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Smoke
Today’s photo:Smoke. In between the extended periods of summer rain the English like to take their kit off, and lie sparko in the parko having a nice smoke. Shot last summer in the little park adjacent to the Oxo tower in London’s South Bank. I liked the guy’s expansive smoking style, his impressive tattoo and…
The Jubilee Thames Pageant – Photos
A magnificent day on Sunday the 3rd, as we watched the amazing Thames Pageant. I don’t get excited often these days, but I was genuinely thrilled by the event – which displayed all the bonkers flair for procession and stoicism in the face of continuous rain of the British. Even hardened republicans were out, and…
On second thoughts I think I’ll walk.
” Click photo to enlarge – back button to return. Taken on the shoreline facing Butterworth, in Penang. This was quite a tricky shot – the jetty was fantastically unstable, and behind me, at the end of the run, there was a rabid barking dog, which I later had to fend off with the tripod…
Alex goes to Salt River
This is the first of a series of shots taken in the footsteps of the great Alex Webb, a photographer who I greatly admire. Webb takes colour street shots of great chromatic contrast and with unsettling, but perfect composition. Some of his very best work is in his book, The Suffering of Light. Even if…
South Africa vs Australia Test Match at Newlands – March 2014
Some high speed telephoto shots of the South African’s herculean and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to win the final Test of the series. My chum M*rt*n is, as you would imagine, both a member of Lords, and of the Newlands club in Cape Town. Newlands has to be one of the most spectacular grounds in the…
Myanmar – Mandalay
On to Mandalay – with some street shots of market traders and world rulers, plus the wonderful U-Bein Bridge We had heard mixed reviews of Mandalay, and we left the city with mixed feelings. One thing is for certain – it is not the exotic and romantic spot immortalized by Kipling. …