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          • Vietnam
        • Japan
        • Oman
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        • United Arab Emirates
        • Uzbekistan
  • Themes
    • Architecture
    • Art
      • Crafts
      • Street art
    • Colour
    • Dark tourism
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    • Food & drink
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      • War
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  • London,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: some street art in London’s Brick Lane

    May 14, 2022 / 40 Comments
    Brick Lane street sign and small butterfly mural

    Brick Lane, in London’s East End, was once among the poorest slums in the capital. It takes its name from the 15th century brick and tile production based in this area. Like all poor city districts it became a magnet for various groups of immigrants over the centuries. First Jews, then French Huguenots, then Irish established communities here over the centuries, and later Bangladeshi-Sylheti immigrants settled here and made the street famous for its restaurants.

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    Gallery: encountering elephants in London parks

    July 6, 2021
    Mural of girl's face with birds for hair

    Gallery: a street art walk in Shoreditch

    November 6, 2021
    Large red bird with white face and beak

    Gallery: a February selection

    March 1, 2022
  • Architecture,  Themed galleries,  Thursday Trios

    Gallery: building in threes

    May 13, 2022 / 21 Comments
    Three large highly decorated buildings around a central square

    According to Sherlock Holmes, 'There must be something comforting about three. People always give up after three.' Hopefully this isn’t true of architects and builders; we would all be very short of homes, schools, offices, etc. etc. if they were to give up after three!

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    Ceramic tiles with blue border and brown lion and castle

    A visit to the Real Alcázar of Seville

    December 29, 2021
    Looking up at a white stone church with several domes

    Le Sacré Coeur de Paris

    April 10, 2022
    Buddhist monk

    Saying prayers for Korean reunification

    June 3, 2021
  • Architecture,  Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: looking out from the shadows

    May 7, 2022 / 68 Comments
    Series of ornate arches with trees beyond

    Who hasn’t explored a building, maybe an impressive fortress or palace, and had one of those ‘wow’ moments as you emerge from the darkness of the building to an arch or window revealing the lightness outside?

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    Red sandstone palace buildings and pool

    ‘He keepeth a great court’: Fatehpur Sikri

    March 26, 2021
    Large adobe church with white doors and crosses on towers

    Around the world in ten photos: day six

    December 22, 2020
    Modern buildings and cathedral dome in dull weather

    Gallery: favourite city life photos of 2021

    January 2, 2022
  • Friendly Friday,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Friendly Friday Challenge: leading lines

    May 6, 2022 / 69 Comments
    Banner with two small photos

    Edward Weston said that, 'To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.' He is right of course, but that doesn’t mean it isn't helpful to be aware of these ‘rules’.

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    Sun setting over the sea

    Gallery: enjoying serene views in Costa Rica

    February 19, 2022
    Cobbled pavement with black stones depicting a castle

    Gallery: underfoot in the Algarve

    April 12, 2022
    Rear of white car

    California dreaming: our first US road trip

    May 23, 2021
  • London,  Portugal,  The Changing Seasons,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: an April selection

    May 1, 2022 / 27 Comments
    Deep pink blossom

    April showers bring May flowers. This is supposed to console us on wet April days with the thought of better weather to come. It reminds us that we need the rain to help things grow. But what if it doesn’t rain?

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    Green bird with red stripe on head

    Gallery: discovering birdlife in Bushy Park

    April 9, 2021
    People sitting on a bench looking at a city view

    Gallery: welcome to my wonderful world

    June 20, 2021
    Pink blossom

    Gallery: April in Ealing

    April 11, 2021
  • Architecture,  Photographing Public Art,  Portugal,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: tiles, tiles and yet more tiles!

    April 30, 2022 / 42 Comments
    Blue tiles with religious painting

    I doubt you can walk more than ten metres through a traditional Portuguese town and not spot a ceramic tile or several! The unique craft of azulejos portugueses is an unmistakable feature of these lovely old houses. And just as you can’t walk far without seeing them, I find it impossible to walk any distance without photographing some!

