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Thanks to a very generous friend, I was able to be at the Olympic stadium for the closing ceremony of the main Olympics. This was a quite bonkers event, but astounding to watch, and wonderful to participate in. Here are some photos, taken again with the little Canon. I have not provided captions for the…
London Street Photographs – building a style
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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…
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…
Olympics Stadium and Mr Bolt – Photos
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…
Morning, pristine
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