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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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Tales From the City- A stormy river walk

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I was heading home from Foyles Books  on the South Bank and I just didn’t want to get on the train home right away, I wanted to stretch my legs. I took a couple of photos of the London Eye … Continue reading

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Doors- Double meaning? Or a joke?

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I had to stand in a little alley way to get this door in full frame. The door itself fools the eye as it is in reality, a very short door. It is the impressive bits around the door the … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- A day in heaven- The English Garden- Chartwell Kent.

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Last week was  National Gardening Week in the UK. I love gardening, rather I should say I love other people’s gardens. When it comes to digging in the muck, weeding, well….you’ll find me sipping a cup of tea, just out … Continue reading

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