Britain gallery: Cambridge punts

Patterns. Here is a duck-weed-clogged bywater on the River Cam in Cambridge that is

home to a few punts awaiting punters. Patterns tend to make 'comfortable' images, with

repeating lines or shapes that can help a picture work, make the composition 'flow'. So I

am naturally drawn to any chance patterns that I see - there's a few on this site already.

This part of the River Cam was surprisingly grubby with food wrappers and drinks cans

caught between the boats that you see here. I've retouched them out, as they did not

improve the look of the picture at all. And in keeping with how I personally feel about a

number of my pictures, I can't help but think that this one lacks a certain something, a

centre of interest - perhaps a forgotten study book left on the seat, or a squashed cushion

- something to give an added piquancy to the picture. It's a 'nice' picture anyway, but

just that little extra - had it been there - would have been nice too.

Patterns. Here is a duck-weed-clogged bywater on the River Cam in Cambridge that is home to a

few punts awaiting punters. Patterns tend to make 'comfortable' images, with repeating lines or

shapes that can help a picture work, make the composition 'flow'. So I am naturally drawn to any

chance patterns that I see - there's a few on this site already.

This part of the River Cam was surprisingly grubby with food wrappers and drinks cans caught

between the boats that you see here. I've retouched them out, as they did not improve the look

of the picture at all. And in keeping with how I personally feel about a number of my pictures, I

can't help but think that this one lacks a certain something, a centre of interest - perhaps a

forgotten study book left on the seat, or a squashed cushion - something to give an added

piquancy to the picture. It's a 'nice' picture anyway, but just that little extra - had it been there -

would have been nice too.