For this half term task, I decided to visit places in Jersey that have been affected by storm Ciaran. The storm hit the Island around midnight on Wednesday 1 November, was in fact the most powerful ever recorded on the Channel Islands. Whilst taking photos of the aftermath, I mainly focused on fallen down trees in more rural locations, as I think this is a vital part of the destruction and reconstruction of the island. I travelled around different parts of the Island such as…

• St Ouen

• La Pulente

• Beauport Bay

Whilst visiting these places, I came across lots of destruction of huge trees which had fallen down. I then photographed these with my camera in order to capture the best angles possible and altering my camera settings when necessary.

My Camera Settings.

The first area that I visited, I could see from my car that there was a large field that had been affected, this resulted in lots of branches being broken and lying on the floor. There was also many large trees that had fallen down, with multiple large branches being piled on top of each other.

The next location I came across, I was driving along St Ouens bay, when I saw a large tree which had completely fallen down. With all the roots being completely ripped out of the ground, this tree really demonstrates the ferocity of the conditions. This tree took up a lot of space, this photo was taken at 4:46 pm, this was when the sun was setting, which I think created a really beautiful effect on the tree, because the sun creates a sort of yellow colour on the tree. This huge tree had lots of sticks and branches poking out of it, which shows how dangerous the effects of the storm were. I also really like the blue sky with the clouds in the background. I think the contrast between the broken trees, with a beautiful blue sky highlights the aftermath and how the stormy weather may be gone, but the destruction remains.

I then went to La Pulente where I saw lots of logs that had been piled up, next to some swings that are made out of branches from the trees. These logs that had been cut and made out of the fallen trees, demonstrates the reconstruction of the trees mostly, out of all the locations I photographed. This also signifies work put in to restoring the damage that had been made.

My Best Photos.

My Favourite 4 Photos.

I like this photo because of the bright blue sky with the clouds and how the blue fades into a faint yellow creates a dramatic effect. I also like the sea, trees and green grass in the background, this dramatization from behind I think really pulls the tree roots and insides out, making them eye-catching and more interesting due to the bright colours. It also shows the true strength and power of the storm and how its dangerous conditions created extensive damage.

This photo is taken at La Pulente, this photo also has a beautiful blue sky background, with the sea, sand and rocks in the background which makes a strong backdrop of the image of logs of trees that have been cut and chopped by people. This signifies the restoration from the storm, and the human effort to replenish any damage that was caused.

I also like this photo very much, this is similar to my first favourite photo, however I also like this because it captures a fallen down tree in the background. The large tree as the main part of the photo, and then the tree in the background shows the mass destruction.

This photo was taken along St Ouen, whilst driving down a road, there was many puddles and destroyed trees and branches around. I decided to photograph this large tree that fell down, which I particularly like because of the oranges, reds, yellows and greens in the sunlight.