Category Archives: London

Flying the Flag

Posted on Wed, 22 May, 2013 by

A walk through unfamiliar streets in London is guaranteed to result in something new to capture.  Those of you who regularly visit or follow this blog will know that I take a keen interest in reflections, especially in urban environments. … Continue reading →

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Somewhere Different

Posted on Mon, 29 April, 2013 by

There comes a point, occasionally, when I feel I have run out of ideas for photography in my own neighbourhood. And dreary weather – yes, it’s back again! – doesn’t help. So it was a joy to go to Greenwich … Continue reading →

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Extreme Window Cleaning

Posted on Fri, 19 April, 2013 by

Today’s post should maybe start with a health warning: look away now if you are scared of heights. Another day in London and I came home with a trawl of 120 images from various sites. The last place I photographed … Continue reading →

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Scaling the Wall

Posted on Wed, 10 April, 2013 by

The Southbank Centre, London is a huge, vibrant Arts centre for music, theatre, the visual arts and more. It has a rather austere exterior appearance. But search, and you will find sculpture, and other neat touches that soften the concrete … Continue reading →

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Odd One Out

Posted on Mon, 4 March, 2013 by

Elliott Erwitt described Photography as ‘an art of observation’. Thankfully we don’t all see the world quite the same way: it would be very boring if we did. By observing the world around us we all distil from it images … Continue reading →

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Advertising Windows

Posted on Fri, 22 February, 2013 by

Another brief trip to London this week, which also happened to be School Half Term holiday week, so trains were filled with horribly noisy small children who hogged all the seats meaning the older members of society were obliged to … Continue reading →

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Blue Hues

Posted on Wed, 23 January, 2013 by

Colour can be bold, colour can be subtle. Pre-digital, I became increasingly disenchanted with my colour work as a small amount of under or over exposure usually ruined an image. Not so with B&W work where, as the processor, I … Continue reading →

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And I saw a great light

Posted on Fri, 18 January, 2013 by

On my way back to Euston Station to catch the train home last week I walked past St Pancras church and thought I would have a quick look inside. What I saw was something really quite extraordinary and it was … Continue reading →

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Seatsticks

Posted on Fri, 7 December, 2012 by

It always pays to wander off the main tourist streets in London, and I expect the same is true of all major cities. Away from the crowds, on corners, in back alleys sometimes, you will find a different London. The … Continue reading →

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Facade

Posted on Fri, 23 November, 2012 by

The speed of development in central London at times seems bewildering. Cranes pock mark the sky and at every turn there is evidence of change. Today’s image is of a very small section of a vast new building nearing completion … Continue reading →

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