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Category Archives: General
Almost like footsteps
A few years ago I undertook a short photography project which involved taking images in the streets near where I live – in the course of the shoot, I can’t have ventured much more than a mile from my own … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, detail, drain, drain cover, London, photograph, Photography
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Dream
“Dream”. That seems to be the simple message of today’s image, which I took a couple of years ago while researching a new photo walk in Bloomsbury…and it seems fairly good advice to me. Rather prosaically, the word featured on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomsbury, dream, London, pedestrians, photograph, Photography, street
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A pot of gold
The faint trace of a rainbow through an overcast sky is what initially prompted me to take today’s picture. The frequency with which rainbows crop up in legends and stories is testament to their power to tantalise us – so … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, hill, light, photograph, Photography, rainbow, sky, tree
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Too dark?
I’m sometimes criticised for making certain of my images too dark – and I mean in light levels as well as subject matter. I’ve tried to change, but I’ve come to the conclusion I just like dark images. There’s something … Continue reading
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Tagged dark, dusk, light, low light, photograph, Photography, silhouette
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Withdrawal symptoms
For those of you suffering from Downton Abbey withdrawal symptoms, today’s picture should cheer you up. It was taken a couple of years ago when I visited Highclere Castle, the location for much of the series’ filming. It’s a stately … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Architecture, cloud, Downton Abbey, Highclere, Highclere Castle, history, imagination, photograph, Photography, sky, stately home
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An avenue of trees
When I’m teaching photography, one of the themes we usually look at quite early on is how to get a sense of depth into an image. Leading lines, strong foreground and background, or inventive framing are all potentially powerful ways … Continue reading
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Tagged depth, garden, Ham House, leading line, London, perspective, photograph, Photography, tree
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A different space
I’ve had an early start this morning for a research trip to Cambridge. I don’t particularly mind getting up early as it happens, not least as it gives me the chance to see London before it gets really busy. This … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged Liverpool Street, photograph, Photography, quiet, rush hour, space, station
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November landscape
Having been so contrary with yesterday’s springtime post, I thought I’d better get back with the programme and focus on autumn today, so I’m sharing a picture that was indeed taken in November, albeit a few years ago, in Yorkshire. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged autumn, fog, Landscape, November, photograph, Photography, power, scale, Yorkshire
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Just to be contrary…
So the weather has finally turned, and autumn (or maybe even winter) is finally upon us. So just to be contrary, today’s image shows a spring leaf bursting forth at Ham House gardens. Before anyone suggests that this is yet … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, colour, green, Ham House, leaf, photograph, Photography, seasons, spring, tree, winter
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A view from the window
Train journeys have always fascinated me. I think it’s partly the luxury of having the time simply to watch the world go by, catching fleeting glimpses of the lives of people and communities you may never see again, as the … Continue reading
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Tagged photograph, Photography, secret, train, View, window
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