Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

15:03 hrs…

This morning at sunrise a number of people banged drums, danced, pranced and pretend they knew what the hell happened at Stonehenge 3000 + years ago. (Spoiler Alert: – nobody knows for certain.) Yes winter solstice is here again. Yippee?? … Continue reading

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Looking the right way…

The other day I was standing on the wrong bridge over the M1 pointing my camera in the wrong direction. This morning I corrected that. M1 in North West Leicestershire District council. It was a damp morning but great photography … Continue reading

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Heatwave No. 04

“…There’s a 4:30 in the morning now? … Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson Another heatwave. Out this morning walking through the dew.

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London # 02

It is very easy to think that London is some form of special place. It is not. It is the product of almost two millennia of human interaction. The highs are incredible but the lows are vomit inducing. Each time … Continue reading

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London # 01

If the Greater London area is from Mars then the rest of England, or Britain for that matter, is from Venus. Following on in the same vain: The City of London is from Alpha centauri.

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Inside the Space of an Atom…

I am not going to pretend I have anything other than the most basic understanding of quantum mechanics. Interestingly, after reviewing the images I captured whilst visiting the excellent Cosmic Titans: Art, Science and the Quantum Universe exhibition at the … Continue reading

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Five Years in the Making…

It has taken five years but it is done. Gartree Explored is no more an active project. All that is left is to arrange the images in order then publish the book of the project. No problem?? It was a … Continue reading

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Cold Digits…

When one is slowly freezing I find strange things enter my head. This morning a question that my ever perceptive wife asked me came to the fore. “What’s so great about a Leica camera?” This was was prompted by me … Continue reading

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Cold Day at the Office..

By recent British standards the past few days have been really cold. On a global scale of course it has been just a brush with the cold. Be that as it may, when I go outside it feels bloody cold. … Continue reading

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Two Potters and a Rex…

We embarked on our latest ecclesiastical to Gloucester the other day. The purpose of the journey was to visit the Cathedral which is fine example of just what England as a country lost with its split from Rome. Up and … Continue reading

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