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On the plane back to KL there were a few moments to reflect on what is happening to Bali. Always a favorite place, we just had one of our best ever times here, celebrating the *0th birthday of our dear friend M**k, along with the chickadee and her hubby. But it may be one of…
Torre de Belém at dawn
Today’s photo:Torre de Belém at dawn. A long exposure shot taken at the Belem tower in Lisbon as the sun rose, and before the tourists arrived. It was taken in March this year, and reminds me what a wonderful spot Lisbon is. Must get back there pronto. Note: Click photo to enlarge – back button…
Myanmar – Inle and the journey to the second lake
The second installment of Myanmar photographs here. These show a lot more of daily life on the lakes and channels of this very evocative region. Inle is a huge inland lake in the north-east of the country. It is surrounded by hills, and looks almost to have been an old caldera – I…
The Lonely Tuba player
Today’s photo:The Lonely Tuba player. I was surprised to see a full marching band in Waterloo station recently, all dressed up in Ruritanian-style uniforms. Alone at the back was this single tuba player, and from my angle he looked completely isolated. The morose passengers nearby were also fairly unimpressed. It would take a full-scale Martian…
Autumn in Richmond Park
Arrived back in the UK from a short Malaysia trip to find Autumn in full swing. This also means rutting stags and other delights in Richmond park, just up the road from our gaff. We are very lucky in living a few hundred metres from a small side entrance to Richmond Park. This…
Cape Town Photos Spring 2011 – the Argus bike race
I had so much fun with my Sony Nex-5 plus old Nikkor lenses that I started to look for old Nikkors on eBay. To check which were the best ones for image quality and bokeh etc, I looked for sources of advice and reviews on the web. The self-styled ‘most widely read photo site on…