Since moving to the Poplar area 10 months ago I’ve been fascinated with the Balfron Tower which is a few hundred metres from my home. The building was designed by the Hungarian architect Erno Goldfinger and completed in 1967. It … Continue reading
I caught a train from Rotterdam to Amsterdam for my first visit to the most populous city in The Netherlands, (can’t believe I hadn’t already been). This was during my trip to Rotterdam (last summer) so I was in an Architectural … Continue reading
Until the middle of the nineteenth century, Rotterdam was a modest town in the shadow of Dordrecht, Delft and Schiedam. The dam in the river Rotte, from which the city took its name was built around 1270. The railway links … Continue reading
Sunrise behind Tower Bridge and The Mayor’s Building, London, England
Sunrise from More London Place, London, England
Sunrise from More London Place, London, England
View of City from More London Place, London, England
Sunrise behind Tower Bridge and The Mayor’s Building, London, England
During the Open House weekend held every year in London many of the cities buildings are opened up to the public, giving a rare opportunity to see inside. I queued up early on the sunday morning to get inside the … Continue reading
I stopped off at Guildford Cathedral on the way back to London a couple of weeks ago, and wondered why I hadn’t done so before. Here are a couple of shots which I took with a 24mm Shift lens and stitched together 3 frames on each.
Interior of Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, Surrey, England
Interior of Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, Surrey, England
I had a little bit of free time last week to wonder the streets of Hamburg as night fell, using my recently acquired Nikon PC-E 24mm shift lens to photograph the architecture of the Hafencity district.
While on assignment in Hong Kong last month I took the opportunity to pick up the new Nikon D810, and a Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5 lens. The lens allows you to tilt and shift to help keep perspective correct and increase potential depth of field. I took it down to the very centre of London last night to test it out…
“All we could see was the dust on the road ahead” Che Guevera – The Motorcycle Diaries Valparaíso to Santiago is just a couple of hours on the bus. Here in the Chilean capital I rented apartments with rooftop views, … Continue reading
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