Lost and broken...

I read it online, so it must be true: summer stopped in the UK on 9th September. It certainly has got much cooler from what was a warm season for us, but since autumn is still 5 days away we must be in some kind of seasonal doldrum. What I do know is that it is raining.

One thing is for certain; sunglasses are not required, - at least for the time being - as I come across this lost and broken pair on a wall on Boscombe beach, Dorset, this afternoon. Bent frames; a missing lens - the remaining one rain-spotted -  and it quickly becomes a target for my lens.

As I take a series of shots the idea of converting to monochrome and split toning the image enters my mind for the finished photograph, as shown in the image on the right. I have included the original colour picture so that the viewer can make up their mind if the treatment lends itself to the subject, or merely which one they prefer.



24-70mm f/2.8G AF-S Nikkor. 1/2000 second at f/2.8. - 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 400



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