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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Down the drain
OK, I’ve not completely lost it today, even if I am posting an image of a drain. Bear with me, and let me explain. A few weeks’ ago I was on a photo walk where a couple of the participants … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged cover, detail, drain, drain cover, drain covers, manhole, photograph, Photography, sewer, street
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Glancing over the bannister
A couple of times over the last few years, I’ve been fortunate to be asked to serve as a volunteer photographer for London Open House weekend. I get sent to all sorts of buildings across the capital to take photos, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, Frederick Gibberd, Gibberd, Harlow, history, London, London Open House weekend, Open House, perspective, photograph, Photography, Pullman Court
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Wood for the trees
There’s something endlessly intriguing, I find, about paths winding through woodland. Perhaps it is the way the light breaks softly through the canopy of branches, or the way in which the leaf-litter strewn underfoot and the web of twigs overhead … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged autumn, black and white, Broxbourne, Broxbourne Woods, nature, path, photograph, Photography, Robert Frost, tree, wood, woodland, woods
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Lamps in situ
Judging from the social media feedback, yesterday’s art deco lamps proved a popular choice, so I thought I’d follow up and end the week with a photo of them “in situ”! Today’s shot is a wide-angle view of Freemasons’ Hall, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, art deco, art deco architecture, Freemasons' Hall, London, motion blur, movement, photograph, Photography, street
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Lamps
As my blog is titled “Lamp for the Journey”, I thought it was high time we actually saw some lamps. So here we go. Today’s picture is of one of the splendid lamp fittings on Freemasons’ Hall near Covent Garden … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, art deco, art deco architecture, Covent Garden, Freemasons' Hall, history, lamp, London, memorial, photograph, Photography, war, war memorial, WW1
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A sense of autumn
I guess I’m about two seasons out of sync with today’s post, focussing on autumn when we are supposed to be looking forward to spring. But when I was hunting through my photos for an image to share today, this … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged autumn, autumn walk, decay, flower, photograph, Photography, wildlife
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Gazebos on the river
For many years I lived in Ware, in Hertfordshire, a town with many claims to fame – including the legendary Great Bed of Ware which was built for one of the many coaching inns which lined the High Street, and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged bed, gazebo, Great Bed of Ware, Hertfordshire, photograph, Photography, relax, river, Victoria and Albert Museum, Ware
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Photography course
From yesterday’s view through a piece of sculpture, to today’s rather grand view through gates! We are looking out from the garden of Ham House in south London into the parkland beyond. A few folk amble along the path outside, … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, course, Ham, Ham House, Introduction to Digital Photography, photograph, Photography, tree, tuition, workshop
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The view through
Apologies for the break in transmission over the past few days – I’ve been focussed on my academic study, and trying to keep away from the distractions offered by the computer! So to help with my end-of-week relaxation after stressing … Continue reading
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Tagged circle, depth, frame, garden, perspective, photograph, Photography, texture
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Flower head
From one extreme to the other this week – from my last post with the expansive bulk of Bodiam Castle, to this one which shows the fine detail of a flower head. As I have said before, one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged detail, fine detail, flower, macro, nature, photograph, Photography, tiny
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