Decorative glass bowls

We bought this pair of decorative glass bowls from a gallery about fifteen years ago. They are pieces that display well in natural and artificial light and every now and then I try to squeeze a photograph out of them.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10

Domestic 2

The material in this photograph is part of a panel of stitching on a duvet cover. I've always liked this feature since it looks quite different in daylight compared to its appearance in artificial light. It's the sort of embroidery that puts one in mind of medieval and early Renaissance needlework. Until you look closely that is, when you will then make out the back and forthmovement of a powered needle following and making the pattern of leaves and flowers.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10

Decorative lamps, The Royal hotel, Ross on Wye

The Royal hotel, Ross on Wye, dates from 1836-7 and is one of the earliest, purpose-built hotels (as opposed to inns) in Britain. It is a large, three-storey, stuccoed building located on the site of the old Bishop's Palace, in a prominent position overlooking the meander of the River Wye. The two large, ornate lamps shown above flank the main pedestrian entry to the building.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon Z 5

Corona, Hereford Cathedral

These days we are so accustomed to seeing the word "corona" followed by the word "virus" that any other meaning of the word surprises us. In fact, the word comes from the Latin for "crown", and is used as a synonym for that royal head-wear. By extension it is also used to describe a wreath, a ring, a diadem and even the outer atmosphere of the sun that is visible in a total eclipse. Consequently it comes as no surprise to see the word describe the golden "zig-zag" ring that hangs above the altar under the tower crossing of Hereford Cathedral. Incidentally, one of the pearl-like lighting features hangs in each transept and is quite separate from the corona, only looking adjacent because of the point from which I took the photograph.

photos © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

Cherry tree bark

A maxim I thought up many years ago goes like this: "if you look at something twice or more there's a good chance there's a photograph in it." It's proved to be right much more often than wrong, though that may have something to do with the kind of photographs I take. I've looked at the subject of today's photograph a lot more than once. It's the bark on a cherry tree next to a public playground that we sometimes go to with our grandchildren. I've photographed it a few times too and been unhappy with the shots. But I got something that satisfied me when we were there recently.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100