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“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…
London in February – RX100 photographs
Following on from the Ravelious piece in the last post, here are some shots taken with the tricked-up RX-100 in London in February this year. While obviously the main point of having cameras is to futz about with accessories and technology, occasionally I like to actually take some photographs as well. I…
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…
Myanmar – Fishermen and the stupas of Indein
Third Installment of Myanmar photos from Inle Lake. This time the amazing fishermen and the stupas of Indein Boatmen that don’t have an engine in their craft adopt a curious one-legged poling method in Inle. One of the earlier shots in this series shows the boatman at the Treasure using it. The Inle fishermen…
Shoeburyness – arrow to the sea
” Today’s photo: A long exposure shot taken near Southend, UK, at Shoeburyness. This used to be a major military barrack and defensive area, and as a result there are a lot of mysterious and derelict structures out in the sea that make fertile ground for LE photographers. I liked the obelisk-like nature of this…
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…