Category Archives: Black and White Photography Challenge

Black and White #10 St Pancs

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I was cracking on to the British Library and checked the sky for rain. Nothing worse than working for a few hours in damp clothing. There was something about the skyline and the brooding gothic lines of the Great St … Continue reading

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Black And White # 9 Desk Still Life

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I was sitting at my desk, blinded by the sunlight streaming through the blinds, and just snapped my round glass paper weight and my vase. The sun was so strong that the lilac tree, still in winter mode, came through … Continue reading

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Black and white #8 – Napping on the Tube

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You wouldn’t think you could close your eyes whilst riding the tube, but you can, and it’s oh so easy to miss a stop this way. I don’t know if it’s the rocking of the carriage, or just plain exhaustion … Continue reading

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Black and White- #7 Battersea Power Station

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Battersea Power Station, so old, and now so modern. I wanted to capture the feeling of London back in the early 1900’s with this photograph. This power station is no longer in use, and was due for demolition a few … Continue reading

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Black and White #6- London Old and New

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I was heading away from Spitalfields Market on my way to Sandy Row when I looked up to see the old advertisement on the brick building, and above it, almost bursting out of the roof, a modern skyscraper gleaming in … Continue reading

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Black and White #1 The London Eye

This photo, raindrops and all,  spurred me on to challenge myself to a weekly post of black and white photographs. I love Black and White and just haven’t done loads over the years, somehow always choosing colour. I suppose I … Continue reading

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Black and White #5- Waiting Boats on the Thames

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It was a brilliant sunny day out and I just saw these two boats out on the Thames.  This is near Tilbury Riverside on a calm day. Hopefully with all the recent flooding, we will see more gentle days soon! … Continue reading

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Black and White #4- Oxford Motor

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Little Oxford Motor Week #4 This little car was crammed into a garage. There was no getting round to the back-end of the car to see what the make or model might be. So I am just calling it my … Continue reading

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Black and White#3-Death at God’s Door

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I was walking in the Hague, having one of my mooching abouts and looked up to see this cheerful chappie staring down at me. Needless to say, I did not tarry. Time to move on  from de Nieuwe Kerk and … Continue reading

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Black And White #2- Lamp post in the sun

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In my last post of Tales from the City I mentioned I wanted to have a go at black and white photography this year as a personal challenge. Last week it was the London Eye, and this week a Ketchikan … Continue reading

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