Thursday 19th February 2026
Early evening and I set off for a photowalk, nothing in mind other than I was going to stay local, the farthest destination no more than a half hour away, each stop for a shoot ranging from five minutes to thirty minutes apart. So I walked for a total of an hour and a half by the time I got home.
I made a total of fifty four images and this one was the last... I like it because the lighting captures a mood, a story, and although there is no actual gesture it's quite obvious what the subject is doing, while at the same time the story could be a multitude of possibilities... is she phoning someone - is someone phoning her - is she being threatened, (she's definitely engrossed) is she being jilted, or is she chatting to her meet up, or is she simply on social media!
The image was captured in RAW and though I spent some time post processing I didn't actually do a lot to the image, the main being crop and aspect ratio (I'm into 16x9 at the moment), tone curve, a little to colour grading and some masking, this is all part of the fun and fulfilment of photography for me.
I'm not a prolific shooter but when I do indulge I make sure I get my two ha'penth worth... as my grandmother would have said!