Yet another image from our vast archive. Made around 1988 down at Yellowcraigs Beach which is about 20 miles south of Edinburgh. I remember that it was a late afternoon in October and very chilly. Alison did some walking with the material but when she realised that I wanted her to lie down in the wet, cold damp water at the edge of the sea she thought I was joking….. After a bit of persuasion she agreed to lie down so long as I promised to be quick! Well we were quick, in fact I only managed 2 or 3 exposures on the Hasselblad before she jumped up with expletives flowing like water from her mouth and chased me up the beach! Faye could hardly control her laughter at the site of this tall, pony tailed photographer camera clutched protectively in one hand while running for all he was worth being chased by a young blond wrapped in a piece of white sheeting screaming and laughing at the top of her voice. The finished image, a direct scan from the original 2 1/4 negative, shows calm serenity which was in fact far from the truth. This is one of those images that, due to the circumstances, will always be remembered by Faye and I with fondness and amusement and astonishment that we managed to create an image of such calmness and beauty.
