Tag Archives: 18-55mm

Food riot

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On my way to the Collect+ dropoff at my local newsagent yesterday it was slightly bizarre to come across people dressed as riot police and food all over the road! This was literally about 100 yards from the front of my office. It turned out this was a scene from a TV show being filmed …

Bank

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The Bank of England is a really photogenic location. It’s close to my current office but we are moving soon to the other side of Liverpool Street, so I might as well make the most of being close to Bank while I can. It’s a fantastic blend of neo-classical and art deco architecture. It’s well …

Views from the Monument

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I don’t know why I don’t walk up the Monument more often. Well, I do know, it’s because it costs £3 a visit, so it would get expensive if I visited regularly. The “Monument”, which is the monument to the Great Fire of London (and is known to Londoners simply as the Monument), is a …

Farm in the City

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Walking through the City at lunchtime I came across a small exhibition celebrating Britain’s farmers. This was all because the annual Evensong service arranged by the Addington Fund was taking place in St Paul’s that evening. The Addington Fund provides homes for farming families living in England and Wales who have to leave the industry …

A journey down memory lane…

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I recall a young law student, later trainee solicitor, who lived in a “dodgy” flat in Highbury (actually next to Canonbury, then British Rail now Overground, Station), with about 52,000 other people… OK I exaggerate, but it felt like that on occasion. In 2000 I was looking for a place to live and hooked up …

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm – first use

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WOW. They don’t make zooms this sharp do they? The results are beautiful. If they are Fujifilm, yes they do. This seems to be a stunning zoom. To think it is the kit for the XE1 leaves me scratching my head in wonder. This lens is about as far from a “kit” zoom as you …