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Hidden London Euston Lost Tunnels Tour

May 28, 2016 - On Friday 27 th May I went on on one of the London Transport Museum Hidden London Tours. This one was of the secret tunn...
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Forest Floor South Downs

November 04, 2015 - This shot was taken in woodland to the East of the A29 road near Slindon in the South Downs in West Sussex. The shot was...
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Monolith in the Metropolis

August 26, 2015 - This is a shot of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London taken on a London day trip on the 10 th August. The building...
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Poppy Field Sky Hole

June 24, 2015 - This shot is the last of the sequence taken at a Poppy Field just south of Falmer near Brighton on the West Sussex coast...
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3.2.1 Elevator Lift Off

April 12, 2015 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London. The inside out nature of the building extends to the elevat...
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DLR Warp Speed

March 09, 2015 - This view was taken on the Docklands Light Railway as the train was in the tunnel which takes it out from Bank Station u...
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Metropolis at Lloyds

March 06, 2015 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip last Monday 2 nd March. On the le...
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February Spring Crocus Bloom

February 18, 2015 - This shot was taken on Tuesday 17 th February which was very springlike with unbroken sunshine and temperatures up to 10...
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Smile Underground Exit

January 21, 2015 - This is the exit/entrance from Kings Cross Underground Station leading from the Victoria Line to Pentonville Road. The w...
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Tower Bridge Exhibition View

December 31, 2014 - This is a different viewpoint of the Thames taken from one of the walkways linking the 2 towers of Tower Bridge high abo...
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London Underground Like the Hair

December 04, 2014 - This shot was taken at Oxford Circus Station on the Victoria line. The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma...
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High Key Effect Using Topaz Simplyfy

October 31, 2014 - I came across this Underground Tunnel by chance on my last trip to London this month. It is one of the tunnels off the s...
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Hairy Spotted Orchid Focus Stacking

September 10, 2014 - This shot was taken at West Dean Gardens, Nr Chichester, West Sussex. The real name of this Orchid is Kohleria Jester. I...
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Wild Flower Buds Focus Stacked

June 21, 2014 - This shot was taken in the Bishops Palace Gardens adjoining Chichester Cathedral. The Gardens are quite extensive but th...
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Adding Extra Space to an Edge in Photoshop

April 02, 2014 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London which included some London underground shots. This one was the Jubil...
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Spiral Up Heals

March 20, 2014 - This is another shot of the famous staircase at Heals Department Store on Tottenham Court Road with the changes made las...
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Spiral Down Heals

March 17, 2014 - I have photographed the famous staircase at Heals Department Store on Tottenham Court Road before but not since the chan...
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Premier Spiral London 2

March 07, 2014 - This spiral staircase is located at Premier Inn, Blackfriars located on Dorset Rise off Tudor Street a few minutes walk...
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February Spring Bognor Regis

February 28, 2014 - On Wednesday 26th February Spring made a brief appearance before the resumption of the deluge. I found a spread of Crocu...
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Thames Boat Light Stream

January 30, 2014 - This shot was taken on my last day trip to London in December. The image is taken from Hungerford Bridge, a pedestrian b...
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Surf Splash HDR

January 20, 2014 - This shot was taken on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. I aimed to capture the surf against the rock using a 200mm lens...
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Lanzarote Rocky Sunset HDR

January 09, 2014 - On Tuesday I flew to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands for my usual mid winter warm weather break. The next day 8 th Janua...
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London Underground Station Seat

December 15, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London which included some London underground shots. This one was the Jubil...
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New Change Evening Reflections

December 02, 2013 - I took a similar shot from this location earlier this yearwhen it was just before sunset. This was taken a few months ag...
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Pico Veleta Snow Climb

October 28, 2013 - Last Saturday I did a workshop on Sport and Action for Bognor Regis Camera Club. I scanned some early slides to show som...
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Leadenhall Market Empty View

October 13, 2013 - When I stayed the weekend in London last month I was able to make an early Sunday morning start and get shots of an empt...
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Starship Corridor Southwark

September 08, 2013 - This is another shot from my last London Day Trip. This was taken at Southwark on the Jubilee Line. Each station on the...
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Long Sunset Pagham

September 01, 2013 - This was taken looking North West across Pagham Harbour. In this area of the UK’s south coast at this time of year there...
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Lines towards St Pauls

August 29, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London. This one was at One New Change near St Pauls. One New Change is a...
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Waiting Passenger London Underground

August 26, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London which included some London underground shots. This one was the Centr...
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Leadenhall Market Roof City of London

August 07, 2013 - This is a shot of the Leadenhall Market Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip in June. The site was...
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Summer Wheatfield Chichester

July 31, 2013 - This shot was taken a week ago on a beautiful hot summer’s day at a wheat field a few miles outside Chichester, West Sus...
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Metropolis Reaching Skyward

June 30, 2013 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip last Monday. On the left is the W...
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Heals Golden Spiral

