Martin Roberts ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

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Cymraeg - Welsh ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Used to call myself a photographer. CLL CEV

Monochrome double image - the other two descriptions might explain it
A young woman lies sunbathing, spread-eagled in the light coming through one of a row of archways in a ruined abbey. There are other people in the distance, but the emphasis is on her.
A square photo looking at a camera focussing screen, so there are grid lines and a small focussing device in the centre. The image is of ripe apples in golden autumn sunshine, with tired looking leaves, against a blue sky. The apples are yellow with red streaks. The apples and nearer leaves are in sharp focus, the background is very much out of focus.
Wiide angle of sandy beach covered in deep footprints. There is a line of dark rocks in the background. A small figure looks lost in the distance.
A queue of cars at dusk, their red brake lights enhanced by the rain on the car windscreen
A mono photo of a very large puddle on a farm track, reflecting clouds and a few trees
Three photos of abstract curves and shapes, mostly shades of red with dark shadows. Actually just close ups of a bottle of summer fruits squash, backlit by a shaded desk lamp. I'd rather be asleep.
A man's face fills the frame. There is a large moth perched on his face. It completely covers the lower half of his face. Its head is on his nose, the bottom of its wings are below his chin, and the tips of the wings stick out well beyond the sides of his face. His eyebrows are raised and he is rolling his eyes in mock surprise.
Three young boys playing on, and in, the remains of an original Mini. They are on a bare hillside with a tree stump and rocks nearby.
A black and white photo of a bright sky with a black cloud filling the top right of the frame. The edge of the cloud is brightly lit, and makes a strong diagonal line zigzagging across the image. There is a tall pointed tree filling the foreground, silhouetted against the light sky. Probably a cypress tree; it is a solid tall triangular shape.
A black and white photo of a severe looking beach shelter with five bays, each with a very basic bench at the back. It looks unloved and semi-derelict. I can imagine all the people sat there sheltering from the rain, until it was time to go back to their guest houses.
A square black and white photo of a wrecked car, filling the foreground of the image. It has been deliberately rolled down a steep hillside, and its roof is partly caved in. It is the right way up; the sticking up roof, open door, and ripped off bonnet, make a striking image. In the distance, across the valley, are rows of small houses.
A load of used tyres. The stacking makes them look interwoven. A dark image; the top lighting emphasises the worn treads.
A single white wooden post, leaning at an angle, on the side of a grass covered sand dune. It is lit by the evening sun.
Photo looking through trees, some near, some far. The leaves are in sunshine. There is pale blue heat haze in the distance, but the image is predominantly shades of green.
A high contrast b&w photo of a flight of concrete steps down to a pebbly beach, taken in strong sunshine. It is tightly cropped, and the lack of context makes the image disconcerting and hard to understand.
Big distorted shadow cast by a small drainpipe
A yellow electricity warning sign showing a prostrate figure, overgrown by ivy
A big yellow height barrier for a car park, in the open position. It is at the side of a country lane and looks completely out of place. It could be a portal to somewhere, or a frame to draw attention to a particularly interesting section of hedge and verge.
B&w photo of fallen pine branches covered in hairy lichen
B&W image of 3 or 4 aircraft contrails, crossing the sky above rooftops. The sky is filtered to darken it, to emphasise the trails. They are of different widths, and will gradually expand into a uniform haze.
The shadow of a large stinging nettle on the outside of an orange bucket, photographed from the inside.
A simple black and white photo of a person walking past, to the right, showing only their legs, wearing black trousera and boots. They have two small black dogs on leads. The right hand dog is leaving the frame, so its head is missing. However, the left hand dog is just coming into frame so only its head shows. It sort of looks like the first dog's head, but separated. God I hate describing my own photos. x
A photograph of 3 small monochrome photos printed on ordinary till roll. The 3 vertical images are of individual trees, partly silhouetted against a bright sky. The prints are laid side by side on an old wooden table top.
An end-on view of a wrecked wooden hut. It has been reduced to a skeletal framework. Parts of the roof and walls are scattered inside and out. IHowever, it still has most of its blue door. The sun is shining and the sky is blue. The sea, and a dock, are just visible in the background.
