
For me, the thrill in photography is chasing that unusual subject, composing it in the viewfinder, and pressing the shutter. I also get excitement from first seeing my images on the monitor, as I did in the past with film, seeing my prints come to life in the darkroom. Continue reading
As one does, I was walking through a local industrial estate one Sunday morning when I came across this brightly painted building which really appealed to me. Continue reading
Sometimes the elements just come together. When was trying to take a photograph of this wall which had been partially overpainted, I was moving around trying to find a position to avoid the cable. Continue reading
Walk around any large city these days and you are likely to find buildings faced predominantly with reflective glass. I find these buildings an excellent canvas for abstract photography, and over the last couple of years have built up a series of what I call abstritecture.
By the very nature of photography, highlights and shadows are an integral feature in most genres of the art. In minimal photography, shadows can be used to very good effect as the subject of the image Continue reading
For those of you who don’t know, Marmite is a famous British branded yeast extract spread. It has lovers and haters, and not much in between. The manufacturers even use this love/hate relationship as a feature of their advertising. Continue reading
Stuart Allen 
