The arch above is by Sir Henry Moore and stands in Hyde Park. From this view it looks across to Kensington Gardens. You might just make out Kensington Palace in the far distance. The Italian Gardens below are in Kensington Gardens, but the boundary between them and Hyde Park seems invisible, maybe divided by the “Long Water/Serpentine”?
They are believed to have been a gift from Albert to Queen Victoria, and the design to mirror their favourite palace of Osbourne House on the Ilse of Wight. Either way they were built in the 1860’s. They made for a good rest point of my walking about London. The fountain image below was made into the sun, but the placement of the elements makes it look like there is a fault – there isn’t it’s just that the darker element’s fall to the right hand side.
Just a short distance from here is the famous statue to Peter Pan. It was unveiled on 30th April 1912. Paid for by J. M. Barrie himself!
Another short distance again is the sculpture above called “Serenity” by Simon Gudgeon. He has his own sculpture park here in Dorset, which I wrote about way back, here. This is across the path from the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.
There are of course things to photograph other than sculptures and I made a few more exposures as I wandered about. Last stop, as usual was a coffee shop!
Chatter: Canon EOS 30 with the 40mm STM. Ilford Delta 400 developed in Rodinal 1+50
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