Posted on August 31, 2012
Summer is drawing to a close and I can already feel the chilled breath of Autumn in the air, so it had to be the sunflower today to remind me of holidays, balmy evenings, and the warmth of the sun’s rays on my skin.
We came across fields and fields of sunflowers whilst driving through France, in various stages of their life-cycles from young, proud and vibrant to dwindling and decaying.
I love to look at these giants of the flower world up close, with their gentle nodding heads turned shyly to the ground.
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Flower Friday, France, holidays, nature, photography, sunflowers
Posted on August 27, 2012
Back from holidays! Here’s a picture of me enjoying a peaceful moment thinking and writing (I know I look miserable – I wasn’t, just deep in thought!). Hope everyone is ok, looking forward to catching up.
Emilyx
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: contemplation, holidays, peace, Portrait, writing
Posted on August 8, 2012
We spent a few days down in Devon on the coast, at my dad’s home. There was a folk festival going on, so it was bustling and lively. The weather was contrary; the sea feisty and capricious. My son and I snuck away from the busyness for a few moments to make sea sculptures on the beach.
He found these shiny pebbles, wet and glistening from the spray.
“Gold, silver, and bronze!” He said.
*This will probably be my last post for a little while. Time for a break. I need to recharge, and renew… see you all at the end of the summer!*
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: beach, Devon, folk festival, nature, photography, sea sculptures, seaside, Sidmouth, summer holidays, weather
Posted on August 7, 2012
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: beach, black and white photography, Devon, freedom, photography, seaside, Sidmouth
Posted on August 6, 2012
Technicolours light up the stage, and the excitement rises. The crowd gushes in and becomes a swirl of glow bands; a jostle of cameras, phones and flailing body parts. We scream and shout and sing and cheer, moving to the beat, surging in time with the swell of the crowd.
Sometimes, you just need to let go.
Completely.
Some of the fantastic, frenzy-inducing performances at the Truck festival were:
British Sea Power
The Mystery Jets
Tim Minchin
Temper Trap
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: colour, crowd scenes, live music, low-light photography, motion blur photogrpahy, the Truck festival
Posted on August 3, 2012
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
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Posted on August 1, 2012
There are moments when being in a crowd is almost spiritual.
Watching. Listening. Coming Together.
Being.
Transfixed.
A shared sense of wonder.
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: black and white photography, crowd scenes, Truck festival, wonder