Nothing much to this one other than a folly. The folly in question was thinking that a day on which it was merely sunny would be good for photography. As it happened the conditions were terrible, the wind was howling and the temperature near freezing. That’ll learn me. Again I came across these locks, which …
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Oh deer….
I probably ought to explain why I’ve been so quiet this last week. The “bug” that my other half picked up translated to full blown Gastroenteritis (again) for me, such that I lost Wednesday entirely and Thursday was a bit nil by mouth. So it’s fair to say the holiday was a little bit rubbish overall! …
Bolton’s Bench and Burley
Two really lovely locations with nice weather, what’s not to like? My son and I (mummy was laid low with a bug) headed off to cause as much damage to the English countryside as possible (OK that was his intention, I was along for the ride). We wandered up Bolton’s bench and the heathland behind …
Ponies galore…
I’ve taken my family to Burley in the New Forest for a break. For those who don’t know, the New Forest is a National Park in southern England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire and towards east Dorset. There are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the …
Northaw Church
The church of St Thomas a Becket in Northaw is a lovely example of a late 19th century neo-gothic church. Today we stopped there for some fresh air (I stopped there for some fresh air) because I’m still getting stomach cramps from my recent illness. I happen to like it because (when we used to …
I feel a bit like this building…
Run down and cracking up… I jest but I have had a few days in bed with a nasty bout of gastro-enteritis, hence my lack of any activity this week. I’ll hopefully be back in action with plenty of photos next week. Now I just need to summon up some energy to drink my tea …
Some Impressions of the Contax G2
So what is this? I’m providing some impressions of a camera launched in 1996 which ceased production in 2005? Am I mad? Hopefully not! I decided more and more that I liked the film-like quality you get from the Fuji X-trans cameras and from the Leica M9. The thought occurred to me that I ought …
City in Neon
I thought of focusing on neon lighting and displays a while back when I watched a really great film from Philip Bloom, the DSLR film maker, called “24 Hours of Neon”: 24 Hours of Neon from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. The film is about Las Vegas, but walking around the City after dark there is …
Bentley S1
The Bentley S was a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1955 until 1959. In my recent visit to Westminster I discovered one sitting outside Westminster Abbey. This was Bentley (and Rolls-Royce)’s first true complete redesign of their standard production car after World War II and their last standard production car with an …
Westminster
Seeing as a fiery ball in the sky had appeared again and I had time to pop out at lunchtime, I headed over to take a look at Westminster Abbey. Before getting there I came across a saxophonist in the subway and then headed over via Parliament Square. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at …
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