June 26, 2013 - This image was taken on my latest day trip to London last Monday. It is the beautiful spiral staircase at Heals Departme...
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Downland Daisies Halnaker

June 20, 2013 - Last Tuesday evening I took a short walk with Bognor Regis Camera Club Members near Halnaker in the South Downs National...
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Bognor Beach Gale Force

June 15, 2013 - I have had a BW 10 stop Neutral Density filter for 8 months but have previously used it only at Sunset. This was my firs...
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Black Sheep of the Tulips

May 30, 2013 - This is another shot taken in the famous Keukenhof Gardens of Holland, the largest in Europe. I spotted this and noticed...
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Woodland Bluebell Angmering

May 19, 2013 - Normally Bluebells are at peak in late April. This year it is mid May. Sussex in the south of England has some of the be...
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Tulip Gardens Holland HDR

May 16, 2013 - I have just completed a cycling and Photography tour of the Tulip growing region of Holland just south of Amsterdam. Thi...
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Dutch Tulips Rainbow Lines

May 13, 2013 - I have just completed a cycling and Photography tour of the Tulip growing region of Holland just south of Amsterdam. Thi...
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A Day in Spring 30th April

May 02, 2013 - Last Tuesday was a warm sunny spring day so I took a bike ride in my local area ending up at the small villages of Singl...
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Greenwich College Symmetry

April 25, 2013 - This is another shot from my recent visit to Greenwich in London, UK. This is the Old Royal Naval College. This and the...
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Slindon Village Daffodils

April 21, 2013 - Last Saturday was sunny and warm, not a tunnels day so I took a bike ride round my local area ending up at the small vil...
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London Underworld by Foot

April 15, 2013 - As you may have guessed by now I am quite keen on tunnels so when I visited Greenwich I needed to collect this one. This...
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Staircase Spiral to the Sky

April 11, 2013 - My visit to London last Saturday included a visit to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich for the Ansel Adams Exhibit...
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Embankment Underground Linear Accelerator

April 07, 2013 - I went for another London Day Trip on Saturday. This included a little Tunnel Hunting. I had spotted this tunnel in Emba...
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Piccadilly Line Empty Carriage

April 04, 2013 - This shot was taken on my last London visit in February, As anybody who travels on the underground will know getting a t...
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Fisheyed Eagle Lectern Bath

March 28, 2013 - Another shot taken with my fisheye lens in the interior of Bath Abbey, Bath, UK. The picture was taken by placing the ca...
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Shard View Fisheyed

March 25, 2013 - This was a shot taken on a day trip to London early in November last year. This was just after I got my Samyang 8mm Fish...
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Eurostar High Speed to London

March 20, 2013 - This image was taken last July on my return from Paris on the Eurostar. The buffet car was perfect for HDR The picture...
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Owl Penetrating Eyes

March 16, 2013 - With the current cold wet weather I again delved way back in the archives and scanned this shot of a slide. The image w...
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Blanket of Winter Over Spring

March 12, 2013 - This was a very low bush of flowering Heather. The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A550 with a Tamron 28-200 zoo...
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Ascent to the Light Southgate Underground

March 10, 2013 - Another shot taken on the northern part of the Piccadilly Line, London. This one is of Southgate Station. Like many othe...
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Boxgrove Churchyard Snowdrops

March 08, 2013 - Last Tuesday was a brief spell of warm spring weather before the return of winter. I made the most of it with a ride to...
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Mirador Entrance Passage

February 24, 2013 - This picture was taken inside the Mirador del Rio viewpoint building in the far north of Lanzarote. The view is looking...
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Serene Sunset Lanzarote

February 09, 2013 - This was another long exposure image taken at the Playa Grande beach Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote with a 104 second expo...
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Exploding Sunset Lanzarote

January 30, 2013 - This was taken on the Playa Grande beach Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote at not far off low tide and was a 100 second expos...
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Landing Approach Fisheyed

January 27, 2013 - The end of the runway for Arrecife Airport, Lanzarote is on the coast. Between the sea and the Perimeter fence there is...
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Fading Colours Sunset Lanzarote

January 24, 2013 - The apartment where I am staying in Lanzarote is a 10 minute walk from the main beach of Puerto de Carmen. This provides...
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Altar View Teguise Church Lanzarote

January 21, 2013 - This picture was taken inside the Church at Teguise, Lanzarote. This is an inland town which was originally the Capital.
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Extended Sunset Lanzarote

January 17, 2013 - I have had a BW 10 stop Neutral Density filter for 6 months but have struggled with the exposure and finding something g...
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Lanzarote Sunset Reflections

January 10, 2013 - This was taken on the Playa Grande beach Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote at low tide. This week in Lanzarote there has been...
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Bath Abbey Tower Tour View

December 31, 2012 - WhenI visited Bath Abbey over Christmas an announcement came up that a Tour of the Abbey Tower was about to start, irres...
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Choir Stalls Bath Abbey Fisheyed

December 28, 2012 - A stay in Bath over Christmas presented the perfect opportunity to try out my fisheye lens on the interior of Bath Abbey...
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Christmas Bus to Canary Wharf

