This stretch of the Thames Path is liberally dotted with impressive
mansions - not subjects I'm interested to photograph. But two of the
bridges provided much material with which to work. The first is Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 1838 railway bridge - the widest and flatest single span brick built bridge in the world. And the
second is that carrying the M4 motorway over the Thames. For once I had
difficulty selecting the ones I liked most from the many I shot. The
Thames is populated by large numbers of pleasure boats, mostly moored up
for winter, so it was a pleasant change to see a working boat on the river,
particularly as it showed the most unusual reflection of itself in the
smooth water distorted by its bow wave. Signs of spring are all around, most noticeably the early blossom and the first Chiffchaff of the year, just back from wintering south of the Sahara. The whole day was grey and at
times drizzley, not the best weather to be giving my new camera (Sony
A7II) and lenses their first outing. But the soft light of grey weather
is often perfect for image making.
Click on any image to see full size views of the day's set of images.
