Neowise
Astrophotography is good fun but living near to a city means only one thing – light pollution. Also you need to have very good weather as well. I had been telling myself that I need to take a picture of Comet C/2020…
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Stars in the Sky
There are many photography projects to do during the Lockdown and Star Trails is one that I fancied doing. I have an App on my phone called Star Walk and it shows the sky at night. There are many stars out there…
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Clifton to Bedminster
My way back to Temple Meads train station was long and tortuous. I took pictures of the Clifton Rock Railway which is no longer operational but I saw the upper and lower part. There must have been some interesting stories about the making and…
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Clifton and the Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is very impressive and my hotel, the Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin, was adjacent to the bridge. I checked into the hotel and I was straight out with my camera. It was dusk and many cars were passing…
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Photographing Bristol
I was invited to Bristol to give a talk to a National Dental Society. I was looking forward to the visit as I had not spent much time in Bristol in the past and I knew that I would have some opportunity to…
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Photographing London
I travelled down to London to undertake a PhD examination viva for an academic colleague and friend. I planned to arrive an hour early as the venue was Kings College. The area between Kings College and the Shard has become very photogenic. …
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Treacle Market
It is said that somewhere at the turn of the century, a horse and cart loaded with Treacle upended and the cargo split all over the streets. The treacle was immediately scooped up by the locals and the term “Treacle Town” literally…
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Photographing Edinburgh
In contrast to the previous week in Glasgow, the weather in Edinburgh was glorious. It was hot and sunny and the light was glorious. Was in Edinburgh for a research grant meeting and whilst there was lots to do during the day,…
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Photographing Glasgow
I just love going up to Scotland and the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are so different but rather wonderful in their own particular way. First stop was Glasgow and I was there for a conference in September. I stayed in the…
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Photographing Berlin
I am fortunate that I am able to visit different places and one such place is Berlin. It is a city that cries out to walk around and I did one better by doing a lot of running around the city. I ran to…
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Watchful Mary
Watergate bay the last night and we went out for a nice pub meal. On the way back we stopped off at the Watergate Bay hotel. They have opened a bar called Watchful Mary. It seemed that the night was going to…
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St Agnes and the Tin Mines
We spent a delightful morning in St Agnes followed by a trip to Wheal Coates Tin mine. These pictures are rather special as I have wanted to visit the Tin mine and see it for myself. The scenery is beautiful but the…
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