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The noisy London pedicabs 
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The noisy London pedicabs 

These pedicabs or rickshaws look exciting but they are an accident waiting to happen as often or not the cyclist is not looking at the road whilst he is weaving in and out of the traffic. These pictures were taken on Oxford…

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The Bright Lights of Central London this Christmas
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The Bright Lights of Central London this Christmas

Street photographers love London, and everyone has their favourite area for taking pictures. I simply enjoy watching people move around the streets. Sometimes, you find a street teeming with opportunities for photographs; other times, it is not so fruitful. But, as they…

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Photographing the Cotswolds
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Photographing the Cotswolds

The Cotswolds are practically on our doorstep, and over the years, we’ve taken many day trips to places such as Broadway or Bourton-on-the-Water. However, we’ve never considered staying there until now. With Thanksgiving at the end of November, my daughter arranged a…

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Those pastel coloured beach huts on the Essex Coast
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Those pastel coloured beach huts on the Essex Coast

Last year a BBC weather watcher picture from the Essex Coast caught my eye.  The featured photograph showed multi coloured beach huts lined up in rows.  The caption gave the name of the place as Walton-on-the-Naze.   The picture was fascinating and I said to myself…

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HS2 and 16 acre wood – nature is fighting back.
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HS2 and 16 acre wood – nature is fighting back.

Sixteen-acre ward has been a project that I started in March 2021, and I have visited the area at regular intervals since. The wood was in the news, when the initial plans for the HS2 line revealed that it would cut into…

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Photographing the sunrise at Trwyn Penmon point, Anglesey
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Photographing the sunrise at Trwyn Penmon point, Anglesey

Our family holiday was in Anglesey staying at Gwelfor barn near to Llangoed on the east of the island.  This location was near to Trwyn Du lighthouse.   The weather was changeable but my Clear Outside app showed that there was a good chance of a sunrise taking place on our…

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London Times – The London Horizon from Horizon22
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London Times – The London Horizon from Horizon22

I have been up the Shard and visited the Monument.  Both buildings have their charm and give unparalleled views of the London skyline.  I have seen Westminster and beyond from the London Eye where your excitement builds as the wheel slowly turns.  Eeventually when you…

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Photographing the codebreakers of Bletchley Park
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Photographing the codebreakers of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park is conveniently situated between London, Cambridge and Oxford.  This is a strategic choice as Bletchley Park is on the intersection with the Capital and the bright minds of the Oxbridge Universities. Mathematical geniuses were recruited to help the war effort by…

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