River, estuary and sea are always on the move.  At the turn of the tide the view from Berwick Bridge is an expanse of calm water, almost still, but the neatly lined up salmon boats show the pull of the river’s flow towards the sea.

 

Each day a rippling stream carves a new route across the sand to the sea – March 2020
Sun on a restless sea – December 2020
Distant figures give a sense of space – low tide – March 2020
Along the prom – January 2021
Windy day wave watching – March 2020
Calm water at sunset – August 2021

 

A photo freezes the motion of water but a pattern of ripples or the foam of breaking waves can give the sense of movement. Moving water is a constantly recurring theme among my photos but sometimes people move into the frame too. Passing figures may echo the rhythm of restless waves or animate the scene at a calm, low tide. In the wide open spaces of Spittal beach and the mouth of the Tweed, the figures in my photos are usually distant and anonymous.  Anyone nearby moves politely out of the way of a photographer.

City streets are places of constant motion too. No one pays attention to a photographer in a crowd. Exploring Paris with my camera I started by waiting till passers-by had moved out of the frame but soon learnt that movement gives life to a static image.  Patti’s Motion theme for the Lens-Artists Challenge this week has given me the excuse to revisit some old favourites.

 

Spring shadows by the Seine – April 2017
Scooting on Boulevard St-Germain – November 2017
Curves – October 2017
Th joy of soap bubbles – November 2015
Election fever – May 2017
In a hurry – Palais Royal -March 2017
Summer rain on Pont des Arts – May 2016
Climbing the wall – Berges de la Seine – March 2017
Homeward bound – Jardin du Luxembourg – February 2017

 

Lens-Artist Challenge #212