And another of the lady herself – looking a little more sultry this time!
More Joss…
February 26th, 2009
Joss Stone
February 25th, 2009
The first of probably a few shots of soul singer Joss Stone and her band photographed at an intimate gig at The Rainbow pub in Digbeth, Birmingham…so intimate I was even able to chat to her after the gig and show her the shots..bonus!
I love the beautiful blue colours and the patterns of the lights in the background of the first shot plus the way her arm is framing her face makes for an interesting composition. In the second shot, the yellow lights and facial expression of the saxophonist, Jeff, make the shot for me!
“Up the Empire State”
February 12th, 2009
Evidently this isn’t the greatest view from up the Empire State Building but I just love the pigeon sitting on the boy’s head! These were by far the most confident group of pigeons I have ever met in my life!!
Manhatten Skyline
February 10th, 2009
A view of the Manhattan skyline shot from Liberty Island, home of the Statue of Liberty – the seagull definitely makes this shot!
Statue of Liberty
February 10th, 2009
At the risk of sounding like a guide book, I thought I’d take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about one of New York’s most iconic monuments as I thought all the info was quite interesting! Her official title is actually ‘Liberty Enlightening the World’ and was a gift from France to celebrate America’s 200th birthday in back in 1876, although she wasn’t officially inaugurated until 10 years later in 1886 due to problems in funding from France and the US. Designed by the French sculpture Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (don’t ask how I remember that!), the statue itself stands a massive 151 ft tall and the pedestal adding another 305 ft to its overall height – so pretty damn tall!
The statue represents the friendship formed between American and France during the American Revolution and is a monument to freedom and liberty for all immigrants entering the United States. Her torch represents enlightenment and the seven spikes on her crown represent the worlds seven continents and seven oceans. I captured this image at sunset on the ferry on the way back from visiting the statue on Liberty Island and the colours of the sky were just awesome (I like skies!!) while the silhouette of the statue in the background and the photographer in the foreground added a different perspective to this already very photographed monument. In hindsight I think maybe the shot would be better with the focus on the Statue of Liberty rather than the photographer..what do you think?
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