Category Archives: Milton Keynes

Interpretations

Our Photography is driven by many different feelings, one of the important ones being Mood. And I don’t just mean the mood inherent in the subject before us: the play of light, the atmosphere. Primarily today I’m talking about the … Continue reading

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Small Child, Big Space

In the centre of the shopping centre, in Milton Keynes is a large space. It’s used for exhibitions, trade fairs and other events. Very often it is crowded. On this occasion it was deserted except for one family. The parents … Continue reading

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Going Shopping

Light changes everything, even the most mundane and ordinary of scenes. This is the entrance to the escalators down to the Debenhams department store from the multi-storey carpark in Central Milton Keynes. It’s an entrance that I have used countless … Continue reading

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Silhouettes

Back in March 2012, I posted ‘Poster People’. It included images of a sculpture called ‘Chain Reaction’ and my last line in that post was: ‘I plan to re-visit during the year to see how I can improve…’ Well it’s … Continue reading

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Reflected Reality

After days and weeks of weather that has cloaked the countryside in shades of grey, the arrival of sun and blue sky has been startling. Suddenly the beauty has returned to the landscape. It also brings us out of hibernation … Continue reading

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Interplay

Last week I posted an image (click here to see it) of a new Shopping Mall, known as MK1 Shopping Park, on the southern edge of Milton Keynes, on Stadium Way near Stadium MK. Click on any image in this … Continue reading

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Stripes and Leaves

Modern Architecture needs light to really bring it to life. That may seem a statement of the obvious – everything we photograph depends on light. But what is special about Modern Architecture is that the materials used are especially responsive … Continue reading

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A Surreptitious Supermarket Snap

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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Blue sky dreaming

This image was taken 2-3 weeks ago from the relatively warm internal arcade of Milton Keynes shopping centre. Gazing out through the internal reflections and warped reality to the blue sky beyond. A reminder of warmer and brighter times of … Continue reading

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City Centre Church

A quick post today from Milton Keynes city centre. Close to the centre is the multi-denominational Church of Christ the Cornerstone, which is shared by Baptist, Methodist, Church of England, Roman Catholic and United Reformed Churches. An unusual situation. The … Continue reading

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