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LONG EXPOSURES | ROYAL PAVILION BRIGHTON

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Brighton's Royal Pavilion is a familiar and well-photographed landmark in the city. Strong subjects can often stifle innovation and creativity. I like to make an extra effort to turn a beautiful, interesting subject into an equally captivating photograph. Trying to be different can lead to over-thinking and images devoid of feeling and beauty. In an effort to escape conventions, photographers can become conservatively unconventional. I prefer to go with my feelings at the time, while still creating something fresh and exciting. An adjacent Art-Deco bus shelter, the motion blur from traffic and a blue-magenta twilight afterglow all came together to help create three varied and unique images. The permanent, semi-permanent and transient all sum up Brighton.

The Unseen

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You may have seen these on Flickr , but this eclectic selection of photographs have never featured on www.alanmackenziephotography.com. They include Roe deer on the Sussex Weald, South Downs poppies, Brighton starling murmurations and Beachy Head.

Parallel Lines

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The sun dipped below the horizon, just as the monthly spring tide revealed Brighton's hidden sandy beach. Sunsets often initially disappoint, as was the case, but within 15 minutes, an afterglow enveloped Brighton beach in hues of purple-magenta. I had come down to photograph the starling murmurations, but struggled once again to capture anything fresh and exciting. Perhaps I've done all I can for now. I miss photographing people. Sometimes one's most creative work is accomplished after a prolonged break.       

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