Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Gorey


We now enter a bit of a Gorey phase (I took far too many pics!)...








.. another attempt to make use of the tree.








Quayside







If only we had this kind of weather a bit more often.







Towards the end of the pier.








And another of the castle...







.. and I really must learn when to stop :)







Yup.








See that gap in the wall...?
... We'll nose around down there next time...

Friday, 6 February 2009

Waterfront from Mt Cambrai


As a casual exercise of what can be seen from there, I took a quick snap, stopping briefly on the road, and accidently caught a bird in flight :)






Closer, a 'crop' of the area doomed to be over-developed into a Finance Quarter against the wishes of everyone I've ever mentioned it to...






.. another selection from the same pic, showing the eyesore building already dominating the area.

"Well it's Jersey, Jim, but not as you know it, not as you know it..."

Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Harbour



Near the steam clock one evening...







.. farther along...







.. a zoooomy shot to bring the distant background closer...







.. and even closer.







Commercial Buildings.







Moving on, the pierheads on another evening...








.. a sucker for a sunset...








.. with Noirmont in the distance.







A little later.








Another evening, another sky....







.. hmmmm....









.. yes, it is a bit much....




.. but here's something slightly different.
While in charge of a little one (face obscured here by crude cartoon I hope gives you a giggle or more), I discovered that a 1 or 2 seconds long exposure niteshot can make for a nice portrait of some willing subject if you use the flash as well. With a tripod it would have worked out even better, without the background blurred by movement.

You get the person lit nice and clearly by the flash, and a postcard-like niteshot background. And, almost strangely, if they move a bit during the long exposure, you get a shadow effect which makes the background look like they're standing in front of a picture :)

I will experiment some more, perhaps intentionally moving the camera for some light trail effects while the person remains sharp by the much quicker burst of light from the flash.

Sunday, 1 February 2009

New Control Tower


Three weeks ago... nothing to be seen from Planespotter Avenue, looking south...







.. but now, this has sprung up near the end of the departure hall (and has been up for at least a week already).








As if by magic, the sun came out...








.. closer (sorry, I was using my crummy old blur-cam).







From the sports field car park nearby to the south.







From Mont Fondan, to the west.








From near St.Ouen's Mill, along Mt Matthieu... I don't know why the cut-out people are there - scarecrows?!




It's quite a height, I think they're going to be delighted with the views. With just one Sunday drive so far, I've found that the top can be seen from main roads...
  • by Silver Springs / Mt Nicolle
  • at Quennevais, a glimpse at Don Bridge
  • near St.Ouen's Pond, 5 mile rd, and lane by the 'orchid field'
  • in the St. Lawrence Parish Hall region
It would be wonderful if they'd have a public open day once it's safe and secure, before they kit it out for use. I'd leap at the chance to go and admire the views... perhaps for a price, to be donated to charity? With views like that, it will be far better than a big wheel at West Park :)

Saturday, 31 January 2009

Back to St.Brelade's Beach


From Le Coleron battery, we made our way back along the path...








.. to the breakwater.








Pausing to admire this picturesque ramshackleness :)







The new-ish cafe.








A Jersey tower that used to stand alone on dunes...








.. the Ouaisne one still does, give or take an old anti-tank wall.







Well, that's all from that trip to St.Brelades back at the end of September 2008. I hope you enjoyed the pics.

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

Le Coleron Battery, St. Brelade


At the land end of this breakwater there are steps to a path leading to...






.. an old battery from the 1700s at Le Coleron...







.. part of a pair to defend the bay, the other being above La Cotte cave up there on the left.







Looking east towards St. B's Bay beach...







.. a bit farther left.








Left some more, looking back at the way in...







.. and left again... take your pick between blue sky&sea but dark overall....







.. or a bit lighter with the sky&sea overcooked.







That bay to the west, reached by private road beyond the parish church, is Bouilly Port...







.. home to some of Jersey's more financially secure residents...







.. who can afford rockface, beach and roadway remedial work :)








At the end of the road, this one includes land all the way around the headland to Beauport.

Alright for some, huh? :)