New Photos | Autumn 2024
This is now the fourth instalment of my “New Photos” series, a project conceived to ensure my photography is seen on my website and in my newsletter before being shared on social media. These aren’t portfolios showcasing my very best work, but more a snapshot of the share-worthy photos I made during those three months and if, during that time I manage to take just one or two portfolio images then I consider that a bonus.
Below are the previous three instalments of my “New Photos” series.
September to November 2024 - Autumn 2024 collection.
One thing you might notice in this edition is just how few traditionally wide landscape photos I took during the autumn. For various reasons back in 2023, I didn’t have the time I wanted to photograph the changing colours in my local forest, so in 2024, I made a concerted effort to spend more of my photography time there and as a result, I had less time to photograph what would be considered traditional landscapes.
(You can click on the smaller photos to see a larger version)
Apart from the photo of Brighton’s West Pier below and London’s cityscapes further down, the only shareworthy landscape images I photographed were taken from the same spot. This viewpoint overlooks part of my local forest and is one I visit often before venturing off amongst the trees to photograph the woodland.
Landscape Photography
I’ve spoken before about the West Pier along England’s south coast in Brighton and how I visit from time to time to photograph this composition, capturing its skeletal remains as it slowly gets taken by the sea. On this particular morning in early autumn, conditions weren’t great and I had no light to speak of, but I kept this photo because of the additional context it provided. The water was clear and for the first time in countless visits, I could see the scattered pieces of metal that had fallen into the sea when the pier collapsed, adding to the story of this cursed seaside structure.
Cityscape photography in London
These days, nearly all the time I have to photograph London is spent creating work for my Timeless City project. I tend not to share those photos here as I’m still building that body of work, adapting and learning as I go, but every so often, I’ll take a picture I feel should also be processed in colour. Alongside this, I feel that my shift to taking more black-and-white cityscape photos is now starting to influence my colour work, (for the better I hope). My colour photos are more muted with less busy compositions and a simpler colour pallet.
Photographing an autumnal woodland
As mentioned above, I spent a lot more time this year amongst the trees, photographing the colours as they changed from deep, late summer greens to vibrant oranges, yellows and finally the dull browns of late autumn. My ability to look closer at the woodland has slowly improved and as such I thoroughly enjoyed my time last year, stretching myself photographically, and finding new, intimate compositions while revisiting some old favourites along the way.
Although I’m generally happy with the photos I took of the Autumnal woodland in 2024, particularly the tighter, intimate compositions, I still feel I lack the vision and awareness to spot the small scenes around my feet and as a result, I don’t take anywhere near as many photos of small scenes as I would like. I did manage to take a few, however. The green fern at the beginning of autumn and bookending the season, a collection of frosty fallen leaves towards the end of November.
Photographing the northern lights in Sussex
As I left work one evening in October, the socials were ablaze with aurora alerts for the south of England and having missed the opportunity to photograph the northern lights back in May, I quickly decided to head out of the city and into Sussex to try to capture them. I wrote more about this amazing evening of photography in the blog post below.
Photographing the Brecon Beacons in Late Autumn
In mid-November, I made a late dash to the Brecon Beacons to photograph the waterfalls. Being so late in the season, nearly all the leaves had fallen, leaving very little foliage on the trees, but I dug deep, got creative and came away with a handful of photos I liked.
Wow, that’s over 40 photos I’ve shared from my photo outings in Autumn. I’m pretty happy with that. As always, feel free to message me or leave a comment with any questions or feedback you may have.
Until next time,
Trevor