David Ward is another landscape photographer working with the Light and Land company. He has worked in many areas of photography but finds landscape the most inspiring and enjoyable, working in large format for over twenty years, his emphasis is on the photographers vision rather than the format used.
I find his pictures amazing for the pure depth of colour and simplicity of form. The seascapes above have such a range of tones of blues, you are drawn into the distance by the colour. The beach scene has pools of water left by the tide in diagonal wedges receding into the distance with leading edges lit up by the fading light, this again leads into the distance and draws you into the picture.
The moss is so textural in this picture that you can imagine feeling its damp fuzzyness. The three trunks or branches leading into the centre add depth and draw you into the woodland.
Here it is the colour and texture and patterns in the water which is interesting, with the solid rock acting as a focal point.
Because of the shallow depth of field used in the picture the frosted twig stands out from its background and your eye travels up and down the twisty shape. Placed in the centre of the shot pointing straight upwards would have made a less interesting composition.
This is Grasmere in Cumbria. The post production work has almost made this an abstract with surreal colours. It is an interesting compostion of reflections with colours blurred to somewhat obscure the horizon. The dark shape of tree branches and reflection form a partial frame to an unknown and imagined background.
To see more of David Ward's work please click the link to my picasa site.
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