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Old Sarum snow

11 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by Noeline Smith in Black & white, Landscape, Photography, Structure

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B&W, Bishop's Palace, defences, mono, Old Sarum, ramparts, salisbury, snow

At last, we finally had some snow in my little part of the world – it only lasted a couple of days but not having had any to speak of for about five years I wasn’t grumbling! I’d had in mind a trip to Old Sarum, an ancient hill fort and settlement predating Salisbury; it looks incredible from the air but at eye level it’s something of a photographic challenge.

The main site was closed (we grind to a halt with a bit of snow!) and as the weather worsened I trod a solitary path, following the earthworks in decreasing circles.

Earthworks at Old Sarum in the snow

With each circuit the wind strengthened, the snow deepened and the ‘here and now’ slipped further away; a world of whispers that disappeared into a whiteout.

The Bishop's Palace at Old Sarum in the snow

The rounded remains of the Bishop’s Palace struggled against a rising tide but ultimately it was only the steep defences of the ramparts that held their own.

Old Sarum ring ditch embankment in the snow

Finally, as the light fell I reluctantly turned away, dug my car out of its drift and abruptly returned to the ‘here and now’, engulfed in traffic chaos in the gridlocked streets of Salisbury.

(All images are copyright to Noeline Smith)

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Kimmeridge Bay

15 Monday Feb 2016

Posted by Noeline Smith in Black & white, Landscape, Photography

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B&W, defences, Dragon's teeth, fine art, Kimmeridge Bay, long exposure, mono, photography, pill box

For some time I’ve been wanting to photograph the WWII defences at Kimmeridge Bay but have always found inspiration deserting me the minute I set foot on the pebbled shore – it seemed that the closer I approached the more distant I became.

This time was different; maybe the particularly high tide and wild, rushing sea; maybe the buffeting wind tearing at my clothes and bringing tears to my eyes; maybe the steely cold of the pre dawn light – somehow, in all the chaos I finally really saw them and, struck by their stoic calm and ever watchfulness, I knew what I wanted …

Square format B&W image of sea defences at Kimmerdige Bay

I’ve also never really succeeded in getting a decent photograph of the bay and sloping headland surmounted by Clavell Tower – I’m still not quite there but at least now I know what I want!

B&W fine art image of Clavell's Tower at Kimmeridge Bay

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