When the world was Brown

Ed is a truck driving photographer from Tennessee who hosts a photography challenge blog called Sunday Stills here on WordPress.

This week Ed would like to see something BROWN.

Ed wants us to think outside the box – now that comes easy to me as I am always thinking of unusual ways to interpret a challenge. So perversely my entry this week is quite safe – images of the North Norfolk coast in last year’s winter snow when everything was bleached of any colour with the exception of a natural brown palette.

(click on an image to enlarge)

Hogweed

Something from the War

Ducks at Blakeney

Blakeney

Getting your Ducks in a Row

I admit to using a sepia effect on the header photo, but the rest of the images are as seen, with some slight processing of saturation and levels.

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling. View all posts by Heyjude

28 thoughts on “When the world was Brown”

beetleypete says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 12:59

It can be a very brown place here Jude, at least for much of the year. I am pleased to report the emergence of greens and yellows (Daffs and Rape Seed), as well as more than a hint of blue in those big skies!
Regards as always, Pete. x
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 13:21
  
  Whereas at this side of the country everything is very green! I’m getting quite excited at seeing some of my plants producing tiny green buds. Hope this lovely weather continues!
catbirdinamerica says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 13:19

Things are pretty brown here in Virginia still, Jude. I love these pictures, Jude, especially the windmill and the hogweed, and the Blakeney Marshes.
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 13:27
  
  Thanks Cathy, it was quite a sepia coloured landscape, but I tried to pick out some unusual details like the structure of the hogweed. Freezing cold though, my face and fingers were numb!
  1. catbirdinamerica says:
    
    Mar 18, 2014 at 12:17
    
    I know what you mean. It’s especially hard when you’re taking photos and you have to take off your gloves!!
anotherday2paradise says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 14:26

Lovely images, Jude. The windmill one is especially beautiful. The sky looks very bleak.
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 15:05
  
  Thanks Sylvia. It WAS bleak – hardly any colour in the landscape at all. But a great winter break.
Sandra says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 15:05

Lovely pics Jude, well done. Funny how bleak some of them appear.
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 17:20
  
  it was very cold! And the sky was full of snow.
whichwaynow101 says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 18:39

Beautiful!
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 23:19
  
  Thank you 🙂 Probably a bit cold for you now though!
suej says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 18:41

Blakeney Marshes image is great, Jude!
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 23:17
  
  Thanks Sue. It’s an unusual landscape.
restlessjo says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 20:25

Love the hogweed and that shot of the Quay, Jude. Funnily enough I was reading about houseboats and dilapidated fisherman’s housing on Greatham Creek earlier. (they’re no longer there but the black and white shots were wonderfully atmospheric)
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 23:04
  
  Thanks Jo. it is a very different place in winter – I actually preferred it then. Summer was too busy.
Francesca says:

Mar 17, 2014 at 20:36

Beautiful images. I love that first image of the windmill and the Blakeney Quay. It’s hard for me to imagine a world so cold.
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 17, 2014 at 23:03
  
  Oh we get every sort of weather here! Hot, cold, wet, windy, dry, sunny, showery, thunder and hail – often all in one day – just like Melbourne 🙂
  
  The windmill is great – we stayed there.
Lignum Draco says:

Mar 18, 2014 at 00:37

Nice contrasts between the stark brown and the snow. It’s an unusual sight for me, as brown usually means drought.
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 18, 2014 at 12:52
  
  Thanks LD. It is a strange landscape in the marshes, doesn’t look anything like this in the summer when the reeds are green.
Suzanne Courtney says:

Mar 19, 2014 at 20:46

I love this series of shots – they’re beautiful. You can buy gloves with flaps that undo over the forefinger and thumb – maybe for next winter!
1. Heyjude says:
  
  Mar 19, 2014 at 21:09
  
  Thanks Suzanne – I fell in love with the north coast on this visit. Returned in summer, but prefer it in this stark, bleak state. The gloves are a good idea – I think my granddaughter had some like that!