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 humans, or both. The dog seemed happy enough though.
“A vacation is an occasional pleasure but a Ducatos is always a smoke”. A rough smoke, agreed, but at least it’s handy. Taken outside CentroCentro, Madrid, with credit to Rudyard Kipling for his (no longer PC) original line.
A wonderful morning at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. I went just to soak up the atmosphere and to see what the stadium looked like, but I also caught Mr Bolt imperiously winning his 200m heat. Magnificent! I started the Olympics, like many Londoners, a grumpy non-believer, but the opening ceremony and the actual good…
Some snaps from my recent trip from Phnom Phen and Siem Reip. Apologies for the earlier problem with MS Explorer. I have now tested this with Firefox, Explorer and Chrome, and all seem to work fine.
” 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…
The work of a noted English photographer leads to the discovery of a useful camera gadget. Also the latest tricked-up state of the Sony RX-100 is revealed. A while ago I discovered the work of James Ravilious, and in doing so picked up some lessons from his technique. Ravilious lived and worked in…
Back in the Water Gardens in time for the Spring Blossom – one very fine reason to be back in England. The Japanese gardens where we live are at their best at this time of year, but they have been a photographic challenge for me ever since we arrived. At the…
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