The remains of the day

Another weekend was spent in the Essex riverside town of Maldon for a family celebration. I always walk down to the edge of the Blackwater, camera in hand. The landscape and light are always different from the last time.

The afternoon was marching on, and the sun was ebbing away in the distance with a pleasing amount of fire, silhouetting the mature trees of Promenade Park.

After this shot, I swung my camera in the opposite direction, at the river, the many boats and tall rigging. While the sunset was dramatic and fiery, the Blackwater was crisp, calm, blue and swallowing the final light of the day. It could be another place, a different time…

4 thoughts on “The remains of the day”

mjculverphotography on February 20, 2013 at 00:43 said:

Beautiful compositions Mike. What an amazing difference in both mood and color.

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 20, 2013 at 18:32 said:
  
  Thank you very much. Yes, literally in the swing of the camera lens. The river never looks quite the same.
  
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dianajhale on February 19, 2013 at 20:53 said:

Beautiful Essex!

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 19, 2013 at 20:56 said:
  
  We know it all too well!
  
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