Plenty of Rope

A very enjoyable read is Jerry Burchard's piece in the two-volume Darkroom books by Lustrum Press where he's talking about his night photography . Jerry said "My decision is what to point it at and what the exposure will be. The camera sees more than I can, so I give it plenty of rope and watch what happens." 

I don't know whether I gave the camera plenty of rope in this case, but it did record a sea of dancing lights in the background which I could never have anticipated.

The print is on Ilford Cooltone paper, so if on your monitor you see a coolish tone  in the second picture, that should be all right.

Our Sea

 

Every summer, we spend a couple of weeks here.
It's a place of many memories. 
Boyish things for example,
like a quick 100 meter dash with my son, 
watching him grow stronger every year;

or many a confidential tête-à-tête,

whispered to the murmur of pebbles.

The Romans called it Mare Nostrum:

Our Sea.

In the morning the heat quickly becomes intense, but I like to linger on, 

because close to midday Our Sea begins to sparkle, 

a sight dear to me. 

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