London by night

Went to visit my daughter in London yesterday, took a few snaps in the evening that I quite like, London Eye from St James' Park and and Buckingham Palace

Rushes

In this one I am still thinking about the movement of the eye, I I feel that the rushes, being very upright, draw the eye up, but the diffuse background above the bulbous tops stops the eye from being drawn all the way out of the picture.  By not having any one particular rush as the focus, and by having a few spiral fronds and crossing stems I hope to have the effect of keeping the eye moving and this making the picture seem more energised and interesting than a simple picture of some rushes might otherwise be.

Wind in the Willow

This was another attempt to apply the roaming eye idea to give a sense of motion.  It is a bit difficult with a willow because the fine branches and leaves tend to form a consistent line that takes the eye our of the picture.  I tried to us the shadow an light to draw the eye back and add the counterpoint of stability to the motion.  Again I think this would work better as a large print, but I do think it mages to some sense of the energy of the tree.