Joiner - Queens St

College Green Experimentationalism

Trying to push the photomontage style a little - warped up and mangled.

Im not happy with this one but its just an experiment...

More to come.

Cabot Circus Bridge

Photo-montage of the car park bridge to Cabot Circus, Bristol.

158 photos.

6 hours on Photoshop.

Lots of patience.

No more of these...!

MC Mike Mac

I regularly 'do lunch' with my man Mike Mac of the Jedi Mics on Fridays in that awesome pasta joint in St Nicks market... Hmmmmm fooood.

So after scoffing pasta, salad and bread yesterday we went on a little record digging session in a new record shop in the market. I spotted this awesome corner with loads of cool music memorabilia spread around so i asked Mike to hold still for a minute whilst i fired off about 140 shots. Piecing them back together took more like 3-4 hours, well into the early hours last night...

Anyway, im pleased with how this turned out - i know, i know, very Hockney, but i love this style. Might have to head back there to reshoot this but this time change the text on that black board as tickets to Metropolis dont really relate to Mike or his music. Which BTW you can check here...

Photo Montages

Glastonbury Planets

I know, I know, this 'planet' malarky is such a Photoshop cliche - but i just cant help myself, they are so much fun to make...

:-)

Malachai @ Thunderbolt

Malachai are of to tour the US next week, so tonight there was a lil low-key dress rehearsal down at the Thunderbolt where i managed to grab a couple of snaps...

All the best for out there boys - represent Bristol to the fullest!

My Front Room

A painting of my front room from memory

Who is Harassing Who?

Whilst out fairly late last night on a photo expedition, i was abruptly stopped by security guards who asked me what i thought i was doing. This encounter has lead me to question whether i was actually doing anything wrong or whether i fell victim to some over zealous wannabe polices officers...

Im currently working on a project that involves walking a circular route around bristol city centre and photographing 12 locations that roughly fall onto the hour points of a 12 hour clock face. As you might imagine, some of the locations fall on visually interesting areas, others lead me to some pretty random places - one of which was the area in question, Woodland Rd in Clifton which links Park Row and Tydalls Park Rd. Right in the heart of Bristol University land...

As i looked around for some sort of interesting vantage point, i noticed the University security car on patrol and took note that they were obviously wondering what i was doing. I set up my tripod and camera on a traffic island at the junction of Woodland Rd and University walk and managed to capture a couple of shots of passing cars and the light trails they left behind. This was when the security guards pulled up along side me and interrogated me over my motivations.

I explained that i was nothing to do with the University and that i was a local artist taking images of Bristol landscapes for a project i was working on. They told me i was acting suspiciously and that i was actually on private property. I asked if there was a problem with me taking photos here and they answered "No, but we might consider letting you continue as long as you give us your full name and contact details". I asked them why they needed this information and what they would do with it - to be met with a very aggressive, "Are you declining to give us your name?!"

I told them that without clarification of what they intended to do with my details that i would not be telling them and that i would rather pack up my kit and leave - which is what i did.

There is no doubt that the security guards in question could have been more cooperative and polite, but i do understand that it may seem unusual for someone to be out at 11pm in the freezing cold taking images of the middle of the road. However i still wonder if i was actually doing any thing wrong.

The general consensus on taking images of private buildings is that you are permitted to do so - as long as you are taking them whilst stood on public property...

My question is - Does anybody know if Woodland Road, BS8, Bristol is University property or is it a public right of way just as any other normal road in the city is?

EDIT:

Some very interesting comments, including a statement from the Head of Security at the University of Bristol, and a resolution from Bristol City Council on the Bristol Flickr thread HERE

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