Works of art ...

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Works of art ...

Sunday, 30 May 2010

I enjoy looking at some of my favourite photos but then something comes along that just blows you away ... hand painted interpretations of some of your photos that characterise you, those around you and a particular moment in time. Sarah Malton, daughter of our friends Kev & Sharon, is a very talented young artist who, every year, creates a superb personalised birthday card for me. This year, not only did I get a birthday card but I received a whole collection of miniature works of art based on photos or experiences we’ve had whilst the two families have been away on holiday. Thank you Sarah - they must have taken you ages to do. I love them and I love your interpretation and humour. I’ve only included a few in the blog but I’m sure some of you will recognise me, our dog Maisy and Kev. Sarah also ‘creates’ animals from real fur and I’ve included a few pictures of her work. If you’d like to get in touch with Sarah to potentially commission some work please email me at info@wallacephotos.co.uk and I’ll pass on your details.

Only a few photos this week and the highlight was a trip up to our Operations Centre at Woolwich overlooking the Thames Barrier to take a few photos before it is refurbished. The challenge was getting the view out of the window without losing the detail in the dark room. I used two remote flashes at the back of the room and played with different exposures to try and get the right balance and just about achieved a few reasonable photographs. Hopefully I’ll be back later in the year when the refurbishment work is finished and you can see the difference. I went up with Kevin Gregory, PLA’s Deputy VTS Manager, and I took advantage of the view of the Thames Barrier in the background to take a few photos of him.

Other than that it was the usual walk along Gravesend front one lunchtime that brought in a few more ‘keepers‘ ....