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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Under construction
Building sites fascinate me. I guess it’s partly the shapes and textures: the honeycomb lattice of the cranes, the sinister gleaming of the steel girders, and the intricate entanglement of the framework into which the concrete will be poured. For … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, building site, concrete, construction, glass, London, London Bridge, photograph, Photography, shape, Shard, skyscraper, steel, texture, View
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A gate in the woods
I wrote a few weeks ago about a lovely stroll we took up the “zig-zag” path in Hampshire, recommended to us by some wedding photography clients. It was indeed a beautiful walk; but as we wandered up that winding, hillside … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beautiful walk, gate, Hampshire, hill, hillside, nature, photograph, Photography, rain, wedding photography, zig zag
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Linking London and Hertford
Having lived for large parts of my life in Hertfordshire or London, a fair proportion of my images come from those areas. I guess this should not be a surprise, but I think a lot of us (whether photographers … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Hertford, history, London, New River, photograph, Photography, river, water
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An imposing castle
Back in 2010, I was lucky enough to go to Bodiam Castle. To be fair, it is somewhere I had wanted to visit for many years, since I first got a book on castles as a child. To a young … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, Bodiam, Bodiam Castle, castle, chivalry, history, knight, moat, photograph, Photography
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A colourful planter
Back to Hertford again today, but not to sweeping views of the castle, streets or churches. This time, we are focussing in on a small planter, which looked to me as if it had been fashioned from an old watering … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged black and white, black and white photography, colour, flower, nature, photograph, Photography, planter, popping
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Amongst the hills of Spain
Today’s picture is an old one – in fact, it’s one I took several years ago when we were travelling in Spain. We’d found our way to a tiny little guest house along a winding dirt track. The route was … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged guest house, hills, mountains, nature, peace, Photography, Spain, travel, valley
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A glimpse through the leaves
Continuing my sporadic publication of Hertford images, here is a view captured from those same quiet castle grounds which I wrote about the other day. As I’ve mentioned before, I am always fascinated by contrasts in images: old and new, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, church, contrast, Hertford, leaves, nature, Photography, spire
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