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    Looking down a spiral staircase

    Gallery: the perfect simplicity of a spiral staircase

    October 10, 2021
    Row of old shops and cafes

    A stroll around Las Vegas

    October 19, 2021
    Half-timbered building seen above a hedge

    A misty morning visit to Stokesay Castle

    July 14, 2021
  • Flowers,  Photographic techniques,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: fabulous florals in a spin

    April 26, 2022 / 41 Comments
    PhotoSpiralysis effect on a deep purple flower

    Of course spring flowers are glorious in their own right. We love to see them both for their beauty and because they herald summer days to come. But I’ve shared so many in the past. So when Terri asked to see some fabulous seasonal florals I wanted to do something different.

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    Close-up of pink blossom

    Gallery: beautiful blooms and bees in close-up

    March 9, 2021
    Forest in the mist

    Barking up the right tree in Costa Rica

    March 4, 2022
    Dark pink flower head

    Gallery: in the garden, Costa Rican style

    March 12, 2022
  • Lens-Artists,  Street photography,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: shots to make you smile (I hope)

    April 25, 2022 / 42 Comments
    Seagull on a pay for parking sign

    We could all use a laugh from time to time, and maybe more than ever over the last few years. It seems to be part of human nature to look for humour in the darkest times.

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    Statue of two soldiers shaking hands

    Gallery: favourite miscellaneous photos of 2021

    January 7, 2022
    People sitting on a bench looking at a city view

    Gallery: welcome to my wonderful world

    June 20, 2021
    Two lions on a sandy river bank

    Gallery: taking a wider view in Botswana

    September 12, 2021
  • Art,  Photographing Public Art,  Portugal,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: a wartime farewell in Tavira

    April 23, 2022 / 40 Comments
    Sculpture of a soldier in uniform waving

    When we visited Tavira for the day from our weekend base in Faro, I couldn’t help noticing the life-size statue of a soldier outside the station. He holds his kit bag in his right hand while his left is raised in farewell.

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    Very large green snail sculpture

    Gallery: giant snails invading Riga!

    November 12, 2021
    Huge sculpture with outspread wings

    The Angel of the North

    December 8, 2020
    Metal duck's mouth with water spouting

    Gallery: fountains from around the world

    January 29, 2022
  • CBWC,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: of vintage wheels and shiny steel

    April 22, 2022 / 34 Comments
    Sepia photo of motorbike riders by a cliff

    While I have little interest in cars or motorbikes for themselves, I do find them interesting photographically speaking. And especially so old cars and shiny bikes!

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    Black and white silhouetted figures in front of an ornate domed building

    Gallery: capturing photographers in black and white

    March 30, 2022
    White wooden doors with painting of girl in red dress

    Double dipping: a challenges overload!

    January 9, 2022
    Looking directly down at a cluster of simple houses

    Gallery: ways of seeing

    April 2, 2022
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Some favourite photos

Man in a turban with fishing nets
Fisherman in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Two elephants in long grass
Okavango elephants
Blue glacier edge
Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile
Elderly woman in black hat and sunglasses
In Santiago, Chile
Very large statues of North Korean Leaders
Statues of the Great Leaders on Mansudae Hill, Pyongyang
Water reflecting the sky with clouds and low sun
Approaching sunset in the Okavango Delta
Feet of huge metal sculpture, with man standing beside
The feet of the Angel
Large moai with row of more behind
The ‘travelling moai’ and Ahu Tongariki
Man in knitted hat by water, black and white photo
Waiting for the ferry, Banjul
Mountain reflected in a lake
On the road to Dyrholaey
Sunset at Wahiba Sands, Oman
Squirrel with a conker in his mouth
In Walpole Park, Ealing
Silhouette of a man in a gateway
Looking out from Bundi Palace
Blue and pink bird on a dead tree
Lilac-breasted Roller, Chobe NP, Botswana
Buddhist monk in orange robes with mobile phone
Monk at Wat Nong Sikhounmuang, Luang Prabang
Man sleeping in a tuk tuk by a carved stone wall
Tuk tuk driver by the Terrace of the Leper King
Close up of flamingo with head tucked under
Flamingo (Jersey Zoo)
Lady with baskets of fruit sitting by a canal
In Hoi An, Vietnam
Small fishing boat with a man in it, on a large lake
Lake Atitlan
Wet street and two people with bright pink umbrella
Street in Lucca, rainy day – edited

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