Sorry about the title but there’s a valid reason…..I’m just thankful that seagulls don’t tend to fly at night here in the midlands or things might have been a lot worse.
I decided to venture out into the night again and headed for the spire of the church of St Thomas as I thought there was a good chance it might be floodlit. The pipistrelle bats that were soon flying round my head couldnt have known that, but they had sussed that the air was full of gnats and midges and a good place to fill up. You can guess the rest.
The treeline shot was taken at the back of the church where there was a light spill from a showroom down below the churchyard wall that made shooting the silhouettes a breeze. Finally the last shot is here purely for nostalgia…Boarded up for some years now, The Crown on Wolverhampton was the live music venue during the late seventies and eighties and I couldn’t walk by without taking a shot.
The shots were taken handheld on the Samsung and I’ve processed them using ‘Pixlr-o-matic’ and Photoshop…
I’m going to try to leave the cameraphone behind for the next few posts…Its just too damn compulsive…
All Images Copyright Stuart Allan Hyde
marinachetner
wonderful images – they look like paintings, especially the spire.
Stuart Hyde - shpics
Painting might be a good idea…At least then I’d only have been splattered with paint…
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fiebs
Agreed. Love the color. Trying not to think about the bats!
Stuart Hyde - shpics
Hi Fiebs…yes, best not, it was ugly!!…Glad you like the shots.
KatiesCameraBlog
Ah, Batshit! š Love these. Just so unusual and love the tone and feel to them. š
Stuart Hyde - shpics
Thanks Katie.
Hope your trips going well.