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admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:22:12 +0000

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Oxford, The Bodleian, Radcliffe Camera and the Bridge of Sighs

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:12:10 +0000

I spent a couple of days in and around Oxford last week. The weather was good and got the chance to wander around a number of the university colleges. Apparently, the design of the colleges at Oxford was down to safety. Many students were being killed by the locals so they built colleges to protect the students and keep them safe. One of the oldest of the colleges is New College. Build in the 14th Century, the college was once home to Hugh Grant, Kate Beckinsale, Angus Deayton and Rick Stein. The famous Atheist Richard Dawkins is a fellow of the college.

The Bridge of Sighs that crosses the road on the way into New Collee looks nothing like its famous Venetian namesake. If anything, it looks more like the Rialto Bridge.

The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest research libraries in Britain and home to arguably Oxford’s most famous building, the Radcliffe Camera. The Bodleian’s quadrangle houses the various schools that scholars used to have to study at in the correct sequence in order to obtain their degree.

The Divinity School at the Bodleian, Oxford

Bridge of Sighs, Oxford

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

View of the camera

New College, Oxford

Flowers and Fauna

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:08:07 +0000

Flowers and Fauna Photographs. I took most of these images in my garden. Not being an expert on flowers, I cannot tell you then name of the third flower.

B&W Flower - Daisy

Brown Flower - Sepia

Dandelion Macro shot

Red Leaves

Settle to Carlisle Railway – North Yorkshire Dales

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:21:56 +0000

Probably the most scenic railway journey in Britain, the Settle to Carlisle Railway runs for 73 miles between the tiny market town of Settle and the Cumbrian city of Carlisle. Built my over 6000 navvies, the line is a marvel of Victorian engineering and determination. Anyone who has been to the remote stops along the way will vouch for the extreme weather that must have made such a project particularly arduous.

The first two shots show the Ribblehead Viaduct which was completed in 1875. This beautiful piece of architecture is located around 8 miles outside of Settle. It is said that hundreds of navvies died during its construction.

Ribblehead Viaduct

Ribblehead - Settle to Carlisle Railway

Settle Station is utterly charming.

Settle Station - North Yorkshire Dales

Beautiful Painted Georgian Doors, Merrion Square, Dublin

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:08:29 +0000

: Merrion Square, Dublin

Taken in 2007. I love the Georgian architecture of Merrion Square, Dublin. Oscar Wilde once lived here and the 3 story town houses look as good today as they did 200 years ago. I wanted to showcase the brightly coloured painted doors – something that is not possible when shooting entirely in B&W. This shot has proved quite popular.

Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:05:20 +0000

Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Along with Ipanema beach, Copacabana beach is synonymous with Rio De Janeiro. The beach area itself has faded a little in recent years but it still maintains a vibrancy. This shot looks up Copacabana beach to the headland that separates this beach from Ipanema

Statue of Liberty, New York

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:55:09 +0000

Statue of liberty, New York

Another shot from New York. The Statue of liberty was a gift from the people of France. Although green today, it wasn’t this colour when first erected. The green colour is due to the oxidisation of the copper used.

Hong Kong – My favourite city

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:52:01 +0000

A collection of hong kong photographs taken in 2005.

Venice in colour – first thing in the morning.

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:03:18 +0000

A number of shots from Venice, Italy taken around 6 a.m in the morning. This is St Mark’s Square and the area around the waterfont there.

Click on each thumbnails to see full size picture.

Jackie Onassis Reservoir, Central Park, New York.

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:45:10 +0000

Jackie Onassis, if the tour guides on the city’s buses are to be believed, used to live in an Apartment block on 5th Avenue overlooking Central Park. Every morning she would jog around this reservoir. The place has a real serene quality in the middle of all the chaos that is New York city.