Tag Archives: Glass reflections

A broad Front

Posted on Wed, 19 December, 2018 by

The area around Victoria in Central London has been a rich source of new images this year. On my regular trips to London, if I have the time, I take a walk around the area searching out images. Each day … Continue reading →

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Patchwork Pattern

Posted on Wed, 3 October, 2018 by

This is the facade of a building on Oxford Street. A very unusual 3D facade with geometric projections, each of which reflects the sky. I have photographed it several times, and on each occasion the overall effect is different. It … Continue reading →

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Window Light

Posted on Wed, 17 May, 2017 by

Windows are canvases on which light paints an interpretation of the surroundings. Sometimes the interpretation is accurate, sometimes it is closer to Cubism than reality.

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Into the Interior

Posted on Tue, 18 April, 2017 by

The modern concept of using glass as cladding or facade for buildings allows us to see into them to varying degrees depending on a range of factors including the direction of light, its intensity, the degree of reflectivity of the … Continue reading →

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Replacing the windows

Posted on Thu, 2 March, 2017 by

Almost a perfect fit. Walking down towards Tate Britain earlier this week I passed this building. Nothing very remarkable about the building – large floor to ceiling windows in a facade that was clad with wood. A little austere and … Continue reading →

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Geometric patterning

Posted on Fri, 17 February, 2017 by

The world would be a very different place without glass. That is a statement of the obvious. But it is when you view reflections in so-called flat glass windows that you appreciate that glass is so much more than a … Continue reading →

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Window Gallery

Posted on Wed, 15 February, 2017 by

This is a single image of a stepped facade which has been rendered a little more geometric by straightening not just the verticals, but also the horizontal lines – distorting the perspective for effect. Regular readers of this blog will … Continue reading →

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A Neighbour’s Imprint

Posted on Fri, 16 December, 2016 by

Yesterday I was in London (in-between the strikes currently being inflicted on passengers travelling on Southern Rail by the Unions). I am still familiarising myself with the London terminus at which I now arrive – Victoria Station. A station whose … Continue reading →

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Split Screen

Posted on Tue, 14 June, 2016 by

I’ve been looking through the Archive while the rain pours down. I remember this image  – shot in March 2012 in the Chelsea area of West London. It’s one of those images that you look at and think: how was … Continue reading →

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A cubist canvas

Posted on Wed, 10 February, 2016 by

I spent a few minutes walking near London Bridge last weekend. The Shard dominates the Skyline in this part of London but I have yet to capture a satisfactory image of it. I’m really not bothered because there are plenty … Continue reading →

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