best of british

[Penny]

i need help! :(

i have a photography assignment to do which is basically to enter the best of british fujifilm competition (although theres so much more we have to do!) its the biggest assignment we've had and we have to do loads of presentations and stuff on our ideas, but i have no ideas...at all! can anyone help me out a bit and give me some ideas or anything? what is the best of british? ...needs to be captured in a photograph.

thank you in advance for any help! :)

[theo_wyvern]

guess you could go anything military but would suggest something of age and stature such as a beefeater or chelsea pensioner.

or another tackmay be a butchers, let me explain, best of british meats etc with also the notion of a 'nation of shopkeepers'

hope these stir the juices

[dotjhawkes]

The City Centre park where in the summer, noone does heatwave like the British.

[Cetti]

What about the seaside Penny? You can't get more British than our piers. Totally unique.

My geography is not that good but you have Brighton, Bournemouth and Southend (probably more) to choose from. Then there's the End of the Pier Show which would be good for a few tacky shots. Fathers and sons are always fishing off them with tins full of ragworms and other unspeakable bait. Giant chess and Chequers played on the wooden floor.

You can still see the occasional hankies on heads with the rolled up trousers. Couples drinking tea from a thermos, bright red faces slurping on dripping icecream cones. The possibilities are endless, so there's a few more ideas. Good luck for the competition and let us know how you get on!

[dotjhawkes]

Cetti, don't forget Grandma sitting on the end of the pier on look-out for sharks!

[Cetti]

Oh good one dot! Gran could also be in a hole up to her neck in sand dug by her angelic grandchildren. Another British eccentricity.

[Ray The Grey]

I suggest a typically British activity - sunbathing/cricket in the rain. This gives a different twist to a normal activity, brings the weather into account, but also catches the standing up to adversity/stiff upper lip approach....

[shaneystar2]

What about some of our beautiful villages ,thatched cottages,old churches..with people shaking hands with the vicar as they leave,elderly ladies in their cottage gardens.
Tea on the lawn,croquet,people in an old country pub enjoying warm beer ! Shirehorses..the village cricket match.If you can find any old fashioned shops, for example ..ironmongers ,they do still exist ,although few and far between.Plus that famous British pastime..queueing...at bus stops and other various places.The seaside is a great subject for photography as Cetti so rightly says. Living by the sea myself and in a tourist resort you tend to see British eccentricity at it's best.Good luck with your project.

[fotografics]

Instead of going for the postcard pictures, why not try for something a bit harder. The British are well known for their sense of humour, or sense of fair-play, for example. It requires thought but I think that is a far more important part of "Britishness" than an object.