Author: DMcA

Low light under the bridge

Today’s photo:Low light under the bridge. An early evening shot, with light coming in almost horizontally into the arches of London’s Blackfriar’s railway bridge, with the piers of the old bridge showing on the left. This was the first LE shot with my new D750, taken in February 2015. It was a 4 minute shot,…

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Pont Alexandre III

Today’s photo:Pont Alexandre III. A long exposure shot of the Seine at the Pont Alexandre III, a wonderfully ornate bridge over the Seine by the Grand Palais in Paris. I liked the way that the low evening sun lit up the gilded parts of the bridge and the statue on the far side. Taken with…

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Gironde Carrelet at dusk

” Today’s photo:Gironde Carrelet at dusk. An evening long exposure shot around sunset, of one of the iconic fishing jetties, or ‘Carrelets’ on the banks of the Gironde. This lovely river flows into Bordeaux, and flanks some of the most famous locations in French wine. It is also home to little fish, rather like Whitebait,…

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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…

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You’ll appreciate our high-speed checkout facilities

Today’s photo:You’ll appreciate our high-speed checkout facilities. Shot in the glamorous Erith waterfront on the Thames estuary. A four minute long exposure shot featuring one of the many items of supermarket hardware to be found in the river at this point. I have a few more of these to come – I recently discovered that…

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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…

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