October 26, 2016 - Posted by Cara Lockhart Smith | Art, Photography, Uncategorized | Coldstream, photograph, River Tweed, scottish borders, walking
I’m Cara, and I live in Coldstream, in the Scottish Borders As well as writing and illustrating books for children I have recently been painting on canvas, in my octagonal studio (aka The Tardis) which inhabits a corner of the vegetable garden. My work for children has been published in several countries, and translated into different languages. My favourite form at the moment is the picture book, but I have also had published poetry, children’s novels, and illustrations for the work of other authors, and have worked extensively on projects with children. I go out most days with my camera and create blog entries from the results. Some of the pictures I take will be used as background material for the picture book which I am working on at the moment. My son Matty set up this WordPress blog for me, and it has added a dimension to my life which surprises me. It is also interesting and inspiring to read the blogs of other people from different parts of the world, and to look at their sometimes fascinating pictures.
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Within the stillness of a moment – lovely…
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I went for a walk after not being out for a while and came down under the bridge between Scotland and England, and was just taken with the light and the reflections, after the rather dull days of September -, suddenly this clear light and the autumn colour. I was pleased to be out there down by the river – so glad you liked the photograph.
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A soul recharging moment…
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Ah, how full of light and colour it looks, only a few weeks back….
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So beautiful!! It echoes my views of the Upper Tiber River around the town of Umbertide in Umbria, Italy. I love your short series, such as this one – each slightly differently framed image is like a different verse in a poem. Some day, I hope to visit the River Tweed and see The Little Hill with my own eyes. Thank you for this on-going blog.
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Allison, that is a lovely comment. I’d been cooped up for a while and just took my camera out for a walk, and the light was so beautiful, I am glad I managed to capture something of the day. I have always liked to look across River Tweed at this spot, and the colours and reflections on this afternoon really appealed to me – so I hoped I captured a smidgeon of that feeling and passed it on to you. Hope you manage to get to the Borders one day.
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This series of photograph is so beautiful Cara – love this one in particular, great light, reflections and so many wonderful elements of interest.
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Thanks, Mary. We are both are captivated by the colours of autumn, though here not as spectacular as where you live. I’d been unable to go out for any kind of a decent walk for a while, and anyway the days had been quite dingy, but this day was really beautiful, that clear air you get at this time of year, and the river was just shimmering with colour, so I did revel in it. So happy you liked this photograph.
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