A pair of black and white photos, the left one is negative and the other is its mirror image positive. The subject is a seated young woman with long hair, wearing a black hat and jacket, a scarf, and stripey trousers.
A very small person walking along a big beach at sunset, with the sea in the background. The photograph is taken looking down from a clifftop which emphasises the scale.
A cyclist wearing a helmet and a bright yellow top carrying his fancy bike across a river using rather precarious stepping stones
Monochrome photo looking up the street, with old houses on either side, and a chapel in the distance. There is a thin sprinkling of snow, showing very clear wheel tracks and a few footprints. The telephoto compression makes the gentle rise in the road look much steeper.
Black and white photo of the shadow of a tubular steel field gate with me sitting on the top bar. The shadow of the gate makes a strong diagonal from top left to bottom right, and my shadow is to the right of centre. The ground is rough and stony, and looks well used, probably the entrance to a recently cut hayfield.
A vivid dawn sky behind silhouettes of houses, with a silver car lit by a streetlight in the foreground.
Vividly coloured clothes pegs bunched together on a washing line. The background is a very dark ivy-covered wall.
Black and white photo of an old oak tree in a field. The trunk has a large hole through it like a small arch, big enough for a child to walk through. The exposed roots and the two sides of the trunk look like exaggerated feet and legs. Beyond the field there are woods and more fields.
A large earthenware jug, a small pot, and a ceramic plant pot, standing in a row on a deep window sill - it is a very old house and the walls are thick. The photo is taken from inside. There is strong sunshine which casts strong shadows towards the camera, and also emphasises the dust on the windowsill and the window.The photo is monochrome, a deep blue colour. I wish it was a real cyanotype rather than a digital imitation.
A photo of a very basic point-and-shoot 35mm camera. It is a deep pink, with a large five petal flower on the front surrounding the lens. The flower is lighter pink with a bright pink ring around the lens. The whole casing, including the viewfinder, is big and rounded, and echoes the shape of the flower. The words Groovy Chick are in very small print on the casing. The photo is taken outdoors in soft light, the camera sitting on top of an old wall looking like a little alien.
Detail of an old shed door. The paint is very cracked and damaged. It is predominantly two shades of red, with white underneath, and a possible layer of greapy as well.
Several heads of old-fashioned pink rambling roses, lit by warm late afternoon sunshine, against a grey snow filled sky. They are still in full bloom, although looking tired and brown around the edges. They are surrounded by out of focus green stems.
A black and white photo of four people's shadows on a beach at the edge of the sea. A rough line of white foam crosses the centre of the image and the four shadows. The heads of the tallest three disappear into the water. My grand-daughter is spared this.
Looking out of train window, passing under a curved flyover, with strong reflections of carriage lights on the glass.
Row of chairs, empty apart from the farthest one.
Hard b&w photo of van with safety stripes, and old building.
Two trees with hanging foliage, and long grass with seed heads, silhouetted against a sunset sky.
Monochrome square photo of an old wooden beehive surrounded by a hedge
Fingers holding limpet shell filled with pink flowers, golden evening light, against blue sky
Wide angle black and white photo of Eglwys Llangwyfan, "the church in the sea". The photo is mostly of the sandy beach, with prominent lines of seaweed. The church is very small in the distance, on a little man made tidal island.
A dark monochrome photo of a dandelion seed head. The bent stalk curves down into the grass.
Dark monochrome photo of seed heads of some kind of umbellifer. The focus is on one that has lost its seeds. The feathery stalks point upwards. It looks flower-like.
Bright sunshine from row of windows, on the walls and floor of a long straight corridor. Everything else is very deep shadow.
Monochrome image of fennel flowers and feathery foliage against sky with white clouds. The centre of the image is sharp, bcoming very out of focus towards the edges.
B & W photo of tubular metal bike stands and their shadows.
High contrast B&W of white lines in a car park, forming a T shape. Each line has a crack along the middle which makes the whole image a lot more interesting,
White sign against dark sky, now blank but used to have trilingual instructions for fishermen, in Polish, Welsh, and English.
A pallet on the saltmarsh, washed up by a spring high tide.
Broken spark plug and decayed leaves