Showing posts with label the SW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the SW. Show all posts

Friday, July 04, 2008

summer in cornwall, surf, music and weekend surfers

I love watching the weather, especially if it is to do with surf forecasting in my home area cornwall. I have just taken added pictures from the bbc weather forecast pages for 1.00pm tomorrow (saturday 5th 0f july) not that the day has any significance other than it's a weekend in the cornish summer when the SW is already full of tourists and weekend surfers. trouble is the wind will be strong the rain will be plentiful and the air temperature lower than it has been all week. but there will be surf and some seriously good surf for those who bother to search it out. oh yes and jack johnson is playing two nights at watergate bay (nr. newquay). me I am set to spend the weekend under a deluge of course work that has to be moderated by next week, why do I always leave things until the last minute.

Monday, May 12, 2008

sunshine & light pollution >>

I have been so aware of the light today, it has been really sunny here as I imagine it has been across most of the UK. I got caught up in the moment thinking about the way natural light (light from the sun) makes things change so much through the day. in the room / space I work in. I am lucky enough to have natural light coming through 6 small domed sections in the roof. apart from making the work space very warm, and making the use of a digital projector more or less unusable on a very sunny day like today. it provides a really good very light area to work. 
at night, or on a dull day it is a different story as the room with the lights on will obviously create light pollution. which is another story that gave me a reason to show these images courtesy of the CPRE. apart from making a great image it shows the amazing concentration of light in certain areas of the country.