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Old salts in Salt River
Click to show full size & back button to return to this page Happy New Year! Here’s another in the Salt River series. These two gents I think were waiting for a ride – which was going to come down a street along which the sun was nearly horizontal and in their faces. I liked…
The Vienne in Autumn
We are back in our favorite quiet corner of France to pay bills and agree the next stages in the endless process of getting our house here renovated. In the process I have been using the tips from Gary Friedman’s very fine photography seminar in Kingston last week to take some photos of the immediate…
Pensive
” Today’s photo: A serious gaze from this boy in the market in New Bagan, Myanmar. I liked his combination of extreme youth and extreme seriousness. There is something quite timeless about him. But not necessarily sad I think – Myanmar seems quite a happy country – at least in this part. I recently posted…
London Street Photographs – geometry
Some more London street shots exploring different areas of style – this time looking at the geometric form of the scene. The weekend of my birthday this summer was pretty busy. Crazily, the BBC Proms had scheduled three Wagner operas in a row between Friday and Sunday (and I had signed up for…
The nightmare of the FBTs
“On learning the latest results from the precision travel scales”. Closely modelled on Goya’s very similar black painting. I had a nice short visit to the Prado today. It is so vast that without care a trip here becomes a pleasure-free grind. I love most of all, the Velazquez, the El Greco, and the Goya…
Madrid street – chums
Out in the street yesterday with my Olympus and a fast telephoto lens. Like so many cities in Europe, it’s hard to see evidence of the recession in Madrid. Much more obvious in London in fact. This area of Fuencaral/Malasana has many flourishing speciality shops. I don’t recall whether this one was for dogs or…
