Last night I watched a programme about the history of the Thames and its bridges. One of the topics was the Embankment. The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century civil engineering designed to reclaim marshy land next to the River Thames in central London. There had been a long history of failed …
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Bankside Walk
The weather is terrible today. We’ve all been going stir crazy with the never ending rain. I’m not expecting much in the way of the forecast snow tonight… In any event, in the absence of any possibility whatsoever of taking photos, here are some shots from a walk down Bankside after our visit to the …
The view from the top…
Today, I took my family to the Shard, London’s tallest building, to visit the new viewing platform that has opened (called “the view from the Shard”). The Shard is a 95-storey skyscraper in London. Its construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012. Standing …
Chinatown
So, I did it again for the first time in 18 months. I facepalmed repeatedly once I realised what I had done, but there was little I could do about it. What had I done? The dread of any RAW photographer, I left the camera in jpeg only mode by mistake! I had been taking …
Bank
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
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 …
Birthrights Launch (and some thoughts on flash photography)
Birthrights Launch Last night was the official launch of Birthrights, a UK organisation devoted to protecting human rights in childbirth. Birthrights is dedicated to improving women’s experience of pregnancy and childbirth by promoting respect for human rights. Birthrights believe that all women are entitled to respectful maternity care that protects their fundamental rights to dignity, …
Capture One – Some Comparisons with X-Pro1 Jpegs and LR
I never really understand why people have such negative attitudes about developments and technology that are designed to help them. That’s why I was mystified at the mixed response this week to the release of Capture One Pro v7.0.2, which included preliminary support for the X-Pro1 and X-E1. I had tested it over a couple …
A journey down memory lane…
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 …
A guy, a girl and a dinosaur…
I should start by saying that I’m a cynical so and so and I regularly shake my head at the seeming madness of modern life. This week I (unintentionally) became part of a story that heartened me and cheered me up no end. The background So, to rewind, back in October I took some days …
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