This seems to be quite a classic view of Rome…and though it didn’t feel like I had seen this view…
Trevi
The Trevi Fountain in Rome is quite magnificent, and was luckily one of the iconic sights in the eternal city…
Burnout
Today is a special day. First up, it’s the 4 year birthday of this photoblog. 4 years ago today I…
Walking Constitution
Another week, and another few images coming up from Venice. Today we take a trip back to Constitution Bridge, the…
All along the watchtower
I still feel I’ve got a lot of photos to process from Venice, however I have already done 17 or…
Gondola glitch
An iconic scene in Venice is, of course, the gondolas as they transport people around the network of canals. Though…
Jetty to San Giorgio Maggiore
Venice is a beautiful city, and seems to really suit black and white, however after so much mono this week…
Accademia
And finally we have the fourth bridge to span the Grand Canal, the Ponte dell’ Accademia, a nice old wooden…
Rialto
Bridge number 3 crossing the Grand Canal in Venice is the Rialto Bridge, and what a popular bridge this is.…
Causatum
I like that the last few hours of photography that I did in 2014 was actually in London. Spending so…
Pantheon
I spent a lot of time here, at the National Pantheon, during my trip to Lisbon. Mostly I was hiding…
Shadows & ghosts
Often I’ll find myself having a sudden moment of inspiration on a scene and I just want to shoot it…
Bring a ladder
I’m not too sure what the purpose of this hut was; I stumbled upon it while taking a walk from…
Blackwall Basin
I’ve been to this location a few times in the past year or two, but never really come away with…
Lions Gate Bridge
Thinking back to my few days in Vancouver, I wish I had spent a little more time wandering around Stanley…
Vancouver skyline
I was very fortunate during my brief time in Vancouver to actually have a nice sunset. I had spent a…
Dark science
Just before heading out to Vancouver I got my hands on a set of filters for the 14mm lens. I…
Freeze frame
This is my first proper attempt at using 16 stops on my 14mm. Different conditions, such as a cloud or…
Aller
While in Copenhagen I took a walk along the water front (okay, one of the many waterfronts) towards a conference…
Gefion Fountain
This weekend I had the pleasure of popping over to Copenhagen. I had been there many years ago for a…
Terra
Back to the Balkans, back to Montenegro, and back to the beautiful artificial lake for today’s image. This time we…
Sycamore
I really enjoyed my time in Northumberland earlier this year. After establishing that this National Park would be our location…
Cabot Place
I’ve visited here a few times at night but never really taken images of this area. On this occasion I…
Quicksilver
Lovely, slick, clear water. That’s not what you really get in many rivers in the UK. However, turn them into…
Art is therapy
I had gone to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam to try and get a shot of it from across the reflecting…
National Gallery
I like the National Gallery, though do not visit it often enough. I once created a team quiz which took…
Black rapids
No, this post is not about the camera straps of this name, though I do use them, and they are…
U-turn
I really need to spend more time in the UK visiting out national parks and the beautiful scenery we have…
Reflection time
I have now been posting this blog 5 days per week without fail for 3 years and 3 months. This…
Moulin Rouge
Bonjour! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend; I did. This weekend I headed over to Paris for the night…
Blue Canary
I do love London. I don’t think I’ll be missing it much as I travel around Japan, which is where…
Log flume
I’m so sorry, I lied yesterday. Yesterday I said I was posting the last of the images from Northumberland ‘for…
Deep impact
My final image from Northumberland (for now) is yet another one from Holy Island. It was actually pretty dark when…
Cloud curtain
This image was taken at Lindisfarne in Northumberland. Behind me is Lindisfarne castle, whereas in front me, as you see,…
On the rocks
It’s Friday at long last. That means we’re moving into the weekend, and also that this is the final image…
A river runs through it
It’s the penultimate day of my week long theme showing long exposure images with water in them, and today we’re…
Slick
Continuing my theme of long exposure images of water, I thought I would break up the week by posting one…
Focal falls
This is the second of five images during my week of images that have long exposures of water in them,…
Slipstream
I’m going to do a week of images which have long exposures of moving water in them this week. I…
Twenty Twenty Seven
Oh London, how beautiful you are. I haven’t taken a photo of you this year, but that will soon change.…
Passage of time
The fact that I am still ill can only mean that I must have contracted malaria from one of the…
Petra by night
We made a few trips to Petra while in Jordan. After heading here on the Thursday night, a little too…
Urbicolous
Finally, I am back from travels and have nowhere that I need to go in the immediate future. The past…
Castle Bravo
Okay, so this isn’t quite the hydrogen bomb that was dropped at Bikini Atoll during Operation Castle, but the sun…
Hever Castle
For the weekend I headed out of London to see the Bonfire and Procession at Battle, and annual gathering of…
Anchor point
If you’re visiting London and you find yourself walking down the Thames while the tide is out, feel free to…
Cloud City
On Friday I went to St Paul’s Cathedral. I don’t go too often, but enjoy it when I do. I’ve…
Watermotive
This scene was taken in Wales, but reminds me a bit of London right now – a never ending downpour…
HQ
This building featured in yesterday’s image, but here’s a nicer one capturing it as part of a long exposure last…
Eye motion
I was stood taking images of the London Eye last night, and after several long exposures I realised that the…