Category Archives: Eclectica

New Life for Old Prints

Posted on Fri, 3 May, 2013 by

This week I photographed about forty of my old exhibition size prints from the late 1970s and ‘80s. And the results have been surprisingly good, and a huge saving on time compared with the workload involved in individually scanning the … Continue reading →

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Three Seater

Posted on Wed, 1 May, 2013 by

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR for short) travels through the heart of Canary Wharf – a site of huge development in recent years and now home to a complex of high-rise modern commercial buildings just north of the Thames. I … Continue reading →

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Intuition

Posted on Wed, 27 March, 2013 by

Do you ever feel your subconscious mind drives some of your image captures? Do you sometimes take an image not really quite sure why you are taking it but driven by …intuition? Take today’s image. Two weeks ago on probably … Continue reading →

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Home, Sweet Home

Posted on Fri, 15 March, 2013 by

Photography doesn’t have to be serious all of the time; sometimes it can be purely frivolous. But it’s always about observation. This image might bring a smile to your face. The sign, in full, reads: ‘This isn’t just a pile … Continue reading →

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Up on the Roof

Posted on Mon, 11 March, 2013 by

Mosses and Lichens grow anywhere, even on roofs. A few weeks ago during one of the brief mild interludes in what seems a never-ending winter I completed one of my annual tasks: clearing rotting leaves from the guttering of our … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Exhibition

Posted on Fri, 8 March, 2013 by

Earlier this week I made my annual pilgrimage to the Focus on Imaging Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham. This is the biggest Trade Fair for everything remotely photographic. Time for a picture or two. And a purchase. This year I … Continue reading →

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Colour after dark

Posted on Wed, 27 February, 2013 by

I was down in London on Monday evening to meet up with my son at Spitalfields market for a meal. The market traders had gone home, the office workers that walk through there everyday were also long gone. Even most … Continue reading →

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A Surreptitious Supermarket Snap

Posted on Sun, 17 February, 2013 by

One of our local supermarkets has huge floor to ceiling windows which are alternately clear glass, and transparent orange panels. Visually they make a fascinating expanse of glass, and as this wall faces the afternoon sun, when the sun shines … Continue reading →

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Weather Vane

Posted on Thu, 10 January, 2013 by

We made one of our occasional visits to Bicester Village mid-week – a luxury outlet shopping village about a half-hour drive from home. Before I go any further I’m relieved to report that my wife was not on a mission … Continue reading →

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Double Take

Posted on Sat, 29 December, 2012 by

Each day, for God knows how many days now, I sit in my study in front of an iMac screen and watch the rain fall. It seems to have been happening for so long that I can’t remember when we … Continue reading →

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