ly ▁used ▁an ▁air br ush ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁sp ray ▁gun , ▁with ▁st enc ils ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁detail ▁and ▁precision ▁he ▁sought . ▁His ▁subject ▁matter ▁also ▁bro aden ed ▁to ▁include ▁pick - up ▁tr uck s ▁and ▁mobile ▁homes , ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁phot ography ▁encourag ing ▁a ▁deliber ately ▁inform al ▁snapshot - like ▁composition . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁England ▁Salt ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Buck nell , ▁Sh ro pshire . ▁His ▁work ▁in ▁England ▁has ▁largely ▁continued ▁to ▁feature ▁American ▁scenes , ▁however . ▁Salt ▁explained : ▁" I ▁think ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁it ▁[ America ] ▁has ▁that ▁removed ▁quality ▁I ▁quite ▁like , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁light ▁is ▁much ▁sh ar per , ▁you ▁get ▁incred ibly ▁clear ▁light , ▁much ▁harder , ▁it ' s ▁much ▁so fter ▁in ▁Britain , ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁quite ▁have ▁that ▁edge ▁– ▁edge ▁in ▁every ▁way , ▁in ▁light ▁and ▁subject ▁matter ." ▁On ▁another ▁occasion ▁he ▁commented ▁" I ' ve ▁tried ▁des per ately ▁to ▁paint ▁British ▁subject ▁matter . ▁It ' s ▁all ▁so ▁tid y ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Salt ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁using ▁ac ry lic ▁pain ts ▁to ▁using ▁water - based ▁case in , ▁largely ▁for ▁health - based ▁reasons ▁rather ▁than ▁as ▁a ▁question ▁of ▁style . ▁His ▁work ▁also ▁continued ▁to ▁bro aden ▁in ▁scope , ▁with ▁an