Tall Ships

  This was the view at Wood Wharf Canary Wharf, London this morning at around 08:00 – beautiful light on a sensational day.  I love the light in this photograph and the backlit sail – utterly glorious! The ships are here for the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival taking place across four sites along the Thames…

Periwinkle Poppies

This is a delightful way for Ilfracombe, Devon to remember the WW1 soldiers from the town.  We came across these yesterday while wandering around the town. We were having a quick tour of various places along the coast of North Devon after dropping off my son at school in the area. These poppies have been…

Blackberry picking

Spent yesterday afternoon on a walk with my daughter, Freya, near home armed with boxes for blackberries, listening to music (you can’t really avoid it!) from the Big Feastival which is held a short distance away near Kingham. Picked enough for one full box of blackberries…and got lots of injuries (shorts weren’t such a great idea…

Bar Italia

Met up with my friend Ola last night on the way home and stopped off for a coffee at Bar Italia (22 Firth Street) in Soho before walking on, cameras in hand, down to the Mall, Green Park and Hyde Park back to Paddington Station I took several pictures while we drank our coffee –…

Channel Crossing

Now for something a bit different! This photograph was taken back in June on ferry trip from Dover to Dunkirk – a slow exposure while panning from the rear passenger deck of the ship – it was a beautiful, still, sunny day – the smoothest crossing I can remember! Dover is somewhere out there on…

Super moonset

This photograph was taken a few days ago on the way to the station at the time of the super moon – just as it was setting – the sun was just starting  to rise directly behind me.  I love the subtle purple colours in the sky. Not much post processing done here except to lift…

Rollright Stones

After a long absence from this site, I’m back – work has been all consuming with some very long days and very little time for photography – however, that is now changing…for the better! The photographs here were taken a couple of weeks ago on a sunny Saturday – these are the Rollright Stones, near…

Le tour….encore

Two more pictures taken yesterday as Le Tour de France passed Canary Wharf in London. The two leaders at the time (though these were caught by the peloton soon after this).   And another shot of riders in the peloton  

Le Tour

  The Tour de France…in London. Lucky to have the Tour de France pass very close to the office on Stage 3 from Cambridge to London – the weather had been great all morning, but it rained several times during the afternoon…not least while we were waiting and even more while returning to the office…

London Skyline

A long exposure photograph taken from the Thames shoreline at low tide on a lunchtime trip to Bermondsey with the aim to get a picture like this.  Some familiar elements on the skyline – from left to right – The Shard, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The Walkie-Talkie (20 Fenchurch Street),  Tower 42 (though I am…