Designed by Indigo Jones, the great architect of the day, and a royal residence between 1616 and 1635, the Queens House in Greenwich now houses a magnificent art collection. Truth be told, it’s the type of art that I’m not much interested in, but still it was good to see. My main reason to visitContinue reading “The Queen’s House, Greenwich”
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Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew
“With ten computer-controlled climate zones, the Princess of Wales Conservatory is a glassy labyrinth leading you through a series of fascinating ecosystems”. What more could I want to know. Apart from the really steamy part I could live somewhere like this! It was beautiful and fascinating! My scanning output has been mostly black and whiteContinue reading “Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew”
A Day out with the trip
I’ve been considering which cameras I should keep and which I should sell on to reduce my overload. The Olympus Trip 35 (rather like the OM1n), is a classic for sure, but I have a Leica for goodness sake! Why would I use a Trip 35 when I have a Leica? I loaded a filmContinue reading “A Day out with the trip”
Greenwich Maritime Museum
A few yards away from the subject of my last post stands the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It’s free entry, so I had a little wander. I guess this post could be entitled 5 from…. It seems strange to see a Kodak 127 Brownie, is a museum setting, temperature controlled et al. It wasContinue reading “Greenwich Maritime Museum”
Uber to Greenwich
In London it’s possible to buy a rover ticket for unlimited travel on the tube for the day. It’s also possible to buy a similar ticket for the “Uber Boats” that travel up and down the Thames. I haven’t been on the Thames for decades, so decided to have a day out on the water!Continue reading “Uber to Greenwich”
…it’s coming!
Once a week, I go to the local garden centre on my day off, for breakfast with family. Way back in September the summer BBQ section was cleared, as it is every year, and Christmas started to arrive. I like Christmas – but not in September! I had 5 exposures to use up on theContinue reading “…it’s coming!”
35mm: North Bank
It’s been a few years since I walked along the north bank of the Thames in central London. Apart from “the embankment”, it used to be quite fragmented and the stretch from Blackfriars bridge to, give or take, Tower Bridge, involved quite a bit of street walking away from the river. Now that stretch hasContinue reading “35mm: North Bank”
Tate Modern
I always enjoy wandering around Tate Modern, rarely do I made any images of the art, rather the building and people in it. The art also spurs me on – I think “I really must do….” although it never happens! This visit coincided with an installation of film projection. A bit of a rarity theseContinue reading “Tate Modern”
Autumn at Kingston Lacy
A few posts back, I shared some images I made on my OM1n with a roll of Kodak Gold 200. That same afternoon, while the weather was still good, I popped along to our local National trust House, to finish off the roll, and capture some of that beautiful autumn colour. Chatter: Olympus OM1n withContinue reading “Autumn at Kingston Lacy”
A New Colour Film!
Today brings both good and bad news! The good first. At 4pm today (UK) time, Harman lifted the embargo on their new film – and it’s colour!! Harman Phoenix 200 is a colour C41 film, but unlike most it has no orange mask layer. But there is further news… I’ll cut and paste the officialContinue reading “A New Colour Film!”
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