Posted on November 4, 2025
“The only constant in life is change” – Heraclitus
This week, the challenge is to capture an image of something ephemeral: something here now, but gone probably well before tomorrow. My first thought was clouds: ever-changing, always moving.
My second thought was fireworks. I really enjoy capturing firework displays (feux d’artifice they’re called here) and with a bit of luck it’s possible to get yourself some really arresting images.
However, I decided to stick with my original inspiration. This is a view from the Caen-Portsmouth ferry just before it set sail one early morning in August this year. The clouds will soon roll by and the sea will flow with the changing tides. The view might look the same five minutes later, but in reality it will be different, unique – and transient.

Lens-Artists Challenge: Ephemeral
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Clouds, cloudscape, Ephemeral, Lens-Artists, seascape
Posted on September 14, 2025
A dramatic cloud formation from one morning earlier this week.

Cellpic Sunday 14 September 2025
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Cellpic Sunday, Clouds, cloudscape, mackerel sky
Posted on July 9, 2025
An interesting challenge for the latest iteration of Monochrome Madness: can I spy something beginning with ‘H’?
Well yes, albeit after a little thought. This is the harbour of the city of La Rochelle, as the sun begins to set.

Monochrome Madness; Begins with H
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, boats, Clouds, cloudscape, Harbour, La Rochelle, Monochrome-Madness
Posted on June 1, 2025
An unusual cloud formation as the sun sets.

Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Clouds, cloudscape, Last On The Card, Last Photo, sunset
Posted on January 27, 2025
I’d like to think that I have a reasonable grasp of the theory behind complementary colours. The problem is that the world doesn’t necessarily adhere to the principle and often seems quite happy to juxtapose any old clashing shades with nary a thought about the aesthetics of the matter.
Orange and blue are certainly complementary, and when the setting sun hits the underside of clouds, the vibrant orange glow it can produce sits very well against the still-blue sky. Crop out any earthbound distractions and you could get yourself a bit of abstract art.
Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it…

Lens-Artists Challenge: Complementary Colours
Category: Abstract Tagged: Clouds, cloudscape, Complementary Colours, Lens-Artists, Orange and Blue, Skyscapes, sunset
Posted on November 10, 2024
A walk along a country lane yesterday yielded this spectacular cloudscape.

Cellpic Sunday 10 November 2024
Category: Landscape Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Cellpic Sunday, Clouds, cloudscape, France, Roads, Rural
Posted on September 15, 2024
A particularly dramatic dusk one evening last week, here in the depths of the French countryside.

Cellpic Sunday 15 September 2024
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Cellpic Sunday, Clouds, cloudscape, France, Rural, sunset
Posted on May 19, 2024
“Soon it’s gonna rain…”

Category: Landscape Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Cellpic Sunday, Clouds, Storm clouds
Posted on January 28, 2024
I took this photo in Australia’s Hunter Valley as storm clouds gathered. It wasn’t shot in black & white and nor have I converted it to monochrome.
It was actually mid-afternoon, but as those menacing clouds rolled in, they had the effect of turning day into night.

Lens-Artists Challenge: Day and night
Category: Black & White, Landscape Tagged: Australia, Clouds, cloudscape, Hunter Valley, Lens-Artists, Storm clouds
Posted on December 17, 2023
Usually, we’re quite lucky with the weather when we go on one of the voyages (coach trips) that are arranged by various local associations. However, on this particular occasion we struck out and it rained - really rained – for the whole day.
Fortunately, on the visit to the safari park we were able to take shelter in this little train.
