Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope, Cheshire, England

28 09 2008

Spent some time on Saturday at Jodrell Bank, which boasts the largest radio telescope in England. This huge dish is 76m in diameter. The observatory was established in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, who wanted to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War. It has since played an important role in the research of meteors, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age.



Verona in Black and White

16 09 2008

Just added some black and white photographs of verona to the main page:-

www.picturesforwalls.com/cgi-bin/inks.cgi

Here are a few examples. Each print is available for purchase just view the gallery for instructions.

bell tower in piazza delle erbe

amphitheater

piazza erbe



Istanbul, Turkey

11 08 2008

Istanbul is an ancient city that contains some truly stunning architecture. Over the years, the influences of Christianity, Islam and the Ottoman empire have helped sculped the  city into a unique place. The pictures here show the Blue Mosque - so named because of the Izmir blue tiles used in the construction of its roof,  The Haghia Sophia - one time church, one time mosque and Haydarpasa train station. At this train station, which sits on the Asian side of the Bosporous, you can catch trains to  Baghdad.



Rio De Janeiro view

5 04 2008

Rio de janeiro picture

Christmas Eve 2005 I went in a taxi to Sugar Loaf Mountain.  In reality this means arriving at the rock in front  of Sugar Loaf and taking a cable car up to Sugar Loaf itself. Unfortunately the cable car was shut. Nevertheless, a herd of local taxi drivers were waiting nearby. After some careful negotiations, I ended up being taken up to Santa Terese (and then on to Corcovado) From Santa Terese, I took this shot of Sugar Loaf and Botafogo. The hills in the background are known as Niteroi, I’m told.



Lucca, Tuscany

4 04 2008
tuscany pictures

Until I arrived in Lucca, I had no idea to expect. The walled city is beautiful and I only wished I could have stayed longer. I trekked up to the top of one of Lucca’s many towers and shot this picture.



Dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London and Henry Moore

2 04 2008
St Paul's Cathedral

Christopher Wren designed the magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral which was completed on his 76th birthday in 1708.  The famous dome was the third design submitted by Wren and is an example of late renaissance style architecture. If it were not for the great fire of London in 1666, Wren my not have had his chance to design one of Britain’s greatest buildings.

Interestingly, many famous people have memorials inside St. Paul’s. Henry Moore is one such artist. I took this shot of one of Moore’s pieces in a sculpture park somewhere near the M1 in about 2003. The park has a number of fascinating sculpures by Moore and others.

Henry Moore


Top 5 most popular prints

24 03 2008

People often ask me what works when selling online. Having been doing this since 2002, I can offer a little bit of advice based on my experiences. To begin with, my typical customer is an American female, usually between the ages of 30 and 50. A typical order is for a 16 x 12 or 30 x 20 inch print. Over the years, these prints have sold the most.
1. Hong Kong from the peak

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2. Singapore boat quay

singapore

3. Giant’s Causeway, Co Antrim.

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4. Relaxation - Part Nude

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5. Botafogo - Rio De Janeiro

Botafogo from Santa Terese, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil



Cable Car at Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio De Janeiro

20 03 2008
Rio cable car
The cable car at Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio De Janeiro is in two parts. Urca is the first stop on the trip up. The route bends slightly to the left before the main climb to the top of sugar loaf.


Grasslands, Colour Photography

16 03 2008

Not my usual type of image but there was something about this shot that I really loved. I think this was taken in around 2004. Light was really magical and on rare occasions sometimes black and white photography doesn’t do justice to the scene before you. This was one of those times.

black and white grass


More pictures from Tuscany, Italy

15 03 2008

A few more here from Tuscany, Italy. Was there over the summer for about one week. Will be going back very soon. Enjoy!

Lucca, Tuscany

black and white tuscany

tuscany, italy