December 22, 2012 - This is a view taken from West India Avenue the main route from the west leading into London’s Canary Wharf financial di...
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Lloyds of London Fisheyed

December 06, 2012 - This was taken with a Fisheye lens looking up the side of Lloyds of London on the left. On the right is the Willis Build...
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Blue Stairwell London Underground

November 29, 2012 - This is a shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is a shot looking down a stairwell at the Embankm...
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London City Hall Monolith

November 25, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. There are 5 of these black schulptures in the plaza roun...
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London Light Trails to Tower Bridge

November 18, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. The trail was formed from a London Bus passing. There we...
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London Dolphin Tower Bridge

November 15, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is an often photographed scene. I had it to myself...
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City of London Canyon Walls

November 13, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This was taken with a Fisheye lens looking up the side o...
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Ascent From London Underground

November 11, 2012 - This is a shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is a view of stairs with escalators either side g...
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Autumn Duck Pond Sussex

November 01, 2012 - With more blue sky making an appearance on Tuesday I took a bike ride over to Pulborough, a small West Sussex town just...
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Orbit Tower Earth Approach

October 18, 2012 - This one is down to one of my contacts, Andrew. In a comment on the original version he said “Great work, that sky looks...
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Fisheyed Urban Star Trails

October 16, 2012 - This was taken last Sunday 14 October from my back garden and is similar to 2 others I took earlier in the year. For thi...
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Orbit Tower Fisheyed

October 14, 2012 - Another shot from the Olympics using my Fisheye Lens. This is of the ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower in front of the Olympic S...
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Natural History Museum Staircase to Hogwarts

October 11, 2012 - The Shot This is a shot from my last day trip to London in September and a visit to the Natural History Museum. The mai...
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Kings Cross Station Flowering Roof

August 28, 2012 - This is the new roof over the concourse of Kings Cross mainline station in North London. The picture was taken handheld...
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Blue Guide Rails Descent to the Underworld

August 26, 2012 - This was taken in one of the London Underground tunnels coming from the concourse of the adjoining Kings Cross and St Pa...
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La Defense Blade Runner Cityscape

August 23, 2012 - This is a great futuristic viewpoint at La Defence, the Paris Business district. To find this take the Metro to Esplanad...
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La Defense Blue Hour Cityscape

August 21, 2012 - This shot was taken at La Defense the modern Paris Business District. This was taken in the blue hour during my 2 night...
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Art in the Olympic Park Spectrum Fence

August 16, 2012 - Throughout the Olympic Park there are a variety of Art in the Park installations. Judging from the dearth of pictures of...
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London 2012 Orbit Tower to the Sky

August 14, 2012 - When I visited the Olympic Park for the BMX last Thursday 9 th August I also explored the Park. I stayed into the evenin...
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London 2012 Flowers at the Olympics

August 12, 2012 - On Thursday 9 August I got to visit the Olympic Park. The first and second rounds of tickets distributed in lotteries we...
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Kings Cross Soaring Roof

June 28, 2012 - The tip of the day is about the importance of using Aperture Priority Mode for taking HDR photos. See end of this post....
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Westminster Light Show London Bus

June 21, 2012 - The tip of the day is about sampling with the Clone Brush. See end of this post. This shot was taken on a day trip to L...
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Louvre Night Diamond Paris

June 19, 2012 - The tip of the day is about lining up layers with the move tool. See end of this post. This is another image from the f...
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Roosevelt Metro Train Wait

June 12, 2012 - The Tip of the day is about getting the right range of light in your bracket for HDR. See end of this post. This was ta...
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City Skyline La Defense Paris

June 07, 2012 - Today’s Tip of the Day is about how to use the Clone Tool to tidy up. See end of this post. This shot was taken at La D...
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Star Trails a Short Summers Night

May 29, 2012 - Today's Tip of the Day is about How to keep a camera steady for HDR without a tripod. See end of this post. This image...
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Metro Alphabetical Concorde

May 22, 2012 - The Tip of the Day is about opening jpeg and tiff files in Camera Raw. See end of this post. Another Metro shot as ther...
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23rd Century Paris

May 17, 2012 - This is a great futuristic viewpoint at La Defense, the Paris Business district. To find this take the Metro to Esplanad...
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Warp Speed on the Metro

May 13, 2012 - This shot was taken on Metro Line 1 in Paris. This is marked yellow on the Metro Map and runs from Chateau de Vincennes...
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Les Invalides Altar Paris

May 01, 2012 - This was my second day in Paris and after the Pantheon I moved on to Les Invalides which includes a large domed Church w...
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Hotel du Louvre Paris

April 26, 2012 - This was the first evening of my Paris trip. After taking night pictures of the Louvre and Pyramid I headed for the Metr...
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Louvre Night View Paris

April 24, 2012 - The first evening of my stay in Paris and I headed to the Louvre to take images of the spectacular courtyard and Pyramid...
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