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London Times – Night life on the South Bank
London Times is a short series of photographic blogs that record a recent visit to London. See more links at the end of the blog. Following on from Paddington Basin my next stop was the SouthBank. Colleagues had booked dinner at Brassiere Blanc near to Waterloo station and I aimed to arrive early so I … Continue reading Blog
London Times – Sunset at Paddington Basin
I had a couple of days in London and this provided a wonderful opportunity to take pictures around the Capitol when there was downtime between meetings. I have created a series of blogs for you to enjoy which contain my photographic journey. Before booking into the hotel, I went to Paddington station to see my … Continue reading Blog
Golden light during a Birmingham Sunrise
The low sun during winter provides a special time in Birmingham. The best place to experience sunrise in Birmingham is Moor Street train station. The four platforms line up with the sunrise throughout the year and using one of the several phone apps, predicting the sunrise is relatively straightforward. In winter, the low sun makes it extra special … Continue reading Blog
Window seat please – photographing volcanoes and the northern lights
Flying back from Portland to Reykjavik on Iceland Air was an experience. Having a window seat on a clear day provided uninterrupted coverage of the Pacific Northwest landscape. As the pilot turned the plane north eastwards, we were able to view the snow-capped peaks of Mount St Helens, Rainier and Adams. We were on the wrong side of … Continue reading Blog
Thanksgiving 2023-visiting the Evergreen State-Washington-USA
Thanksgiving is a special time in America. Having enjoyed our visit to Washington State, we made the decision to repeat our time there this year. Last year, we stayed in a Cabin on the foothills of Mount Rainier but my in-laws have now moved south to an area around Riffe lake. Their house is idyllic nestled into the … Continue reading Blog
Autumnal colours at Birmingham Botanical Gardens lights up IgersbirminghamUK Instameet
Birmingham Botanical Gardens have been an important part of my life in Birmingham. I have attended many student balls and other celebratory events at the Hospitality suites. When I was President of the BSSPD Dental society I held my annual dinner at the Botanical Gardens during Spring 2013. The after dinner speaker that evening was … Continue reading Blog
Is it Christmas yet? Birmingham thinks it is!
Amazingly, I have not written a blog about the German Christmas market in Birmingham. I have taken pictures of the Christmas markets but many of them are single photos on my social streams. My first observation is that the markets are set up way too early. The present one opened up on the 2nd November … Continue reading Blog
Featured in the book – my reflections on Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023
Such great news. My picture “Reflections in Floodgate Street” was highly commended in the 2003 UK Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. This year I had two pictures and I was also commended for my picture “Fog in Gas Street Basin“. Both pictures feature in the Cityscapes section of the competition. This is the second year … Continue reading Blog
People watching outside Selfridges windows on Oxford Street.
The window dressing at Selfridges is always amazing and in October the windows were designed around phrases and images. The phrases were very catchy and if you placed people in front of them then they made for some fun street photography. As I was taking photographs, people did not look at me but rather the windows that … Continue reading Blog