Severn Sundown
Severn Sundown
A quick check of tides and a peek out the window identified yesterday as a great evening to be at my favourite local location. Yes, you got it, full-marks; its the Prince of Wales bridge aka the Second Severn Crossing.
In an age where image manipulation is so prevalent the statement 'A photograph never lies' has, unfortunetly, lost its meaning. But whilst this photograph is pretty much how it was, I can tell you that those nice warm colours lie! They really don't convey how cold it felt! The air temperature was about 7 Celsius with a gusty 20MPH wind coming from the direction of the sun. So, actually it felt about 3 to 4 Celsius!
Yesterday I was reading about 'skills fade' in 'Summit' the magazine of the British Mountaineering Council. The message was that climbers/mountaineers shouldn't just assume they are as skilled in their sport as they were prior to the coronavirus lockdowns. Basically, their skills are likely to have got 'rusty' or faded through lack of use. Having fumbled-about making this photograph I can absolutely confirm I'm suffering from a photographic skills fade! There were times when I felt like a complete noob! Skills that seem to have faded are 'seeing' - that ability to compose photographs in the mind - and just basic workflow stuff. Stuff that used to be second-nature; stuff I wasn't even aware I was doing. I'm sure those skills will grow again but it was a bit depressing. Despite that I’m pretty happy with the result :-)
Andy
