I’ve probably mentioned before, that walking through the dark heart of the West Midlands with half decent camera gear hanging around your neck can be a little dicey…Point a camera at anyone in the street and they immediately think you are a benefit investigator and either start walking with a limp or try to kill you before you can write a report…given that even the three year olds are usually tooled up, I’ve pretty much got into the habit of leaving the DSLR at home.
Luckily, yesterday evening as I was driving homeward through Bilston, (Don’t unlock the doors!!..For Chrissake, don’t unlock the doors!), I had the cameraphone on hand to shoot a pretty dramatic skyline. Ten minutes later and the light had gone completely so I was pleased to get these through the car window…They were extremely ‘woolly’, (even locked in the car I was trembling), but I’ve tried to accentuate the softness rather than compensating for it…
All Images Copyright Stuart Allan Hyde.
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~mimo~
These are eerie and interesting!!
Stuart Hyde - shpics
I’d love to know what was in the tanks…..
scillagrace
Love the black and white…very “The Third Man”…film noir…oh, and that’s the moon up there, too! Nice!
Stuart Hyde - shpics
I nearly cropped the moon out…thought it was distracting but then couldn’t bring myself to do it..Lunicide…terrible!
scillagrace
We Lunatics thank you for your mercy!
Stuart Hyde - shpics
Well…I don’t want you looking all moon-faced..
KatiesCameraBlog
I like these. The tone to them is wonderful. Brave to get them too. 🙂
Stuart Hyde - shpics
Thanks Katie…..Mrs SHPics was there as ‘back-up’…I wouldn’t have risked it without a wing-man.
KatiesCameraBlog
Yep, smart to have that backup! 🙂
hellenjc
Love the Black and white and glad you left the moon in it adds to the perspective.
Stuart Hyde - shpics
Yes you’re right……The sense of scale goes if you whip it out….Good call.