Category Archives: En Route

It’s all a blur

Posted on Mon, 7 September, 2015 by LensScaper

A train journey is an opportunity. It’s a time to relax – someone else is doing the driving. There’s time to read a newspaper, book or magazine. Or just ‘chill’ and simply watch the world go by – enjoying the … Continue reading →

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On the Way

Posted on Mon, 9 February, 2015 by LensScaper

The journey is part of the holiday – always. I’ve just returned from a week’s skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland and this year, for the first time, I decided to set the computer aside and not post anything, or read anything … Continue reading →

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Sitting Waiting

Posted on Fri, 26 September, 2014 by LensScaper

A journey is always an opportunity for a photograph. My images are often shot surreptitiously, from the hip with my Canon G10, hoping to capture something worthy of a picture. Many stations on the Underground have been up-graded, and this … Continue reading →

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From a Train

Posted on Fri, 22 August, 2014 by LensScaper

A journey is always a photo opportunity. On the day we travelled back to Geneva Airport recently a quite violent series of storms was sweeping across central Europe including Switzerland. It caused a landslide that de-railed a train near St … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Travellers

Posted on Fri, 18 July, 2014 by LensScaper

There is a clue to where today’s image was taken in the four letters visible – LAUS. But you’ll have to either guess or read to the end of the post to find out. Let me set the scene. It … Continue reading →

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At the Departure Gate

Posted on Wed, 16 April, 2014 by LensScaper

Flying involves a series of steps and waits. Some lengthy. You’ve made it the airport in good time. You’ve checked in, and said goodbye to the hold luggage. Then you head for security; a process that requires the removal of … Continue reading →

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Geneva Airport Re-Visited

Posted on Mon, 14 April, 2014 by LensScaper

Geneva Airport is a photo opportunity. If you arrive here by train on your way to catch a flight, you ride up the escalator from the platform, walk through the shopping mall, across an access road and into the airport … Continue reading →

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We Carry Bikes

Posted on Fri, 4 April, 2014 by LensScaper

SBB – Swiss Federal Railways (in German: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) carries bikes. It’s clear for all to see in a minimalist black and white graphic beside a train door. Or in colour, in a choice of styles. While waiting for a … Continue reading →

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From the Train

Posted on Fri, 28 March, 2014 by LensScaper

For me, the journey is always part of the holiday, and also part of the photographic experience. The camera is always within easy reach in a pocket if not in my hand; at the airport, at the station and on … Continue reading →

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Fractured Time

Posted on Fri, 13 September, 2013 by LensScaper

A reflective, slatted, metallic ceiling at Geneva Airport provides today’s image. The mall that links the underground railway station to the airport is where you will find this reflective surface. I could spend a whole morning wandering this mall, gazing … Continue reading →

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