The Blue Lagoon: In a different light

I wanted to post some more pictures of the Blue Lagoon, this time from a rather different day weather wise.
This particular visit took place at about 5 o'clock at the end of May a few years ago. At this time of day the sunlight hits the water and completely changes the mood of the whole place. The cold slate walls still possess that overbearing quality, but the life in the water brings the scene alive.

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The Blue Lagoon

I heard a disturbing rumor today: That the Blue Lagoon, one of my all time favourite places, had been drained. We decided to investigate, and luckily the rumor was false, the deep waters remain.
 
The Blue Pool is such a strange and unique place, a very deep lake in a slate quarry with water that turns perfect blue on a sunny day. On a day like today however the place takes on a completely different tone, witht he oppressive grey skies mingling with the dark grey slate to create an incredibly uninviting vista.
 
The dark day was a nice excuse to play with some off camera flash though. This is a technique that I use for portraits and interiors, I usually let the landscapes take care of themselves, but every now and then a little bit of directional light can really add a lot to an image, especally in a place like this with such rich textures.

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The Blue Lagoon

I heard a disturbing rumor today: That the Blue Lagoon, one of my all time favourite places, had been drained. We decided to investigate, and luckily the rumor was false, the deep waters remain.
 
The Blue Pool is such a strange and unique place, a very deep lake in a slate quarry with water that turns perfect blue on a sunny day. On a day like today however the place takes on a completely different tone, witht he oppressive grey skies mingling with the dark grey slate to create an incredibly uninviting vista.
 
The dark day was a nice excuse to play with some off camera flash though. This is a technique that I use for portraits and interiors, I usually let the landscapes take care of themselves, but every now and then a little bit of directional light can really add a lot to an image, especally in a place like this with such rich textures.

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"Water" The Book

Last year I compiled a book (just in time for Christmas) that catalogued a large portion of my work so far.
Looking through my portfolio I realised that a large proportion of my work centered around water. Having spotted that subconcious trend in my work I now had the theme for my book. I've never been able to put my finger on exactly why I've always been drawn to the water (photographically speaking that is - I've never been a keen swimmer), I think it might be the fact that that it's constantly changing, that you can't take the same picture twice. That's always been at the heart of the nature of photography for me, capturing a moment that will never be repeated.
Anyway, the first edition of the book is sold out now, I may do another run if there is the demand (email me to request a copy), but until then I thought I'd post some of the pages here. I hope you like them.

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